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MMA HELSINKI 20 - #1 Contender PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between North Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Paristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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207 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, North Rupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Paristo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Paristo. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rupp blocks a jab.
Paristo connects with a crisp jab.
Paristo thows a body shot but no joy.
Paristo throws a hook but Rupp avoids it easily.
Paristo misses with a left hand
and Rupp counters with a one-two to the body.
Paristo throws out a loose jab but Rupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo moves out of range as Rupp strikes.
Paristo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rupp throws a good cross that connects.
Paristo lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rupp misses with a double jab.
Rupp fails to land with a series of punches.
Rupp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paristo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rupp slips under a jab.
Paristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rupp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Paristo.
Paristo thows a body shot but no joy.
Paristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paristo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paristo scores with a decent looking hook.
Rupp scores with a punch to the head.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo throws a jab when Rupp was well out of range.
Paristo throws an overhand right that lands on Rupp's shoulder, as Rupp tries to avoid the shot.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but Rupp ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Paristo misses its intended target.
Rupp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Rupp misses its intended target.
Rupp dodges the punch combination from Paristo.
Rupp misses with a two punch combination.
Paristo tries to bum rush Rupp with a series of wild strikes but Rupp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rupp looks to score with a jab to the body but Paristo is just out of range.
Rupp throws a right hand that Paristo ducks under and follows up with a left that Paristo also avoids with ease.
Rupp throws an overhand right that lands on Paristo's shoulder, as Paristo tries to avoid the shot.
Paristo slips a jab and a cross from Rupp.
A swing and a miss from Paristo.
Rupp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupp moves away from the strike by Paristo.
Paristo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paristo.
Rupp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rupp.
Rupp tries to circle away but Paristo has him pinned against the cage.
Rupp tries a body shot but Paristo blocks it.
Rupp wants to break free but Paristo has control.
Rupp has had enough of the clinch but Paristo keeps him there for the moment.
Paristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rupp stalling in the clinch but Paristo improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Paristo.
Paristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rupp throws a punch but it's blocked by Paristo.
Paristo works on Rupp's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paristo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rupp has a couple of punches blocked by Paristo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paristo.
Paristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rupp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paristo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rupp backwards.
Rupp is rocked!
Paristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rupp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rupp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paristo lands with a right to the head.
Paristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paristo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Rupp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rupp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paristo misses with the head strike.
Paristo working aggressively here.
Rupp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paristo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Paristo fails to land.
Good body shot from Paristo.
That's four 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!
Rupp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paristo has Rupp pressed against the cage, preventing Rupp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rupp seems to have got his legs back now.
Rupp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paristo lands a body punch.
Rupp is breathing heavily.
Paristo is pushing Rupp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rupp misses with some punches.
Paristo cracks Rupp with a nice body shot.
Paristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rupp has a couple of punches blocked by Paristo.
Paristo lands a left hand.
Paristo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paristo has Rupp pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Paristo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Paristo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paristo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rupp throws out the jab.
Pekka Paristo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rupp slips under a jab from Paristo.
Paristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rupp.
Paristo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but Rupp ducks down to avoid it.
Paristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rupp.
Paristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paristo misses with an uppercut. Rupp saw that one coming.
A big right from Rupp misses.
Paristo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rupp.
Rupp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rupp.
Rupp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rupp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rupp throws a shot to the body.
Paristo throws a series of punches but Rupp moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rupp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rupp scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rupp!
Rupp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rupp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paristo has time to react.
Paristo needs to keep his hands up - Rupp had a free shot at his head there.
Paristo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rupp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rupp throws a series of punches but Paristo moves out of range.
A big left from Paristo misses.
Paristo throws an overhand right that lands on Rupp's shoulder, as Rupp tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paristo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rupp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rupp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rupp misses with the combination.
Rupp misses the jab.
Rupp throws a right and a left that Paristo avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paristo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paristo moves away from the strike by Rupp.
Paristo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paristo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paristo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paristo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rupp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paristo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paristo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rupp cracks Paristo with an open hand slap.
Rupp takes a swing at Paristo's ribcage but misses.
Paristo jabs Rupp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paristo digs a good hook to Rupp's body.
Paristo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paristo misses with a wild body shot.
Paristo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rupp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rupp throws a hook but Paristo avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Paristo - just one landing.
Paristo throws a monster overhand right that drops Rupp! Paristo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Paristo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiffi Murunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leiffi Murunen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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137 lbs
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131 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leiffi Murunen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersen.
Andersen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen misses with a kick to the body.
Murunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Murunen finds it's way through Andersen's defenses.
