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Cf.84: Double Trouble PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian McGuire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donnie Badge's chin.
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240 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire shoots for a double leg takedown but Badge sprawls well. He's pushed McGuire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badge lands a two punch combo.
Badge moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Badge looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
Badge misses with a hook.
Badge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire cracks Badge with an uppercut from hell and Badge crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McGuire's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Badge is rocked!
It looks like Donnie Badge has been cut.
McGuire stops Badge from standing up.
McGuire tries to free his leg and advance position but Badge is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badge looking for a sweep. Not yet Badge, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McGuire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
McGuire trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Badge manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge wants to stand but McGuire has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McGuire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badge is one step ahead there.
Badge is looking to stand up but McGuire won't let him.
McGuire wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGuire trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian McGuire was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McGuire fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
A jab from Badge misses.
Badge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGuire is trying to maintain the position but Badge is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
Badge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Badge tries to stand but McGuire is controlling from the bottom.
McGuire can't keep his opponent in guard - Badge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Badge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McGuire gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Badge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Badge looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire has a takedown stuffed.
Brian McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
Badge digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badge. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire stuffs the takedown attempt from Badge. Badge gets slowly back to his feet.
McGuire fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Badge counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Brian McGuire has been cut.
Donnie Badge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian McGuire.
McGuire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Badge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Badge tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badge misses with a kick to the body.
Badge throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but Badge shows good takedown defense.
Badge throws a body kick the misses
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fails with a takedown attempt.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Badge.
Badge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGuire but McGuire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donnie Badge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
McGuire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGuire duly obliges.
Badge is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badge throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donnie Badge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Badge.
Badge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire 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.
Badge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badge avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Badge slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Badge swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badge tries to avoid it but McGuire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badge to the ground. Badge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGuire shoots in and drives through. Badge sprawls well.
Badge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuire dives in and grabs Badge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badge pushes down on McGuire's head and hops out.
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown. Badge tries to sprawl out of it but McGuire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Badge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Badge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGuire as he jumps to the side.
Badge throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
Badge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Badge sprawls well initially but McGuire persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGuire controlling the action here.
McGuire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Badge has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire wants to control but Badge is keeping him busy.
McGuire is working for a kimura but Badge is defending it quite comfortably.
Badge is defending against the submission attempts here by McGuire.
McGuire is trying to work for a kimura but Badge is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a kimura but Badge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGuire to get the leverage.
McGuire is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Badge!
McGuire looking to control but Badge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Badge regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Badge defends it well.
McGuire is looking for a kimura here.
McGuire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Badge to regain full guard.
Badge keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Badge keeps moving.
Badge wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badge is keeping the position for now.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Badge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Donnie Badge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGuire 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian McGuire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rokka has Kovalov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kovalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovalov lands with a good body shot.
Kovalov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Rokka connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Kovalov.
Kovalov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokka.
Kovalov blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Rokka throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovalov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovalov.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kovalov landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovalov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Kovalov from controlling successfully.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rokka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kovalov throwing strikes but missing.
Rokka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovalov.
Rokka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kovalov stopping the sweep attempt from Rokka.
Rokka is pulling down on Kovalov's head to control his posture.
Kovalov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rokka's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov wants to pass the guard but Rokka is keeping the position.
Rokka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rokka looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokka, not yet.
Kovalov postures up in Rokka's guard and throws a big left but Rokka blocks it.
Kovalov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rokka is keeping the position for now.
Rokka controlling Kovalov's posture.
Rokka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Kovalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veli Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalov off balance momentarily.
Rokka leaves Kovalov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovalov!
Rokka clobbers Kovalov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kovalov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Kovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rokka lands a really nice looking cross but Kovalov seems unphased.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Kovalov.
Rokka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rokka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovalov is able to avoid easily.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Kovalov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Veli Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov thuds a left hand into Rokka's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka misses with a hook.
Kovalov looks to land a combination but Rokka avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Kovalov blocks the low kick.
Rokka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalov.
