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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Lassalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ferdinand Lassalle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lassalle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lassalle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lassalle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svenson moves away.
Lassalle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lassalle looks to throw the jab but Svenson is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Svenson misses the target.
Lassalle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svenson with a jab.
Svenson ducks under a wild hook from Lassalle.
Lassalle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lassalle misses with a looping right.
Svenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svenson digs a good body shot into Lassalle's ribs.
Lassalle connects with a single shot there.
Svenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lassalle doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassalle misses with an uppercut.
Lassalle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ferdinand Lassalle has been cut.
Svenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lassalle momentarily.
Svenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnus Svenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassalle slips a jab from Svenson.
Svenson misses the shot to the body.
Svenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lassalle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lassalle swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
Svenson misses the jab.
Svenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svenson throws a sloppy head kick and Lassalle moves out of range easily.
Svenson misses with a hook.
Svenson lands with a hook. Lassalle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lassalle checks the leg kick.
Svenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Svenson misses the shot to the body.
Lassalle scores with a shot to the body.
Svenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenson misses with a leg kick.
Svenson connects with a single shot there.
Lassalle swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svenson. Lassalle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lassalle staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson throws a shot from downtown. Lassalle moves away and avoids it.
Svenson misses with a body shot.
Lassalle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svenson manages to avoid it.
Svenson throws a hook to the side of Lassalle's head but Lassalle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svenson throws a lazy right hand but Lassalle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svenson misses with a leg kick.
Svenson throws a shot from downtown. Lassalle moves away and avoids it.
Svenson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lassalle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lassalle throws a right hand that Svenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svenson also avoids with ease.
Svenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Svenson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Lassalle.
Svenson thuds a left hand into Lassalle's body.
Lassalle is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Lassalle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svenson.
Lassalle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svenson.
Lassalle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lassalle tries to clinch but Svenson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svenson punishes Lassalle's body with a nice straight punch.
Svenson lands a jab to the nose.
Svenson thuds his right hand into Lassalle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Svenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Lassalle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Svenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lassalle is just out of range.
A combination from Lassalle does no damage.
Svenson connects with a body shot that sends Lassalle's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Svenson. Those never looked like landing.
Svenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lassalle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svenson throws out the jab.
Svenson misses with a wild combination.
Svenson looks to land a left hand but Lassalle moved out of range nicely.
Svenson lands a really nice looking cross but Lassalle seems unphased.
Ferdinand Lassalle's cut is getting worse.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Svenson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lassalle slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassalle misses with a few strikes there.
Lassalle throws a lazy right hand but Svenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lassalle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svenson.
Lassalle moves away from the strike by Svenson.
Svenson throws a solid leg kick but Lassalle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Svenson.
Svenson misses with a looping right.
Lassalle checks the leg kick.
Svenson throws a shot to the body.
Svenson throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svenson cracks Lassalle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Svenson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svenson. Lassalle does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a body shot.
Svenson throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lassalle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Svenson jabs Lassalle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lassalle checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lassalle blocks the leg kick.
Svenson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lassalles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lassalle is just out of range.
Svenson throws a hook but Lassalle avoids it easily.
Svenson slips a straight right by Lassalle.
Svenson lands with a shot to the body.
Lassalle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Svenson throws a series of punches but Lassalle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lassalle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lassalle moves out of range as Svenson throws a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lassalle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lassalle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svenson connects with a crisp jab.
Svenson scores with a jab. Lassalle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svenson scores with a jab. Lassalle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svenson drops Lassalle with a beautiful combination! Lassalle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Svenson is looking for the KO!
Lassalle is rocked!
Lassalle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Lassalle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lassalle seems to have got his legs back now.
Svenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferdinand Lassalle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Svenson throws an overhand right that drops Lassalle like a sack of potatoes! Svenson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Svenson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander the Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the Great's entrance music is Adiemus. A fine choice. Montoya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. X Gonna Give to Ya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander the Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches the Great on the side of the head.
It looks like Alexander the Great has been cut.
Montoya tries to clinch but the Great is having none of it.
Montoya cracks the Great with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Montoya has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning the Great to stand back up!
the Great is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
the Great staying out of range there.
Oh the Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montoya lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks the Great out cold! the Great is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Montoya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hampton Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Deftones- welcome to the butcher as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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275 lbs
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260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hampton Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes tries to clinch there but Warmaster circles away.