Andersen takes a swing at Murunen's ribcage but misses.
Murunen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murunen moves out of range of the strikes.
Murunen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andersen clobbers Murunen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andersen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murunen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murunen moves away.
Andersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murunen looks gassed!
Murunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andersen tries to clinch but Murunen is having none of it.
Nice shot by Andersen.
Murunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersen finish him?
Murunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murunen seems to have recovered his senses.
Murunen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andersen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen misses with a hook. Murunen ducked under it nicely.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
Andersen connects with a single shot there.
Andersen throws a low kick, looking for Murunen's leg but Murunen calmly moves out of range.
Murunen slips a jab and a cross from Andersen.
Andersen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andersen throws a hook but Murunen avoids it easily.
Andersen throws a head kick that misses.
Murunen gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Murunen tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Andersen is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Murunen buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Murunen!! Murunen is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Andersen throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Erik Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Sims Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Sims Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Sims Jr is predictable there
and Knoxville counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knoxville performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knoxville has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Knoxville is trying to control. Sims Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sims Jr punching from the bottom.
Sims Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sims Jr is looking to improve his position.
Sims Jr is not content to let Knoxville control the position.
Sims Jr trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Knoxville wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sims Jr throws a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knoxville drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sims Jr tries to buck Knoxville off but Knoxville is having none of it.
Knoxville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knoxville moves into full mount!
Sims Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sims Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knoxville trying to control but Sims Jr is having none of it.
Sims Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr tries to hold on but Knoxville postures up.
Sims Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Knoxville tries to control but Sims Jr wriggling away.
Knoxville avoids the attempt from Sims Jr to control.
Knoxville controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims Jr can't escape the position.
Sims Jr tries to hold on but Knoxville pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Knoxville trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knoxville avoids the attempt from Sims Jr to control.
Knoxville landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knoxville sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sims Jr tries to hold on but Knoxville pushes him away.
Knoxville takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sims Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Knoxville looking to control but Sims Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville prevents Sims Jr from getting the reversal.
Knoxville trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sims Jr wants to control but Knoxville is having none of it.
Knoxville trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sims Jr is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoxville tries to control but Sims Jr wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Knoxville dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Sims Jr is predictable there
and Knoxville counters with a nice leg kick.
Sims Jr misses with a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knoxville darts in and clinches Sims Jr up against the cage.
Knoxville works on Sims Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Knoxville is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sims Jr can't fight it off and eventually Knoxville manages to take the fight to the floor. Sims Jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knoxville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sims Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sims Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knoxville trying to control but Sims Jr is working from the bottom.
Knoxville being controlled here momentarily.
Sims Jr keeping full guard, as Knoxville tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sims Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jonny Knoxville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Knoxville fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sims Jr to the ground. Knoxville is now in Sims Jr's guard.
Knoxville lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sims Jr keeping moving, preventing Knoxville from controlling successfully.
Knoxville preventing the sweep.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonny Knoxville just wasn't active enough.
Knoxville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knoxville content to control rather than advance.
Sims Jr tries to get to full guard but Knoxville has control of the leg.
Knoxville is trying to control. Sims Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jonny Knoxville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.
Sims Jr throws a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a nice leg kick.
Knoxville drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sims Jr keeps working.
Sims Jr is holding Knoxville down, trying to stall.
Sims Jr struggling a bit here.
Knoxville wants to control but Sims Jr is keeping him busy.
Sims Jr is looking for a sweep.
Sims Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is looking to take a break and control but Sims Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knoxville cracks Sims Jr with a big right hand but Sims Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Knoxville is looking to take a break and control but Sims Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoxville moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Knoxville trying to control the action but Sims Jr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Knoxville dominated that second round.
That's time! Knoxville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sims Jr misses with a leg kick
and Knoxville makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sims Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Knoxville tightens his grip and picks Sims Jr up, before dumping him to the ground. Sims Jr manages to land in guard.
Knoxville tries to free his leg and advance position but Sims Jr is retaining full guard.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sims Jr wants to sweep here but Knoxville controlling him for the moment.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but Sims Jr keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Knoxville wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sims Jr misses with an uppercut
and Knoxville counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville trying to control the position but Sims Jr is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sims Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Knoxville trying to control the action but Sims Jr is working from the bottom.
Sims Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sims Jr wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sims Jr is not content to let Knoxville control the position.
Sims Jr is trying to control Knoxville's posture but Knoxville avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Knoxville is staying active.
Sims Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.
No joy there for Sims Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Sims Jr misses
and Knoxville counters with a head kick.
Sims Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knoxville counters with a nice kick to the body.
