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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku comes to the cage accompanied by Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . The crowd seem to be enjoying Suttu's choice of entrance music: Aba Shanti-Zulu Warrior . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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Good takedowns
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
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Suttu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttu scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rausku tries to buck Suttu off but he can't manage it.
Rausku trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Suttu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rausku has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rausku is looking to improve his position but Suttu isn't that keen on the idea.
Suttu raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suttu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arvi Rausku's cut is getting worse.
Suttu with shots to the head and body - Rausku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suttu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suttu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rausku is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rausku and Suttu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rausku tries to bench press Suttu off him but Suttu keeps the position.
Rausku manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suttu manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rausku trying to control the position from guard on top but Suttu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suttu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rausku advances position into side control!
Rausku working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rausku in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suttu stops Rausku from passing to mount.
Rausku misses with the ground and pound.
Rausku has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Suttu!
Suttu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rausku tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Suttu is trying to escape the mount but Rausku keeps good control and instead manages to take Suttu's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Suttu.
Suttu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rausku is one step ahead there.
Rausku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suttu is keeping the position for now.
Suttu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rausku pushes down on Suttu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku working the head and body with strikes.
Rausku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rausku has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Suttu defend it? Rausku steps over the head and cranks it - Suttu is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rausku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - iForce Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saggett comes into the arena with Full House Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Here i go again as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saggett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saggett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Saggett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Saggett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Saggett circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Saggett swinging wildly here.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Saggett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva avoids the body shot from Saggett.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Saggett pushes him off.
Saggett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Saggett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bob Saggett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Saggett slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saggett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saggett.
Saggett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bob Saggett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saggett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva is rocked!
Saggett is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Silva flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silva is out cold! Saggett holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Saggett!
A very excited looking Bob Saggett 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregoire Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefevre comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregoire Lefevre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lefevre.
Lefevre moves into the clinch successfully.
Lefevre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lefevre digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lefevre lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefevre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drago's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Lefevre.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lefevre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Lefevre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago throws a head punch that misses.
Lefevre pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago working aggressively here.
Lefevre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lefevre gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lefevre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lefevre scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries a body shot but Lefevre blocks it.
Lefevre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Nice body punch from Lefevre.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Lefevre.
Lefevre digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago looks gassed!
Lefevre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drago up against the cage.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lefevre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lefevre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lefevre cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Lefevre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with the head strike.
Lefevre blocks an uppercut.
Lefevre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefevre blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefevre is working Drago over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefevre.
Lefevre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lefevre.
Lefevre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefevre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefevre lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Lefevre on the inside.
Lefevre presses Drago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lefevre lands an uppercut.
Lefevre presses Drago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lefevre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lefevre pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lefevre lands a nice uppercut.
Lefevre scores with a shoulder strike.
Drago is rocked!
Lefevre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefevre finish him?
Lefevre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lefevre creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Drago's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Drago drops to his knees and Lefevre pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregoire Lefevre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. Partio has chosen Popeda - Mä elän vieläkin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws a shot to the body.
Partio digs a good body shot into Worthy's ribs.
Partio connects with the punch.
Worthy checks a low kick from Partio.
Partio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Worthy checks a leg kick.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Partio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Partio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kauko Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthy moves into the clinch successfully.
Partio wants a takedown but no success here.
Partio tries a body shot but Worthy blocks it.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands 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!
Partio jumps guard.
Partio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio looking for a sweep. Not yet Partio, not yet.
Worthy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Partio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worthy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Partio is tightening it up a little... Worthy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Worthy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Worthy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Partio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kauko Partio!
Kauko Partio is the new lightweight champion!
Kauko Partio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Incubus Foo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Incubus Foo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo wants to clinch.
Foo throws a big shot that misses.
White misses the shot to the body.
Dana White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Foo misses with a low kick.
Foo takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Foo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foo misses with a body shot.
Foo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foo cracks White with a good jab.
Foo connects with a crisp jab.
Foo throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Foo counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Foo slips a jab from White.
Foo misses with a wild body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Foo is just out of range.
Foo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White throws a sloppy body shot
letting Foo counter with a right hand.
White avoids the head kick by Foo.
White is looking to wear down Foo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White takes a swing at Foo's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Foo.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White moves in looking to clinch but Foo pushes him off.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Foo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Foo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Foo.