Rokka scores with a body shot.
Rokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Rokka - just one landing.
Rokka lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veli Rokka will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rokka throws a combination. Kovalov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rokka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rokka sprawls well. Rokka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kovalov gets slowly back to his feet.
Rokka throws a shot to the body.
Rokka throws the left hand but Kovalov avoids the punch easily.
Rokka throws a hook to the side of Kovalov's head but Kovalov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalov closes the distance and clinches up with Rokka, looking for a takedown. Kovalov pushes Rokka against the cage but Rokka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kovalov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kovalov throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Kovalov throws the kick towards the body but Rokka avoids it.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka misses the shot to the body.
Veli Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Kovalov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rokka's waist but Rokka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovalov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Kovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rokka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovalov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rokka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kovalov somewhat.
Rokka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rokka swinging wildly here.
Kovalov 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.
Kovalov slips under a jab.
Rokka scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kovalov is defended easily by Rokka.
Rokka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka connects with a crisp jab.
Kovalov fails to land the takedown.
Kovalov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalov 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.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. Kovalov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokka throws a leg kick but Kovalov checks it.
Rokka throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovalov counters with a good low kick that Rokka was not able to check.
Rokka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown but Rokka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rokka throws a shot to the body.
Antonio Kovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov throws a jab when Rokka was well out of range.
Kovalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalov misses with the combination.
Kovalov throws a leg kick but Rokka checks it.
Rokka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rokka.
Rokka blocks a jab.
Kovalov tries to move into range but Rokka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovalov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rokka looks to land a right hand but Kovalov moved out of range.
Kovalov misses the jab.
Rokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rokka misses with a body shot
and Kovalov counters with a nice leg kick.
Rokka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rokka lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka tests Kovalov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Rokka misses.
Rokka slips a straight right by Kovalov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Kovalov throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka looks to land a combination but Kovalov avoids it well.
Kovalov shoots in looking for a takedown. Rokka tries to sprawl out of it but Kovalov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rokka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rokka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rokka misses with a combination
and Kovalov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kovalov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kovalov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rokka wants to improve his position but Kovalov is controlling well.
Kovalov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kovalov working over Rokka with some ground and pound. Rokka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Rokka is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov wants to work for an arm triangle but Rokka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kovalov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rokka's head.
Kovalov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovalov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kovalov is looking to take a break and control but Rokka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rokka is trying to stand back up but Kovalov is controlling him
Rokka wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rokka trying to control from the bottom.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovalov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kovalov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka tries to roll over but Kovalov keeps him under control.
Kovalov trying to mount his opponent but Rokka defends it.
Rokka gets full guard.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalov is in close to Rokka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov wants to control from the top but Rokka keeps moving.
Kovalov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kovalov wants to pass the guard but Rokka is keeping the position.
Kovalov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kovalov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rokka looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokka, not yet.
Rokka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Kovalov from controlling successfully.
Rokka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kovalov!
Antonio Kovalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veli Rokka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rokka controlling the pace for now.
Kovalov regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Kovalov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rokka 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Kovalov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mursu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Someday I'll be the Champ. Candy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: zZzz. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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272 lbs
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Mursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mursu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Candy.
Mursu misses with a takedown attempt
and Candy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mursu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Candy. No joy for Mursu on that attempt.
Mursu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilkka Mursu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candy drops his hands momentarily and Mursu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Candy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Candy scores with a shot to the body.
Mursu is breathing heavily.
Candy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Candy throws out a powerful jab.
Candy lands a nice shot that snaps Mursu's head back.
Candy throws a body punch but Mursu moves out of range.
Candy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mursu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy lands a right hook to the body.
Mursu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mursu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Candy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mursu rather than just go for the knockout.
Good shot there by Candy.
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!
Mursu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mursu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mursu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Candy jabs Mursu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mursu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Candy drops Mursu with a huge uppercut! Mursu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Candy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Candy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalema Kirunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirunda has chosen The Hellacopters - In The Sign of Octopus as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalema Kirunda!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins tries to clinch but Kirunda moves out of range.