Knoxville throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sims Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Knoxville finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knoxville won't allow Sims Jr to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims Jr has his hands on Knoxville's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr wants to sweep here but Knoxville controlling him for the moment.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but Sims Jr keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jonny Knoxville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonny Knoxville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sims Jr throws a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a thumping low kick.
Sims Jr misses with a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Sims Jr misses
and Knoxville counters by moving into the clinch.
Knoxville has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sims Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Knoxville manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sims Jr wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr trying to hold on to Knoxville's head to control him but Knoxville postures up.
Knoxville content to control rather than advance.
Sims Jr trying to hold on to Knoxville's head to control him but Knoxville postures up.
Sims Jr is staying active underneath Knoxville, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Knoxville will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.
Sims Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knoxville circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Knoxville counters with an outside leg kick.
Dennis Sims Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sims Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knoxville counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Knoxville showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knoxville has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Knoxville!
Jonny Knoxville gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen misses with a head kick.
Jawor drops Neponen with a right and a left! Jawor comes rushing in but Neponen regains his composure and manages to keep Jawor in guard.
It looks like Tommi Neponen has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jawor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neponen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jawor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neponen is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jawor feints a jab promting Neponen to slip. Jawor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neponen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jawor lands a jab to Neponen's midsection.
Jawor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jawor moves into range and clinches up with Neponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neponen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jawor has closed the distance and engaged Neponen in a clinch.
Neponen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jawor leaning against his opponent.
Neponen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jawor gets an underhook and turns Neponen into the cage.
Neponen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jawor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jawor instigates a clinch.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neponen is keeping busy.
Jawor has had enough of the clinch but Neponen keeps him there for the moment.
Jawor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neponen or not.
Jawor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Jawor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neponen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jawor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jawor is trying to break free.
Jawor can't break the clinch.
Jawor working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jawor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neponen pulls guard effortlessly.
Jawor gets to his feet. Neponen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jawor misses with a double jab.
Jawor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neponen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jawor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jawor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neponen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Jawor coming out on top.
Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neponen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jawor tries to break free but Neponen pushes him back against the cage.
Jawor wants to get back to striking at distance but Neponen won't allow it.
Jawor slows down the pace here.
Jawor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neponen.
Jawor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neponen keeps control of Jawor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neponen fails to pull guard.
Krzysiek Jawor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Neponen.
Neponen is trying to drag Jawor to the mat but Jawor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jawor stalling the fight.
Jawor is trying to push Neponen away but Neponen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Neponen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neponen tries to throw a body punch but Jawor avoids it by throwing Neponen back against the cage.
Neponen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jawor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neponen has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neponen breaks from the clinch.
Jawor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neponen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jawor avoiding damage.
Neponen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jawor won't allow it.
Neponen tries to pull guard but Jawor won't allow it.
Neponen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jawor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jawor tries to bum rush Neponen with a series of wild strikes but Neponen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jawor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jawor wants to clinch up but Neponen keeps it at a distance.
Jawor swats away the attempt to clinch by Neponen.
Neponen misses with the combination.
Neponen lands with a nice combination. Jawor backs away looking to recover.
Jawor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jawor walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neponen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jawor.
Neponen avoids the head kick by Jawor.
Jawor darts in and clinches Neponen up against the cage.
Jawor throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysiek Jawor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Neponen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jawor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neponen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawor connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Neponen! He's out on his feet! Jawor rushes in and drops Neponen with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krzysiek Jawor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis has chosen Eyeless as his entrance music. Paul Pettis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis misses with a wild body shot.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettis.
Greene connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Paul Pettis has been cut.
Pettis throws a right hand that misses
and Greene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greene lands a body shot.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
Pettis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danny Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Pettis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettis takes one on the button.
Pettis is rocked!
Greene wobbles Pettis with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Greene dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Pettis to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Greene!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Danny Greene waved his t-shirt featuring Ymer Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
145 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Benson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Benson against the cage.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Benjamin Benson has been cut.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Benson wants to break free but Aldo has control.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Benson circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Aldo coming out on top.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Aldo punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benson counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Aldo.
Benson cracks Aldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Aldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benson defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo clobbers Benson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benson lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aldo lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Benson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Benson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crunch! Benson slams his shin into Aldo's torso.
Aldo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aldo slips a straight right by Benson.
Aldo works over Benson's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Benson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
Aldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the cage.
Benson keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Benson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Benson avoids nicely.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Benson in a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aldo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benson has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Benson counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benson misses with a combination
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo sizes up Benson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Benson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Benson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Benson.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benson counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson lands a front kick.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo rushes Benson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Benson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benson throws a series of strikes that have Aldo backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Benson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aldo is rocked!