Foo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Foo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Foo.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foo pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White blocking some punches.
Foo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foo misses with a punch on the inside.
Foo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Foo tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
Foo gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foo working aggressively here.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White has had enough of the clinch but Foo keeps him there for the moment.
Foo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has had enough of the clinch but Foo keeps him there for the moment.
Foo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Foo misses with the head strike.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White is trying to force a seperation but Foo has the dominant position.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
White is looking to control Foo's arms but Foo gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Foo can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Foo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.
White scores with a shot to the side of Foo's head.
Foo tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A short uppercut from White.
Foo misses with a hook to the ribs.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from White.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White manages to break the clinch.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Foo counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Incubus Foo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Foo misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Foo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Foo avoids the body shot from White.
Foo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
A thudding body kick lands there by Foo!
Foo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White blocks a jab.
White tries to move into range but Foo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws the left hand but Foo avoids the punch easily.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foo manages to avoid it.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Foo.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Foo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Incubus Foo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foo moves away.
A jab from Foo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Foo as the two fighters clinch.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White breaks from the clinch.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick but Foo moves out of range.
White takes a swing at Foo's ribcage but misses.
White defending well as Foo loads up on a big left hand.
Foo throws a leg kick that misses.
Foo misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White looks to land a body kick but Foo moved away.
White dips to his left and cracks Foo with an uppercut!
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Foo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses the shot to the body.
Foo with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White clobbers Foo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Foo is breathing heavily.
White connects with a body shot that sends Foo's belly button to the back.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Foo cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foo misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
Foo gets a clinch.
Foo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foo working aggressively here.
White breaks from the clinch.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Foo takes a step back to recover.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foo scrambles back to his feet.
Foo looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Foo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Foo to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Foo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Foo 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a sloppy body shot
letting Foo counter with a right hand.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Foo avoids the body shot from White.
Foo slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Foo misses with a body shot.
White throws a looping overhand right but Foo ducks down to avoid it.
White misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Foo.
Foo throws a hook but White blocks it.
Foo misses with a low kick.
Foo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foo moves out of range of the strikes.
Foo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Foo avoids the body shot from White.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Foo is just out of range.
Foo scores with a jab.
White is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White jabs at Foo's body.
White scores with a one two! Foo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foo misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Foo counters with a straight right hand.
White blocks the body kick.
Foo misses with a few strikes there.
Foo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White feints and then cracks Foo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foo down.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Foo counters with a left to the body.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foo manages to avoid it.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from White misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foo wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Foo lands with a shot to the body.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Foo is just out of range.
Foo throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo lands with a good body shot.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foo counters with a nice uppercut.
Foo moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White connects with a single shot there.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foo is rocked!
White scores with a kick to the body.
Foo is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White cracks Foo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Foo falls backwards against the cage. White follows up with more strikes that drop Foo to his knees. White keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Foo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dana White!
Dana White 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 bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ana Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangmo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Apinamies. 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 3 rounds, in the 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, Ana Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gangmo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Ali finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.
Ali trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Ali pushes his legs off easily.
Ali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ana Ali.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ali somewhat.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Ali misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
so Ali counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee looking to control but Ali passes into half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Ali has control of the leg.
Ali with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Ali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Ali 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.
Lee tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Gangmo Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
Ali landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Ali's attempts to control the action.
Lee can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ali controlling from the full mount.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ali controlling his opponent.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Ali dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Ali moves into full mount!
Lee is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
Gangmo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with some strikes.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ana Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali controlling the pace for now.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ali landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ana Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ana Ali!
After the big win, Ana Ali made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkof is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The End. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Blitzkof!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitzkof fails with the takedown
and Katainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Victor Blitzkof has been cut.
Katainen lands a big uppercut and Blitzkof crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blitzkof looks OK. Katainen waves Blitzkof back to his feet!
Blitzkof is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katainen lands a brutal uppercut that launches Blitzkof off his feet! Blitzkof tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jyrki Katainen!
Jyrki Katainen retains his middleweight title!
Jyrki Katainen very nearly forgot to thank Adrenaline 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 Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergey Kharinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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246 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharinov is just out of range.
Lindel looks for a takedown but Kharinov sprawls well.