Forbes swings for the body but Warmaster moves out of range.
Forbes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warmaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forbes circles away quickly and effectively.
Forbes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warmaster shoots in looking for a takedown but Forbes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warmaster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Warmaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes scores with a hook to the body. Warmaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forbes closes the distance and pushes Warmaster back into the cage.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes lands a nice uppercut.
Forbes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Forbes.
Warmaster looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes lands a hook that snaps the head of Warmaster backwards.
Warmaster is trying to break free.
Warmaster takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forbes.
Warmaster looks gassed!
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes is working Warmaster over against the cage.
Forbes presses Warmaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Warmaster takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Forbes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Forbes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Forbes lands an uppercut.
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Forbes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Warmaster's efforts to push away.
Forbes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Forbes.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Forbes is stalling here.
Forbes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Forbes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Forbes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Forbes.
Forbes keeps control of Warmaster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forbes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Forbes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Forbes avoiding damage.
Forbes lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Forbes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Forbes.
Forbes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warmaster letting Forbes take a breather here.
Forbes lands a shot to the body.
Forbes lands a nice shot to the body.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Josh Warmaster has been cut.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forbes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forbes scores with a shoulder strike.
Forbes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
Forbes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forbes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Forbes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Warmaster up against the cage.
Forbes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warmaster backwards.
Forbes digs a right hand underneath Warmaster's ribcage. Warmaster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warmaster is rocked!
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warmaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Forbes finish him?
Forbes dips a shoulder and cracks Warmaster with a mighty uppercut! Warmaster falls back against the cage and Forbes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Warmaster is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Forbes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hampton Forbes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the cage accompanied by You'll never walk alone. Guerrero has chosen La Bamba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lilburne on the side of the head.
Lilburne thuds his shin into the meat of Guerrero's side.
Lilburne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lilburne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lilburne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guerrero looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lilburne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lilburne.
Lilburne clobbers Guerrero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerrero walks into a left hand.
Lilburne scores with a head kick. Guerrero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guerrero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guerrero is rocked!
It looks like Iggy Guerrero has been cut.
Lilburne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero is still on wobbly legs! Can Lilburne finish him?
Guerrero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lilburne and Guerrero are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Lilburne throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Guerrero into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Lilburne knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Lilburne!
John Lilburne 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Majak Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunil Ganga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Majak Daw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunil Ganga!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daw moves away.
Ganga lands with a right hand.
It looks like Majak Daw has been cut.
Ganga digs a good body shot into Daw's ribs.
Daw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ganga lands a nice shot that snaps Daw's head back.
Daw defending well as Ganga loads up on a big left hand.
Daw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Ganga drops Daw with a beautiful combination! Daw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ganga is looking for the KO!
Ganga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daw is rocked!
Majak Daw's cut is getting worse.
Daw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Daw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganga misses with an uppercut
and Daw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daw seems to have got his legs back now.
Ganga connects with a single shot there.
Daw just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganga connects with a jab.
Ganga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw looks to score with a jab to the body but Ganga is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ganga. That snapped Daw's head back.
Daw looks to score with a jab to the body but Ganga is just out of range.
Ganga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ganga connects with a looping right hand.
Majak Daw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ganga throws a looping overhand right but Daw ducks down to avoid it.
Sunil Ganga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Ganga.
Ganga with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganga lands with an uppercut that bounces Daw off the cage and back into range.
Daw just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ganga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Daw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ganga as he jumps to the side.
Ganga throws an overhand right that lands on Daw's shoulder, as Daw tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganga drops Daw with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Daw looks back up at him and smiles so Ganga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jeez, Majak Daw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ganga ducks under a wild hook from Daw.
Ganga clobbers Daw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Majak Daw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sunil Ganga!
Sunil Ganga 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velmu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UFO - Doctor Doctor. Shawn Chen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Chen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen instigates a clinch.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Velmu is trying to drag Chen to the mat but Chen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Velmu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Velmu goes for a takedown attempt but Chen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrska Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen jabs Velmu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velmu gets tackled into the cage by Chen. Chen maintains the clinch.
Chen lands a nice uppercut.
Velmu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chen as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Velmu misses with a body shot.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu lands with a hook. Chen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chen thows a body shot but no joy.
Chen tries to sprawl but Velmu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Velmu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Velmu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chen's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Velmu tries to control but Chen wriggling away.