Kirunda misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirunda tries to keep at a distance but Robbins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robbins is trying to push Kirunda away but Kirunda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirunda prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirunda misses with a head kick.
Robbins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirunda checks it well.
Kirunda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robbins counters with a one-two to the body.
Kirunda throws out a leg kick but Robbins moves out of range and Kirunda only half commits.
Robbins throws out a leg kick but Kirunda moves out of range and Robbins only half commits.
Kirunda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robbins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirunda misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins cracks the inside of Kirunda's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Robbins.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirunda misses with a looping left.
Kirunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbins.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Robbins avoids the head kick by Kirunda.
Robbins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kirunda 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 Robbins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robbins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robbins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirunda gets through Robbins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirunda tries to break free but Robbins pushes him back against the cage.
Kirunda tries to break free but Robbins pushes him back against the cage.
Robbins has had enough of the clinch but Kirunda keeps him there for the moment.
Kirunda is trying to break the clinch but Robbins is controlling him.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbins instigates a clinch.
Robbins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirunda's efforts to push away.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Robbins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirunda is looking to break free of the clinch but Robbins has double underhooks.
Robbins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirunda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirunda is trying to maintain a safe position but Robbins gets an underhook and turns Kirunda into the cage.
Kirunda has had enough of the clinch but Robbins keeps him there for the moment.
Kirunda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirunda throws a shot from downtown. Robbins moves away and avoids it.
Robbins moves to clinch but Kirunda breaks away
and Kirunda counters with a good low kick that Robbins was not able to check.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Kirunda lands with an uppercut that bounces Robbins off the cage and back into range.
Robbins tries to clinch but Kirunda is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda throws a leg kick but Robbins checks it.
Kirunda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robbins tries to clinch there but Kirunda circles away.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robbins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirunda lands with a nice body punch.
Kirunda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirunda misses with a body shot.
Kirunda just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirunda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Kirunda misses.
Kirunda throws a nice looking combination but Robbins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Kirunda lands a left and a right that send Robbins crashing to the mat, dazed. Kirunda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Robbins is rocked!
It looks like Mark Robbins has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirunda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Robbins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalema Kirunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirunda checks the leg kick.
Robbins scores with a jab to the body.
Kirunda feints and then cracks Robbins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robbins down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirunda punishes Robbins's body with a nice straight punch.
Robbins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirunda can pounce on him.
Kirunda steps in with a hook that catches Robbins right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kirunda follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Robbins looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalema Kirunda!
Kalema Kirunda gave a mention to Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Sade comes to the cage accompanied by Kill The Afterlife by Audiotist. Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Sade misses with an uppercut.
Luhtanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract de Sade.
Luhtanen misses the shot to the body.
de Sade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luhtanen lands a nice shot that snaps de Sade's head back.
de Sade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
de Sade looks to land a right hand but Luhtanen moved out of range.
Luhtanen looks to land a combination but de Sade avoids it well.
Luhtanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luhtanen throws a body punch but de Sade moves out of range.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luhtanen tries to bum rush de Sade with a series of wild strikes but de Sade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luhtanen tries to bum rush de Sade with a series of wild strikes but de Sade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luhtanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Sade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de Sade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
de Sade works Luhtanen's body with a nice hook.
de Sade misses with a hook. Luhtanen ducked under it nicely.
Luhtanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luhtanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luhtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Sade's corner calls for a 1-2. de Sade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab by de Sade.
It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Sade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luhtanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
de Sade misses with a body shot.
Luhtanen throws a looping overhand right but de Sade ducks down to avoid it.
de Sade punishes Luhtanen's body with a nice straight punch.
de Sade misses with a hook. Luhtanen ducked under it nicely.
de Sade throws a lazy uppercut
and Luhtanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Sade misses with a straight left.
Luhtanen misses with a wild combination.
de Sade lands a glancing blow to the side of Luhtanen's head.
de Sade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luhtanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and de Sade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Sade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luhtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
de Sade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luhtanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
de Sade slips under a jab.
de Sade looks to score with a jab to the body but Luhtanen is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from de Sade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Sade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luhtanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Sade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luhtanen takes a swing at de Sade's ribcage but misses.
Luhtanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luhtanen looks to score with a jab to the body but de Sade is just out of range.
Luhtanen thows a body shot but no joy.
de Sade throws a jab when Luhtanen was well out of range.
de Sade tries to bum rush Luhtanen with a series of wild strikes but Luhtanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luhtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Sade.
de Sade is breathing heavily.
de Sade slips under a jab from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
Luhtanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Sade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and de Sade duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Sade misses with an uppercut. Luhtanen saw that one coming.
de Sade throws a body punch but Luhtanen moves out of range.
Luhtanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luhtanen slips a straight right by de Sade.
Luhtanen misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luhtanen. de Sade does a little dance to reset his feet.
de Sade swings widly with a right hand
and Luhtanen counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Luhtanen throws a body punch but de Sade moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Luhtanen scores with a four punch combination!
de Sade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luhtanen.
A left and a right from Luhtanen both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Sade misses with a double jab
and Luhtanen counters with a nice body shot.
de Sade tries to move into range but Luhtanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrik Luhtanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Luhtanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
de Sade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
Luhtanen takes one on the button.
Luhtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrik Luhtanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent de Sade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luhtanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from de Sade.
Luhtanen scores with a hook to the body. de Sade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
de Sade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Sade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de Sade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but de Sade moves out of range.
A combination from Luhtanen does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Luhtanen there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sade avoids the body shot from Luhtanen.
de Sade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luhtanen throws out the jab.
de Sade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luhtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
de Sade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of de Sade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
de Sade jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luhtanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Luhtanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luhtanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luhtanen throws a big shot that misses.
de Sade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luhtanen connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luhtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Luhtanen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luhtanen misses with a looping left.
Luhtanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot.
de Sade misses the shot to the body.
de Sade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen cracks de Sade with a right hand to the side of the head.
de Sade misses with a wild body shot.
Luhtanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
de Sade is rocked!
Luhtanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between de Sade's hands.
Oh de Sade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luhtanen lands a jab.
Luhtanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luhtanen misses with an uppercut.
de Sade seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Sade connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Luhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen tests de Sade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - de Sade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
de Sade throws a jab when Luhtanen was well out of range.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
de Sade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luhtanen connects with a crisp jab.
Luhtanen cracks de Sade with a good jab.
de Sade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luhtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Sade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luhtanen cracks de Sade with a good jab.
de Sade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luhtanen moves away.
Luhtanen lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luhtanen lands a two punch combo.
Luhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Sade was well out of range. Poor timing from Luhtanen.
de Sade throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - de Sade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luhtanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
de Sade ducks under a wild hook from Luhtanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Sade moves forwards but Luhtanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
de Sade misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Sade throws a series of punches but Luhtanen avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Luhtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henrik Luhtanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
de Sade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Sade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
de Sade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luhtanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Sade backs up against the cage.
Luhtanen misses with a looping left.
No joy there for de Sade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot.
Luhtanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luhtanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Sade throws a lazy right hand but Luhtanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luhtanen avoids the body shot from de Sade.
The fighters circling - Luhtanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Sade lands the left hand.
de Sade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen misses with a looping right.
Luhtanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from de Sade misses.
de Sade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luhtanen.
de Sade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luhtanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Luhtanen connects with a body shot that sends de Sade's belly button to the back.
de Sade tries to move into range but Luhtanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luhtanen digs a good hook to de Sade's body.
Luhtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luhtanen misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Luhtanen.
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but de Sade avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen looks to land a combination. de Sade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Some wild striking there from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen drops his hands momentarily and de Sade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - de Sade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luhtanen dodges the punch combination from de Sade.
de Sade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Luhtanen.
Henrik Luhtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
de Sade connects with a right hand. Luhtanen shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Luhtanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luhtanen.