Kharinov looks to throw the jab but Lindel is out of range.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but Kharinov blocks nicely.
Kharinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kharinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lindel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindel stands up over Kharinov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindel throws a big right hand that misses.
Lindel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharinov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindel trying to control but Kharinov is working from the bottom.
Lindel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kharinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kharinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lindel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindel pushing down on Kharinov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lindel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lindel trying to control the pace.
Lindel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel trying to control from Kharinov's half guard. Kharinov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lindel lands a couple of digs.
Kharinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lindel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is working Kharinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lindel controlling from the top position.
Kharinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lindel.
Kharinov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Kharinov keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindel 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.
Kharinov misses the jab.
Lindel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindel swings for the body but Kharinov moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Lindel or perhaps it was just good defense by Kharinov which made him look bad.
Lindel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindel throws out the jab.
Kharinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindel misses with a takedown attempt - Kharinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kharinov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharinov looks to land a right hand but Lindel moved out of range.
Lindel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kharinov avoids it really well and circles away.
Lindel closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kharinov walks away with a smile on his face. Lindel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lindel misses with a straight left.
Lindel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kharinov enables Lindel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kharinov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kharinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kharinov looking to control.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kharinov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kharinov keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Lindel tries to free his leg and advance position but Kharinov is retaining full guard.
Kharinov keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but Kharinov blocks nicely.
Lindel advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lindel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lindel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov is in trouble now - Lindel has advanced to mount!
Lindel controlling the position easily from mount.
Kharinov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lindel working Kharinov over with strikes here.
Lindel punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharinov has left one of his arms exposed and Lindel doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kharinov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel retains his heavyweight title!
Mikael Lindel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janis Piternieks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Mccoy (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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216 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Piternieks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piternieks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mccoy is able to avoid easily.
Mccoy throws a series of punches but Piternieks moves out of range.
Mccoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piternieks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mccoy lands the left hand.
Mccoy checks a leg kick.
Mccoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccoy blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piternieks throws a body punch but Mccoy moves out of range.
Mccoy throws a shot from downtown. Piternieks moves away and avoids it.
Mccoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piternieks.
Piternieks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Piternieks staying out of range there.
Mccoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piternieks takes one on the button.
A leg kick checked by Mccoy.
A jab from Piternieks does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick from Piternieks.
Piternieks moves away from the strike by Mccoy.
Mccoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mccoy.
Mccoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piternieks scores with a spinning back kick!
Mccoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Piternieks counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Mccoy.
Mccoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Piternieks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mccoy looks gassed!
Piternieks slips a jab and a cross from Mccoy.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Mccoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mccoy down.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Janis Piternieks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piternieks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mccoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piternieks.
Piternieks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mccoy is out of range and Piternieks settles back down.
Mccoy blocks a head kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piternieks working hard to break the clinch.
Piternieks blocks an uppercut.
Piternieks pushes Mccoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piternieks breaks the clinch.
Mccoy checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piternieks.
Piternieks is looking to chop away at Mccoy's legs.
Mccoy misses with a straight left.
Piternieks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mccoy's head.
Mccoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mccoy checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Piternieks lands but Mccoy takes it in his stride.
Mccoy slips under a jab from Piternieks.
Piternieks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mccoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot by Mccoy.
Mccoy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Piternieks avoids it really well and circles away.
Mccoy 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.
Mccoy throws a body punch but Piternieks moves out of range.
Piternieks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mccoy will feel that in the morning.
Mccoy clobbers Piternieks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mccoy misses with a few strikes there.
Mccoy cracks Piternieks with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piternieks swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mccoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Mccoy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piternieks was well out of range. Poor timing from Mccoy.
Piternieks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mccoy.
Janis Piternieks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Mccoy.
Piternieks throws a low kick, looking for Mccoy's leg but Mccoy calmly moves out of range.
Mccoy misses with a hook. Piternieks ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Piternieks.
Mccoy stalks Piternieks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piternieks's face. Piternieks staggers backwards, shaken.
Mccoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mccoy moves out of range as Piternieks throws a body kick.
Piternieks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mccoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Piternieks.
Mccoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piternieks.
Mccoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piternieks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks dominated that round.
That's time! Piternieks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Piternieks lands a leg kick that knocks Mccoy off balance momentarily.
Mccoy takes a swing at Piternieks's ribcage but misses.
Mccoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piternieks.
Mccoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Piternieks should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Mccoy.
Piternieks jabs Mccoy right on the nose. Mccoy blinks but takes it well.
Mccoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Mccoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Janis Piternieks is winning the standup battle so far.
Piternieks just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mccoy misses the shot to the body.
Piternieks lands a leg kick that knocks Mccoy off balance momentarily.
Mccoy is breathing heavily.
Piternieks scores with a shot to the body.
Piternieks lands a leg kick that knocks Mccoy off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Piternieks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piternieks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piternieks throws a body punch but Mccoy moves out of range.
Piternieks scores with the left hand. Mccoy knows he should have avoided that one.
Piternieks scores with a jab to the body.
Piternieks jabs Mccoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mccoy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piternieks - the referee stops the clock and Mccoy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piternieks. Mccoy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Piternieks slams his shin into Mccoy's torso.
Nice body kick there by Piternieks.
Piternieks throws a front kick that sends Mccoy stumbling back into the cage.
Mccoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Piternieks can pounce on him.
Piternieks is looking to wear down Mccoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piternieks connects with an inside leg kick.
Piternieks scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks scores with a kick to the body.
Piternieks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piternieks misses with a body kick.
Mccoy blocks a head kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks lunges at Mccoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mccoy's hand.
Mccoy walks into a straight right hand from Piternieks.
A big right from Mccoy misses.
Piternieks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piternieks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mccoy can do to turn this around?
Mccoy misses with a hook. Piternieks ducked under it nicely.
Piternieks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piternieks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mccoy throws a hook but Piternieks blocks it.
Mccoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Piternieks.
Mccoy avoids the head kick by Piternieks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mccoy misses.
Piternieks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piternieks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piternieks throws a nice head kick!
Piternieks misses with a few strikes there.
Mccoy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Piternieks.
Mccoy misses with a two punch combination.
Mccoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piternieks tries to clinch up.
Piternieks slips under a jab.
Mccoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piternieks.
Piternieks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mccoy.
Piternieks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piternieks slips under a jab.
Piternieks tries to land a leg kick but Mccoy saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piternieks scores with a head kick.
Piternieks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mccoy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piternieks. Mccoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piternieks throws a wild body kick that Mccoy sees coming a mile off.
Mccoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Piternieks.
Piternieks tries to land a leg kick but Mccoy saw it coming and moves away.
Piternieks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mccoy dives in and grabs Piternieks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piternieks pushes down on Mccoy's head and hops out.
A bone on bone clash there as Mccoy blocks the leg kick.
Mccoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Piternieks counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piternieks.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mccoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piternieks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piternieks misses with a body kick.
Piternieks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mccoy throws a shot from downtown. Piternieks moves away and avoids it.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Piternieks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mccoy.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piternieks throws a head kick but Mccoy moves out of range.
Mccoy takes a swing at Piternieks's ribcage but misses.
Piternieks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mccoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mccoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piternieks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mccoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piternieks swivels and escapes.
Mccoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piternieks moves away.
Piternieks scores with a hook to the body. Mccoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Piternieks.
Good work by Mccoy as he checks the leg kick.
Mccoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piternieks. Piternieks obviously looking to wear him down.
Piternieks throws a head kick but Mccoy moves out of range.
Piternieks thuds his shin into the meat of Mccoy's side.
Piternieks cracks Mccoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mccoy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Piternieks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mccoy.
Piternieks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piternieks counters with a thumping low kick.
Piternieks throws a low kick, looking for Mccoy's leg but Mccoy calmly moves out of range.
Piternieks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mccoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piternieks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Piternieks.
Mccoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Mccoy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piternieks. That one must have hurt.
Mccoy looks to land a combination but Piternieks avoids it well.
Mccoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mccoy blocks the leg kick.
Piternieks tries to clinch up but Mccoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Piternieks throws a body kick that misses.
Piternieks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piternieks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mccoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piternieks.
Mccoy blocks a leg kick.
Mccoy lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piternieks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mccoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Piternieks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mccoy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piternieks lands a really nice looking cross but Mccoy seems unphased.
Piternieks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mccoy is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Piternieks.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piternieks slips a jab and a cross from Mccoy.
Piternieks throws a low kick but Mccoy moves out of range easily.