Velmu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Velmu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Velmu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velmu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Chen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen is looking to get to half guard.
Velmu scoring with strikes but Chen is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Chen out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Velmu goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jyrska Velmu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jyrska Velmu thanked [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Puikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Puikko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puikko throws a right hand that McBrain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrain also avoids with ease.
McBrain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
Puikko throws a solid leg kick but McBrain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puikko.
McBrain throws a hook but Puikko avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Puikko misses its intended target.
A lazy left from McBrain finds it's target.
Puikko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBrain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puikko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBrain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puikko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
Puikko throws a big shot that misses.
Puikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from McBrain does no damage.
Puikko fails to land with a series of punches.
McBrain lands a nice shot to the body.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Puikko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puikko throws a solid leg kick but McBrain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puikko.
Puikko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McBrain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puikko ducks right into an uppercut from McBrain.
Puikko thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBrain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puikko momentarily.
McBrain motions for Puikko to come forward. McBrain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McBrain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McBrain throws a leg kick
and Puikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBrain.
Puikko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBrain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puikko.
McBrain slips under a jab from Puikko.
Puikko throws a body punch but McBrain moves out of range.
Puikko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puikko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBrain.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puikko.
McBrain swings for the body but Puikko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain connects with a jab.
Puikko throws a low kick but McBrain avoids it.
McBrain slips a jab and a cross from Puikko.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Puikko.
Puikko misses with a left hand
and McBrain counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBrain. Puikko does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBrain misses with an uppercut.
Puikko throws a jab but it's blocked by McBrain.
McBrain lands a jab to Puikko's midsection.
McBrain is looking to wear down Puikko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puikko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBrain throws a body punch but Puikko moves out of range.
Puikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puikko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Puikko lands a jab to McBrain's midsection.
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!
Puikko looks to land a left hand but McBrain moved out of range nicely.
McBrain's corner calls for a 1-2. McBrain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McBrain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McBrain checks a low kick from Puikko.
McBrain connects with a body shot that sends Puikko's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from McBrain misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBrain lands a right hook to the body.
McBrain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puikko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puikko looks gassed!
McBrain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puikko doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puikko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBrain cracks a nice hook into Puikko's ribs.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. Puikko moves away and avoids it.
McBrain throws out a loose jab but Puikko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puikko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puikko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puikko moves out of range of the strikes.
Puikko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain misses with a body shot.
McBrain throws a body punch but Puikko moves out of range.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puikko manages to avoid it.
Puikko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Puikko does it's job there.
Puikko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrain manages to avoid it.
Puikko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McBrain throws a wild body kick that Puikko sees coming a mile off.
Puikko swinging wildly here.
McBrain drops his hands momentarily and Puikko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McBrain throws out a leg kick but Puikko moves out of range and McBrain only half commits.
Puikko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBrain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puikko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McBrain counters with a nice body shot.
McBrain misses the shot to the body.
McBrain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikko is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by McBrain!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puikko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puikko misses with a lunging right hand
and McBrain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McBrain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puikko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puikko is breathing heavily.
McBrain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puikko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBrain lands a body shot.
McBrain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puikko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McBrain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBrain scores with a hook to the body. Puikko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBrain scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McBrain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puikko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McBrain lands the left hand.
McBrain scores with a hook to the body. Puikko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Janne Puikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBrain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McBrain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McBrain lands a front kick.
McBrain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBrain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puikko.
McBrain scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puikko is rocked!
Puikko looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
Puikko is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrain finish him?
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
Puikko avoids the body shot from McBrain.
Puikko seems to have recovered his senses.
Puikko avoids the body shot from McBrain.
Puikko tries for a takedown but McBrain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McBrain lands a jab.
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain throws an overhand right that lands on Puikko's shoulder, as Puikko tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain misses with a body shot.
Puikko throws a right and a left that McBrain avoids nicely.
Puikko throws a hook to the side of McBrain's head but McBrain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McBrain moves out of range of the body kick from Puikko.
Puikko looks to land a left hand but McBrain moved out of range nicely.
McBrain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puikko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puikko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McBrain counters with a leg kick.
Puikko with a jab.
Puikko slips under a jab from McBrain.
McBrain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBrain scores with a kick to the midsection.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puikko manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Puikko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McBrain has got the better of the exchanges.