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Jab from Benson.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Benson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Aldo tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aldo connects with a single shot there.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Benson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo stalks Benson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benson's face. Benson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Benson checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo misses with a left hand
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo staying out of range there.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Benson tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benson lands a head kick. Aldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo clinches up with Benson and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Benson throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jose Aldo.
I think Aldo 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2. Heiluu has chosen Kerrankin Tarpeekseen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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159 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Bocek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bocek looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bocek keeping full guard, as Heiluu tries to pass.
Heiluu content to stall in guard here.
Heiluu tries to free his leg and advance position but Bocek is retaining full guard.
Bocek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heiluu defends well.
Heiluu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bocek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heiluu is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu trying to control but Bocek is working from the bottom.
Heiluu stopping the sweep attempt from Bocek.
Bocek working for submissions but it's allowed Heiluu to get to half guard.
Heiluu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bocek tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Heiluu has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Heiluu landing strikes from the mount and Bocek is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu cracks Bocek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Heiluu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bocek tries to lock up and control but Heiluu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bocek is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Heiluu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Heiluu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heiluu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bocek is desperately trying to improve his position but Heiluu has a good base and remains in mount.
Heiluu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu controlling from the full mount.
Bocek is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Bocek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heiluu content just to control the position here.
Heiluu tries to control but Bocek wriggling away.
Heiluu cracks Bocek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bocek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Heiluu avoids the attempt from Bocek to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bocek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bocek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bocek is bucking up trying to escape but Heiluu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Heiluu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bocek wants to hold on but Heiluu pushes him away.
Bocek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Heiluu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bocek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Heiluu landing shots from mount.
Bocek is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heiluu controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heiluu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bocek misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Bocek does no damage.
Bocek misses with a few strikes there.
Bocek misses with a double jab
and Heiluu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heiluu scores with a jab to the head.
Bocek is rocked!
Heiluu cracks Bocek with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bocek falls to his knees and Heiluu doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassit Heiluu! Cassit Heiluu retains his lightweight title!
Cassit Heiluu took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Im calling out 145 lbs Champ Rod Brave. I have only couple of pounds to drop and im sure i would destroy him. How about that bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Say my name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hernandez on the side of the head.
James throws a leg kick which misses Hernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernandez tries to avoid it.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
James trying to control the position but instead, Hernandez has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
James seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James scores with a head kick.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hernandez does it's job there.
Jab by Hernandez.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hernandez's calf.
James moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
James with a nice cross.
Toni Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Hernandez.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by James.
James lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from James.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
James looks gassed!
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Hernandez tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hernandez at a distance.
James throws a solid leg kick but Hernandez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
James cracks the inside of Hernandez's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.
Hernandez defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a low kick but Hernandez moves out of range easily.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as James shoots in.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James fails to land the takedown.
Toni Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a low kick as Hernandez jumps back.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hernandez because James loaded up on that one.
James has control of Hernandez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hernandez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James dominated that round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook 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!
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James is rocked!
Hernandez drops James with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hernandez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Hernandez!
Toni Hernandez retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Toni Hernandez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen comes into the arena with Let's Go Fiesta blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Timo Harjakainen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Timo Harjakainen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Harjakainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harjakainen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harjakainen. Bruno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harjakainen scores with a hook.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harjakainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harjakainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harjakainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen tries to score with a low kick but Bruno moves his leg out of the way.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Bruno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Bruno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruno misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Magne Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harjakainen.
Bruno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harjakainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Harjakainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruno misses with a wild body shot.
Bruno looks to land a combination but Harjakainen avoids it well.
Harjakainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruno throws a big shot that misses.
Harjakainen misses with a body kick.
Bruno throws a poor cross that misses
and Harjakainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Harjakainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruno misses with a hook. Harjakainen ducked under it nicely.
Bruno misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno tests Harjakainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a hook but Bruno blocks it.
Harjakainen throws a lazy right hand but Bruno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harjakainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bruno to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruno misses with a series of wild punches.
Harjakainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harjakainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harjakainen misses with a few strikes there.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen misses with an uppercut.
Bruno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harjakainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harjakainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruno cracks Harjakainen with a good jab.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harjakainen.
A big left from Harjakainen misses.
Harjakainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruno.
Bruno lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bruno duly obliges.
Bruno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harjakainen.
Bruno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harjakainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno blocks a jab.
Harjakainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
Bruno ducks under a wild hook from Harjakainen.