Piternieks wants to land a leg kick but Mccoy is out of range.
Piternieks scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy misses with a hook. Piternieks ducked under it nicely.
Mccoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Piternieks.
Mccoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piternieks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Janis Piternieks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Mccoy.
Piternieks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piternieks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccoy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Piternieks misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mccoy throws a strike but Piternieks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mccoy being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mccoy lands a jab.
Piternieks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mccoy.
Mccoy throws a shot from downtown. Piternieks moves away and avoids it.
Mccoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piternieks moves away.
Mccoy misses with a straight right.
Mccoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piternieks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mccoy moves away.
Piternieks tries to work over Mccoy's front leg with a kick but Mccoy checks it.
Mccoy misses with a double jab
and Piternieks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mccoy thinking.
Piternieks defending well as Mccoy loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piternieks. Piternieks obviously looking to wear him down.
Mccoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Piternieks scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piternieks.
Piternieks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piternieks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Piternieks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Piternieks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piternieks can't find room to land a body shot as Mccoy controls the action.
Mccoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piternieks landing knees to the body.
Mccoy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Piternieks breaks the clinch.
Piternieks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mccoy.
That kick from Piternieks tenderised Mccoy's leg. Mccoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piternieks tries to clinch but Mccoy is having none of it.
Piternieks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piternieks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Piternieks both land. Nice combination.
Mccoy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piternieks. That one must have hurt.
Piternieks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mccoy's sensitive parts.
Mccoy throws a looping overhand right but Piternieks ducks down to avoid it.
Mccoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Piternieks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Piternieks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Mccoy.
Piternieks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy misses with a looping right.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
A big right from Mccoy misses.
Mccoy swings for the body but Piternieks moves out of range.
Piternieks throws a nice head kick!
Mccoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Piternieks off the cage and back into range.
Mccoy throws a hook but Piternieks blocks it.
Piternieks loads up on a big right hand but Mccoy slips the punch.
Mccoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Mccoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piternieks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Mccoy as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Mccoy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy cracks Piternieks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mccoy loads up on a big right hand but Piternieks slips the punch.
Piternieks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Mccoy.
Mccoy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccoy connects with a single shot there.
Piternieks thows a body shot but no joy.
Piternieks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mccoy.
Piternieks jabs Mccoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mccoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Piternieks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mccoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piternieks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks had his way with Troy Mccoy in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Piternieks scores with a jab to the body.
Piternieks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piternieks throws a leg kick but Mccoy checks it.
Piternieks motions for Mccoy to come forward. Piternieks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mccoy.
Piternieks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mccoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piternieks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccoy.
Piternieks moves forwards but Mccoy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piternieks blocks a jab.
Piternieks throws a head kick but Mccoy moves out of range.
Piternieks throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Piternieks is just out of range.
Mccoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mccoy looks to land a right hand but Piternieks moved out of range.
Mccoy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Piternieks quickly recovers to half guard.
Mccoy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mccoy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Piternieks is trying to control but can't.
Mccoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Piternieks manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mccoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Piternieks has wrist control.
Mccoy looking to pass the guard.
Mccoy stands and steps away. Piternieks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Piternieks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Mccoy misses with a few strikes there.
Mccoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mccoy connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy tries to bum rush Piternieks with a series of wild strikes but Piternieks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piternieks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mccoy throws a jab when Piternieks was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mccoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Piternieks which made him look bad.
Troy Mccoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piternieks tries a low kick but Mccoy avoids it.
Piternieks misses with a low kick.
Piternieks motions for Mccoy to come forward. Piternieks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Piternieks ducks under a wild hook from Mccoy.
Mccoy throws a right and a left that Piternieks avoids nicely.
Piternieks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mccoy manages to avoid it.
Mccoy cracks Piternieks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Mccoy coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut
and Piternieks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mccoy really felt that one!
Piternieks slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mccoy.
Mccoy looks to land a right hand but Piternieks moved out of range.
A big left from Mccoy misses.
Piternieks throws a body kick that misses.
Mccoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Mccoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piternieks was well out of range. Poor timing from Mccoy.
Piternieks stuns Mccoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Piternieks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piternieks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Piternieks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mccoy misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Troy Mccoy.
I think Piternieks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Piternieks!
Janis Piternieks retains his light heavyweight title!
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