Puikko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puikko throws a right hand that misses
and McBrain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Puikko throws a hook but McBrain avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puikko moves away.
Puikko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBrain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puikko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puikko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McBrain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puikko in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from McBrain.
Puikko moves out of range as McBrain throws a body kick.
McBrain with a nice cross.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikko is just out of range.
Puikko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain sizes up Puikko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by McBrain. That's going to slow Puikko down.
Puikko throws a leg kick which misses McBrain's front leg but catches the back leg as McBrain tries to avoid it.
McBrain connects with a body shot that sends Puikko's belly button to the back.
Puikko closes the distance and clinches.
McBrain wants to get back to striking at distance but Puikko won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puikko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puikko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from McBrain.
Puikko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McBrain breaks the clinch.
McBrain throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko throws a right and a left that McBrain avoids nicely.
McBrain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puikko moves away.
McBrain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puikko.
McBrain blocks a jab.
McBrain avoids a kick to the body.
McBrain ducks under a wild hook from Puikko.
Puikko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBrain.
McBrain looks to land a left hand but Puikko moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puikko 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 McBrain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McBrain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McBrain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBrain defending well as Puikko loads up on a big left hand.
McBrain misses the body punch
and Puikko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Puikko misses
and McBrain counters with a left to the body.
Puikko misses with a head kick.
McBrain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puikko can do to turn this around?
Puikko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puikko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBrain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puikko moves away.
Puikko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain throws a big shot that misses.
Puikko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBrain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puikko avoids the body shot from McBrain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain clearly takes 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.
Puikko throws an off balance right hand
and McBrain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puikko moves forwards but McBrain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McBrain lands a nice looking body shot.
Puikko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puikko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBrain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puikko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puikko checks a leg kick.
McBrain lands a nice hook to Puikko's body. Puikko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBrain lands a nice shot to the body.
Puikko moves out of range of the body kick.
Puikko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puikko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puikko.
Puikko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McBrain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Puikko misses with a low kick.
Puikko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBrain.
Puikko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBrain misses the shot to the body.
McBrain digs a good hook to Puikko's body.
McBrain throws a nice looking combination but Puikko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBrain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puikko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
Puikko throws out a leg kick but McBrain moves out of range and Puikko only half commits.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBrain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McBrain scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puikko throws out a loose jab but McBrain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain connects with a leg kick. Puikko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McBrain moves out of range of the leg kick from Puikko.
McBrain scores with a nice body kick.
McBrain misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikko misses with a hook
and McBrain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puikko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Puikko throws a right hand that McBrain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrain also avoids with ease.
McBrain connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by McBrain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBrain throws a right hand that Puikko ducks under and follows up with a left that Puikko also avoids with ease.
McBrain throws a low kick, looking for Puikko's leg but Puikko calmly moves out of range.
Puikko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McBrain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puikko throws out the jab.
No joy there for McBrain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puikko throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puikko misses with the body kick
and McBrain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBrain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McBrain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puikko was well out of range. Poor timing from McBrain.
McBrain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puikko.
McBrain misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puikko lands with a hook. McBrain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McBrain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBrain keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain had his way with Janne Puikko in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McBrain motions for Puikko to come forward. McBrain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain lands a jab to the head.
McBrain gets tackled into the cage by Puikko. Puikko maintains the clinch.
Puikko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McBrain manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puikko.
Puikko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBrain scores with a hook.
Puikko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from McBrain does no damage.
McBrain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McBrain thuds a left hand into Puikko's body.
Puikko misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikko is just out of range.
Puikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puikko misses with an uppercut. McBrain saw that one coming.
Puikko checks a leg kick.
Puikko misses with a straight left.
McBrain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puikko throws a left and a right that both miss
and McBrain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janne Puikko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikko is just out of range.
A jab lands there for McBrain.
Puikko moves out of range as McBrain strikes.
Puikko scores with a crisp jab that stopped McBrain in his tracks.
Puikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
Puikko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puikko throws a leg kick which misses McBrain's front leg but catches the back leg as McBrain tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain tries to bum rush Puikko with a series of wild strikes but Puikko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBrain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puikko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puikko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Puikko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McBrain misses
and Puikko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
A big left from Puikko misses.
McBrain looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikko is just out of range.
McBrain avoids the head kick by Puikko.