Luhtanen defending well as de Sade loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen cracks de Sade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
de Sade misses with a body shot.
de Sade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Sade misses with a left hand
and Luhtanen counters with a series of strikes. de Sade will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luhtanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
de Sade throws a body punch but Luhtanen moves out of range.
de Sade drops his hands momentarily and Luhtanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luhtanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Sade circles away quickly and effectively.
de Sade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luhtanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luhtanen throws the left hand but de Sade avoids the punch easily.
Luhtanen dodges the punch combination from de Sade.
Luhtanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de Sade moves forwards but Luhtanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
de Sade slips a jab and a cross from Luhtanen.
de Sade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
de Sade dodges the punch combination from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Sade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luhtanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Sade was well out of range. Poor timing from Luhtanen.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luhtanen connects with a right hand. de Sade shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Luhtanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luhtanen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Luhtanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner's entrance music is Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon. A fine choice. Artist has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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198 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horner lands a nice shot that snaps Artist's head back.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horner takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Artist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Artist thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horner if he has to take too many more of those.
Horner throws the left hand but Artist avoids the punch easily.
Artist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
Horner misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Artist.
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!
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Horner moves out of range as Artist throws a body kick.
Horner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Artist.
It looks like Mike Horner has been cut.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Artist misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Horner thuds a left hand into Artist's body.
Artist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Artist is looking to slow Horner down with leg kicks.
Horner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Artist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artist scoring well with a low kick there.
Horner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Artist's hands.
Artist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horner. Horner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Artist.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Artist's front leg but catches the back leg as Artist tries to avoid it.
Horner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Horner misses with a low kick.
Artist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Artist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Artist blocks a head kick by Horner.
Horner thuds a left hand into Artist's body.
Horner swats away the attempt to clinch by Artist.
Nice defenses there by Horner.
Artist closes the distance and clinches.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist is looking to break free of the clinch but Horner has double underhooks.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist blocks a body shot from Horner.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Horner controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner misses with some punches.
Artist lands a shot to the body.
Horner tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist being controlled against the cage.
Artist lands a left hand.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Horner controls the action.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Artist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horner.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Horner controls his hands.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Horner taking a breather.
Maybe Horner would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Artist manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horner misses with a hook. Artist ducked under it nicely.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist tries to clinch there but Horner circles away.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist connects with a single shot there.
Horner moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
Horner blocks the body kick.
Horner blocks a head kick by Artist.
Artist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Horner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horner lands a head shot.
Artist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Artist misses
and Horner counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist connects with a solid leg kick.
Horner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Artist.
Horner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Horner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Artist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick and Horner moves out of range easily.
Horner cracks the inside of Artist's front leg.
Horner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horner moves out of range as Artist throws a body kick.
Artist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Artist cracks Horner with an open hand slap.
Artist 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.
Horner throws a low kick but Artist avoids it.
Artist throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick by Artist misses
and Horner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist rushes Horner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Artist wants to break free but Horner has control.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horner prevents a body shot from Artist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horner's elbow.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Horner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Artist in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horner is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Horner tenderised Artist's leg. Artist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Artist loads up on a big right hand but Horner slips the punch.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch but Horner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artist misses with the combination.
Horner is looking to slow Artist down with leg kicks.
Artist is breathing heavily.
Horner swings for the body but Artist moves out of range.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Horner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Horner's head but Horner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horner lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist misses with a series of wild punches.
Horner throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Horner.
Artist closes the distance and clinches.
Horner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Horner avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.
Horner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist has Horner pressed against the cage, preventing Horner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horner prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist misses with a body punch.
Artist prevents Horner from breaking the clinch.
Horner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artist working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Horner prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Horner.
Horner lands with a left to the head.
Artist gets through Horner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horner throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Horner blocks a body shot from Artist.
Horner lands a nice shot to the body.
Horner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Artist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horner thows a body kick. Artist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mike Horner is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Artist.
Horner thuds his right hand into Artist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
Artist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Artist misses.
Horner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Artist throws a body punch but Horner moves out of range.
A big left from Artist misses.
Artist misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Horner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horner misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horner looks for the body kick but Artist saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Horner.