Bruno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harjakainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Bruno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Harjakainen.
Nice shot lands for Harjakainen.
Bruno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harjakainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruno's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harjakainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harjakainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Harjakainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruno. Bruno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harjakainen manages to avoid it.
Bruno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harjakainen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bruno slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harjakainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno cracks a nice hook into Harjakainen's ribs.
Harjakainen slips a straight right by Bruno.
Bruno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harjakainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Harjakainen is just out of range.
Harjakainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruno momentarily.
Harjakainen connects with a body shot.
Harjakainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Harjakainen coming out on top.
Bruno blocks a jab.
Harjakainen throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harjakainen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harjakainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws a shot to the body.
Harjakainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruno is rocked!
Harjakainen cracks the inside of Bruno's front leg.
Bruno is still on wobbly legs! Can Harjakainen finish him?
Harjakainen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bruno to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Harjakainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timo Harjakainen!
An out of breath Timo Harjakainen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukkeli comes to the cage accompanied by a-ha - Take On Me. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perhana misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perhana.
Perhana taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Kuukkeli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perhana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuukkeli keeps working.
Kuukkeli is looking for a sweep.
Kuukkeli is not content to let Perhana control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is letting Perhana control him for a moment.
Perhana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pate Perhana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perhana throws a right hand that Kuukkeli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuukkeli also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perhana shoots for a takedown but Kuukkeli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Kuukkeli lands but Perhana takes it in his stride.
Kuukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Perhana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana blocks a leg kick.
Kuukkeli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kuukkeli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuukkeli scores with a nice right hand.
Kuukkeli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuukkeli slips a jab and a cross from Perhana.
Kuukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perhana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ville Kuukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perhana throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuukkeli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Perhana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kuukkeli.
Perhana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuukkeli tries to avoid it but Perhana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuukkeli to the ground. Kuukkeli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perhana walks into a stiff left hand from Kuukkeli.
Perhana shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuukkeli tries to sprawl out of it but Perhana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuukkeli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pate Perhana will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perhana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuukkeli misses the shot to the body.
Perhana blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kuukkeli. No joy for Perhana on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli misses with a low kick.
Kuukkeli throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuukkeli. Perhana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuukkeli thumps Perhana with a low kick.
Kuukkeli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perhana throws a nice looking combination but Kuukkeli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perhana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perhana misses with a series of wild punches.
Ville Kuukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuukkeli delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perhana's head.
Perhana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perhana checks a low kick from Kuukkeli.
Perhana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pate Perhana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perhana thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuukkeli doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Kuukkeli there.
Kuukkeli moves in looking to clinch but Perhana pushes him off.
Perhana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perhana.
Perhana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Kuukkeli finds it's target.
Perhana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuukkeli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuukkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perhana.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Perhana jabs at Kuukkeli's body.
The crowd cheers as Kuukkeli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perhana doesn't seem phased though.
Kuukkeli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perhana is out of range and Kuukkeli settles back down.
Perhana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuukkeli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perhana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuukkeli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Perhana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perhana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuukkeli shoots in but no luck this time.
Perhana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perhana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perhana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuukkeli counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuukkeli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perhana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perhana checks a low kick from Kuukkeli.
Perhana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perhana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuukkeli is fending him off so far but Perhana persists. Nope, Kuukkeli circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuukkeli lands a head kick!
Kuukkeli throws a front kick aimed at Perhana's knee but Perhana avoids it well.
Perhana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuukkeli counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perhana scores with a nice right hand.
Kuukkeli stuffs the takedown attempt from Perhana. Perhana gets slowly back to his feet.
Perhana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuukkeli pushes Perhana up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuukkeli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuukkeli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuukkeli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perhana being controlled against the cage.
Perhana takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli lands with a left to the head.
Perhana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ville Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Perhana.
Kuukkeli misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Perhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuukkeli has Perhana pressed against the cage.
Kuukkeli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuukkeli works on Perhana's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuukkeli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuukkeli connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kuukkeli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuukkeli fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuukkeli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perhana backwards.
Kuukkeli lands an uppercut.
Kuukkeli lands an uppercut.
Perhana is rocked!
Kuukkeli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuukkeli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perhana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuukkeli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuukkeli scores with a shot to the side of Perhana's head.
A frustrated look appears on Perhana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukkeli blocks a body shot from Perhana.
Kuukkeli is trying to maintain a safe position but Perhana gets an underhook and turns Kuukkeli into the cage.
Kuukkeli tries to work over Perhana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Kuukkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuukkeli 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Kuukkeli!
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