Puikko misses with an uppercut
and McBrain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puikko misses with a head kick.
Puikko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McBrain digs a good hook to Puikko's body.
Nice body punch from McBrain.
Puikko misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a kick to the body.
Puikko thows a body shot but no joy.
Puikko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBrain lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce McBrain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McBrain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McBrain with a hook.
McBrain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puikko throws an off balance right hand
and McBrain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puikko thinking.
Puikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Janne Puikko.
I think McBrain 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce McBrain!
Bruce McBrain is the new middleweight champion!
Bruce McBrain made sure to mention his sponsor, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baeddan Mc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mc's choice of entrance music: The Choice Is Yours (This or That) by Black Sheep. 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 Baeddan Mc was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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240 lbs
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baeddan Mc!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mc manages to avoid it.
Aerts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mc walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aerts.
Aerts scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Aerts catches Mc right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick there by Aerts.
Mc looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Aerts.
Aerts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aerts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aerts cracks Mc with an open hand slap.
It looks like Baeddan Mc has been cut.
Mc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mc is rocked!
Aerts pushes Mc away with a front kick.
Mc is still on wobbly legs! Can Aerts finish him?
Aerts has closed the distance and engaged Mc in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aerts obliges.
Aerts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aerts cracks Mc with a nice body shot.
Aerts lands a big right hand! Mc is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Aerts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lemieux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Mustang's chin.
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Lemieux there.
Lemieux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lemieux gets caught flat footed, as Mustang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mustang throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemieux trying to control the position here.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lemieux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustang on the ground.
Mustang advances to half guard.
Lemieux is refusing to be controlled, as Mustang sits in half guard.
Lemieux wants to get back to full guard.
Mustang is trying to work for a kimura but Lemieux is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lemieux defends it well.
Lemieux trying to control from the bottom.
Mustang trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
Mustang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lemieux defends it well.
Lemieux is trying to maintain the position but Mustang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is refusing to be controlled, as Mustang sits in half guard.
Lemieux wants to get back to full guard.
Lemieux is not content to let Mustang control the position.
Lemieux is trying to maintain the position but Mustang is very close to passing his half guard.
Mustang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lemieux has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lemieux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mustang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to control but Mustang is keeping busy.
Lemieux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustang is trying to work for a kimura but Lemieux is defending well.
Mustang is thwarting Lemieux's attempts to control the position.
Mustang wants to control but Lemieux is keeping him busy.
Lemieux is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mustang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mustang wants to control but Lemieux is keeping him busy.
Mustang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mustang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lemieux defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustang trying to control from half guard but Lemieux is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lemieux fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mustang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
Mustang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemieux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mustang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lemieux throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustang counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemieux!
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!
Mustang punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang misses with some ground and pound and Lemieux recovers position to half guard.
Mustang not doing much here.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
Mustang is keen to just control but Lemieux is a slippery customer.
Mustang is working for a submission of some sort.
Mustang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lemieux gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is standing up over Lemieux. Lemieux looks to escape but Mustang dives into side control.
Lemieux is trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mustang's best efforts.
Mustang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mustang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lemieux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mustang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemieux is just riding it out for now. Mustang eventually gives up the hold.
Lemieux is staying active underneath Mustang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mustang throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lemieux to regain full guard.
Mustang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to stand up but Mustang isn't so interested in that idea.
Lemieux controlling the position.
Mustang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roy Mustang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustang passes Lemieux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lemieux is trying to control but can't.
Mustang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mustang stalling away here and it's allowed Lemieux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mustang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Lemieux does no damage.
Lemieux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustang throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Mustang moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lemieux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mustang doesn't seem phased though.
Mustang slips a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux cracks a nice hook into Mustang's ribs.
Mustang slips a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux cracks a nice hook into Mustang's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mustang slips a jab and a cross from Lemieux.
Lemieux stuffs the takedown.
Mustang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemieux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Mustang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lemieux circles away.
Lemieux misses with a few strikes there.
Mustang slips under a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustang.
David Lemieux is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Mustang moves out of range.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux misses with a two punch combination.
Lemieux misses with the combination.
Lemieux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemieux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mustang has managed to get both his arms back between Lemieux's legs - danger averted.
Mustang passes Lemieux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mustang seems content to control.