Horner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Artist. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Horner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Horner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Horner's front leg but catches the back leg as Horner tries to avoid it.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Artist does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horner jabs Artist right on the nose. Artist blinks but takes it well.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Artist's front leg but catches the back leg as Artist tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Horner misses.
Horner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horner throws a leg kick but Artist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horner lands with an uppercut that bounces Artist off the cage and back into range.
Horner moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist misses with a left hand
letting Horner counter with a right hand.
Artist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horner moves out of range as Artist throws a body kick.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Horner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Artist scores with a nice body kick.
Artist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horner. Horner obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Artist misses.
Horner avoids a kick to the body.
Artist just misses with a punch to the body.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Artist's sensitive parts.
Artist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horner connects with a crisp jab.
Artist walks into a straight right hand from Horner.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Horner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Horner. That snapped Artist's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner clobbers Artist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Artist is rocked!
Artist throws a wild body kick that Horner sees coming a mile off.
Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Horner finish him?
A punch combination from Horner misses.
Artist seems to have recovered his senses.
Artist throws a body kick that misses.
Artist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Horner.
Artist walks into a straight right hand from Horner.
Horner lands with a kick to the temple. Artist shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Artist throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Horner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Artist - the referee stops the clock and Horner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Artist. Horner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner avoids a kick to the body.
Horner avoids the body shot from Artist.
Horner connects with a solid leg kick.
Artist misses with a left hand
and Horner counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horner lands with a nice body punch.
Horner lands a nice looking body shot.
Horner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Artist's front leg but catches the back leg as Artist tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horner.
Artist throws a body kick the misses
and Horner counters with a nice body kick.
Horner stuns Artist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horner throws a nice looking combination but Artist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner throws a front kick aimed at Artist's knee but Artist avoids it well.
Horner misses with a straight left.
Horner misses the jab.
Artist throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horner misses with an uppercut. Artist saw that one coming.
Artist throws a leg kick but Horner moved away.
Artist walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good shot there by Horner.
Artist throws out a loose jab but Horner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horner lands with a slapping head kick.
Artist fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
Horner with a jab.
Artist darts in and clinches Horner up against the cage.
Horner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Horner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Horner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. 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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25
161 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi connects with a single shot there.
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cero throws a jab when Hirvi was well out of range.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Cero misses with an uppercut.
Hirvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
Hirvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hirvi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cero lands a jab to the head.
Hirvi wants to clinch.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches up with Cero, looking for a takedown. Hirvi pushes Cero against the cage but Cero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a leg kick which misses Hirvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hirvi tries to avoid it.
Cero lands a really nice looking cross but Hirvi seems unphased.
Cero scores with a hook to the body. Hirvi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cero misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cero.
Hirvi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hirvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Hirvi throws a low kick but Cero avoids it.
Cero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Hirvi.
Hirvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Hirvi down.
Cero doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvi circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hirvi looks for the body kick but Cero saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirvi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hirvi connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirvi checks a leg kick.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cero jabs Hirvi right on the nose. Hirvi blinks but takes it well.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvi looks to land a body kick but Cero moved away.
Hirvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cero stuns Hirvi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Cero throws a hook but Hirvi blocks it.
Hirvi avoids the body shot from Cero.
Hirvi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Cero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hirvi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cero lands with a good body shot.
Hirvi misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Cero throws out a loose jab but Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hirvi.
Hirvi scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Hirvi down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hirvi is defended easily by Cero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Hirvi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hirvi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cero looks to land a combination. Hirvi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hirvi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvi throws a front kick aimed at Cero's knee but Cero avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Hirvi moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cero checks a low kick from Hirvi.
Hirvi throws a leg kick
and Cero counters with an inside leg kick.
Cero stuns Hirvi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hirvi is breathing heavily.
Hirvi thows a leg kick but Cero checks it
and Cero counters with an outside leg kick.
Cero lands a nice hook to Hirvi's body. Hirvi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cero jabs at Hirvi's body.
Cero throws a chopping leg kick but Hirvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvi throws a series of punches but Cero moves out of range.