Mustang is looking to take a break and control but Lemieux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mustang wants to work for an arm triangle but Lemieux is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lemieux trying to hold on to Mustang's head to control him but Mustang postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustang is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemieux is not content to let Mustang control the position.
David Lemieux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is thwarting Lemieux's attempts to control the position.
Mustang wants to control but Lemieux is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mustang seems to be looking for submissions.
Lemieux regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lemieux on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lemieux tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustang postures up in Lemieux's guard and throws a big left but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Mustang from controlling successfully.
Lemieux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mustang defends well.
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 David Lemieux.
I think Mustang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Mustang!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes into the arena with Kto Cię Obroni Polsko blaring out of the sound system. Kuch has chosen Bob Seger - Turn the Page as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch tries to clinch up.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuch cracks Sobieski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuch as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Kuch. Beautiful body shot.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Kuch.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieski. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobieski will feel that in the morning.
Sobieski looks to throw the jab but Kuch is out of range.
Sobieski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobieski walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Kuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuch slips a straight right by Sobieski.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuch stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sobieski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Kuch.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuch with a hook.
Sobieski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobieski working hard to break the clinch.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but Kuch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski stalling in the clinch but Kuch improves position.
Kuch cracks Sobieski with a nice body shot.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Kuch stalling.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Kuch won't allow it.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Sobieski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sobieski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski delivers a nice body kick.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuch misses with a kick to the body.
Kuch checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Kuch catches Sobieski right on the button with a cross.
Kuch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Sobieski is looking to clinch.
Sobieski throws the kick towards the body but Kuch avoids it.
Kuch drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
Kuch lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch lands with a right to the head.
Kuch jumps guard and drags Sobieski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobieski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Kuch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Kuch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Kuch.
Kuch keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Kuch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobieski is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuch has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuch misses with a head kick.
Kuch lunges at Sobieski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobieski's hand.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Kuch tries to clinch but Sobieski is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuch, right into the meat.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Sobieski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobieski's sensitive parts.
Kuch lands the left hand.
Sobieski looks to land a combination but Kuch avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Kuch.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Kuch digs a good body shot into Sobieski's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Kuch.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuch connects with an inside leg kick.
Jan Sobieski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuch moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuch lands a head shot.
Kuch lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuch.
Kuch clinches.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobieski tries to break free but Kuch pushes him back against the cage.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Sobieski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Kuch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuch works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.
Kuch can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Kuch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuch tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuch to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Kuch as the two fighters clinch.
Kuch tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ledil Kuch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kuch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kuch trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuch is pulling down on Sobieski's head to control his posture.
Kuch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuch postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuch forces his way into half guard.
Kuch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobieski's head.
Kuch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep. Kuch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski gets full guard.
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch pushes down on Sobieski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuch throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Kuch throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Kuch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski is trying to control but can't.
Kuch wants to control but Sobieski is keeping him busy.
Kuch slips a nice elbow through Sobieski's hands, connecting with Sobieski's forehead.
Sobieski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuch is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuch is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by Sobieski or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuch which made him look bad.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Sobieski moves out of range as Kuch throws a body kick.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Sobieski moves out of range.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Kuch digs a good hook to Sobieski's body.
Kuch misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobieski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuch counters with a three punch combo that has Sobieski backing up. Sobieski nods at Kuch to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Kuch cracks the inside of Sobieski's front leg.
Kuch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobieski under the eye.
Kuch with a hook.
Sobieski throws a body kick that misses.
Sobieski tries to clinch up.
Kuch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobieski lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch connects with a jab.
Sobieski lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuch there.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuch sprawls well. He's pushed Sobieski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Sobieski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuch.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch keeps Sobieski at a distance using the push kick.
Kuch feints and then cracks Sobieski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobieski down.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuch can pounce on him.
Kuch clinches up against the cage.
Kuch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobieskis head.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sobieski can't break the clinch.
Sobieski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuch.
Sobieski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuch lands with a right to the head.
Kuch effectively controlling the action here.
Sobieski manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuch. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Kuch scores with a nice head shot.
Kuch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sobieski will feel that in the morning.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sobieski. That did some damage!
Kuch stuns Sobieski 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuch, right into the meat.
Sobieski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuch thuds his shin into the meat of Sobieski's side.
Sobieski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuch sizes up Sobieski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuch lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ledil Kuch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
Ledil Kuch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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