Cero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hirvi.
Cero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvi is out of range.
Hirvi throws a head kick but Cero moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Hirvi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hirvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Hirvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hirvi. That did some damage!
Hirvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cero throws a push kick but Hirvi slaps the foot to one side.
Cero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hirvi rather than just go for the knockout.
Hirvi throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Hirvi walks into a jab.
Hirvi checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Cero cracks Hirvi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hirvi is looking to land body kicks.
Hirvi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero avoids the head kick by Hirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Hirvi misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Hirvi throws a body kick that misses.
Cero with a jab.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hirvi lands with a hook. Cero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hirvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hirvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
Cero misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hirvi looks to land a body kick but Cero moved away.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Hirvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Cero counters with a stiff right hand.
Hirvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hirvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hirvi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cero but Cero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hirvi.
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hirvi is just out of range.
Cero stalks Hirvi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hirvi's face. Hirvi staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi takes one to the side of the head.
Cero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cero checks a leg kick.
Cero motions for Hirvi to come forward. Cero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvi misses with a looping right.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero cracks the inside of Hirvi's front leg.
Hirvi walks into a left hand.
Hirvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hirvi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvi's shoulder, as Hirvi tries to avoid the shot.
Cero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero scores with a jab.
Cero looks to throw the jab but Hirvi is out of range.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero motions for Hirvi to come forward. Cero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirvi ducks under a wild hook from Cero.
An inside leg kick from Cero misses.
Hirvi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero tries to sprawl but Hirvi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cero is trying to stand up here but Hirvi is controlling him well.
Cero kicks Hirvi off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Hirvi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hirvi somewhat.
Cero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hirvi clinches.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvi controls his hands.
Hirvi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cero leaning against his opponent.
Hirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hirvi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.
Hirvi lands a nice knee to the body.
Cero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cero lands a jab to the head.
Hirvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Hirvi.
Hirvi moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hirvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero tries to clinch there but Hirvi circles away.
Cero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero throws a sloppy body shot
and Hirvi counters with an inside leg kick.
Hirvi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hirvi 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 Cero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirvi. That's going to slow Cero down.
Antti Hirvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvi is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hirvi - the referee stops the clock and Cero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hirvi. Cero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cero misses with a double jab.
Hirvi slips a jab from Cero.
Some bone on bone action there as Cero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hirvi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cero.
Cero avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cero. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cero thows a body kick. Hirvi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cero misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hirvi misses with a low kick.
Cero lands a slapping body shot.
Hirvi is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cero wants it to stay on the feet.
Cero lands a slapping body shot.
Cero cracks a nice hook into Hirvi's ribs.
Cero lands with a nice body punch.
Cero digs a good hook to Hirvi's body.
Cero throws a good cross that connects.
Cero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Hirvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirvi is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Cero tenderised Hirvi's leg. Hirvi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cero lands a jab to Hirvi's midsection.
Cero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hirvi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hirvi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hirvi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
Hirvi misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero looks to land a body kick but Hirvi moved away.
Hirvi feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
After the big win, Numero Cero made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All of the Lights. Malham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amorphis - House of Sleep. Rodney Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holmes misses with a left hand
and Malham counters with a two punch combo.
Malham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Malham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Malham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holmes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malham misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Malham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Holmes tries a low kick but Malham avoids it.
Malham shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Malham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malham throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Malham is avoiding it.
Malham tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Malham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Malham.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Holmes regains half guard there - taking advantage of Malham's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Holmes trying to control but Malham postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Malham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malham wants to take a breather but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Malham was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Malham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malham lands an overhand right.
Malham with a nice cross.
Malham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes is looking to slow Malham down with leg kicks.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holmes duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malham.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Malham.
Malham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Malham saw that one coming.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Malham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malham throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Malham misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Malham is avoiding it.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malham misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Malham misses.
Malham throws a leg kick
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malham throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malham.
Malham throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Malham is just out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Malham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malham misses with a body kick.
Malham is looking to score with low kicks.
Malham connects with a right hand. Holmes shakes it off.
Malham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Holmes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Malham circles away.
Malham throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Malham lands a nice shot to the body.
Malham checks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Malham's knee but Malham avoids it well.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malham throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmes tries to work over Malham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Malham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rodney Holmes has been cut.
Malham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malham's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham breaks from the clinch.
Malham blocks a jab.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Malham should have avoided that one.
Malham looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Malham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Malham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malham throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malham, right into the meat.
John Malham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham lands a high kick!
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Malham counters with a one-two to the body.
Malham cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malham misses with a double jab.
Malham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malham lands with a slapping head kick.
Malham throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malham is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Malham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malham wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Malham.
Malham throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Malham.
Malham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malham slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes throws a hook but Malham avoids it easily.
Malham moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes tries to bum rush Malham with a series of wild strikes but Malham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Malham.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holmes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malham - the referee stops the clock and Holmes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malham. Holmes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malham throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Malham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malham is defended easily by Holmes.
Malham throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
John Malham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Malham.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malham throws a body kick the misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Malham keeps it at a distance.
Malham gets a takedown into half guard.
Malham thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Malham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holmes wants to control but Malham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Malham eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Holmes is staying active underneath Malham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malham is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holmes is in trouble now - Malham has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Malham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malham!
John Malham really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manowar - Gods Of War. Odin Fredriksson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Odin Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Box.
Fredriksson scores with a jab. Box acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fredriksson misses with a hook
and Box counters with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson slips a jab and a cross from Box.
Box shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Box was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Box postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fredriksson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Fredriksson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fredriksson working to try and regain half guard.
Box lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fredriksson hang on?
It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
Box lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredriksson is looking to improve his position but Box isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Odin Fredriksson's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Odin Fredriksson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roland Box!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Martinsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bleach - Fade to Black B13A. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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231 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinsson moves away.
Martinsson throws a front kick aimed at Victorio's knee but Victorio avoids it well.
Martinsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Nice shot by Victorio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victorio counters with a low kick, right behind Martinsson 's knee.
Victorio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinsson checks a low kick from Victorio.
Martinsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinsson drops his hands momentarily and Victorio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Victorio misses with the combination.
Victorio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinsson swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martinsson takes a step back to recover.
Martinsson lands with a good body shot.
Victorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio drives through with a takedown into Martinsson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Victorio preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victorio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Victorio postures up.
Martinsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Victorio defends it easily.
Martinsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Victorio.
Victorio looking to pass the guard.
Martinsson has his foot on Victorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Victorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Victorio passes Martinsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Victorio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Victorio wants to control but Martinsson is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio moves into full mount! Martinsson won't be happy about that!
Victorio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio looking to finish Martinsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinsson!
Martinsson tries to improve his position but instead Victorio has taken his back!
Victorio wants to control but Martinsson is keeping busy.
Martinsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Victorio gets his hands free.
Victorio working for a choke but Martinsson is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinsson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Victorio gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Victorio lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Victorio is persistently looking for the submission but Martinsson is defending it well.
Martinsson trying to control the hands but Victorio breaks the grip.
Victorio is landing with strikes. Martinsson can't take much more of this.
Victorio goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Martinsson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Victorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorio is in trouble now - Martinsson has advanced to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Victorio is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinsson 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 Victorio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victorio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinsson. Victorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinsson misses with a body punch
enabling Victorio to counter with a crisp jab.
Victorio misses the jab.
Martinsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Martinsson.
Martinsson avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Martinsson avoids the body shot from Victorio.
Martinsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Victorio lands with a cross.
Martinsson tries to work over Victorio's front leg with a kick but Victorio checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinsson is just out of range.
Victorio moves out of range as Martinsson strikes.
Martinsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Victorio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinsson is breathing heavily.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinsson.
Victorio drops Martinsson with a beautiful combination! Martinsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Victorio is looking for the KO!
Martinsson is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Martinsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Victorio finish him?
Victorio scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Victorio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Victorio lands a brutal head kick. Martinsson looks out on his feet and Victorio throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio retains his heavyweight title!
Jonny Victorio very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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