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MMA HELSINKI 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jonny Stevens has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonny Stevens seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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137 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Andersen. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown. Andersen tries to sprawl out of it but Stevens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andersen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Andersen. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersen scores with a jab.
Andersen misses with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stevens won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
Stevens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stevens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevens won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen being controlled here, momentarily.
Andersen trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
Stevens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Stevens.
Andersen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersen wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Jon Erik Andersen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevens's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andersen looking to stall.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Stevens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Andersen is trying to keep an underhook but Stevens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersen defends it well.
Stevens prevents Andersen from improving his position.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andersen's head.
Stevens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andersen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen is trying to control but Stevens passes into side control!
Andersen is trying to work for a sweep but Stevens has mounted him!
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Andersen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens controlling from mount.
Andersen tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andersen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andersen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andersen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stevens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
Andersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andersen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Andersen struggling a bit here.
Andersen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stevens kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stevens lands an elbow.
Andersen can't do much from the bottom here.
Andersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevens landing a few strikes.
Stevens working away.
Stevens remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Andersen tries to bench press Stevens off him but Stevens keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to work for a sweep but Stevens has mounted him!
Andersen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stevens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andersen?
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Andersen tries to reverse the position but Stevens maintains control.
Stevens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andersen hang on?
Stevens controlling his opponent.
Andersen taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Stevens cracks Andersen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stevens prevents Andersen from getting the reversal.
Stevens looking to finish Andersen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andersen!
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
Stevens scoring with strikes but Andersen is staying in there.
Stevens content just to control the position here.
Andersen is trying to escape the mount.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jonny Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the head.
Andersen is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens with a couple of short strikes.
Andersen is trying to escape the mount.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andersen's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens lands with some strikes.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Andersen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Andersen tries to clinch up
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. Andersen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andersen looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Andersen slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevens drives through and clinches with Andersen against the cage.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Stevens is looking for a takedown.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andersen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andersen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Andersen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andersen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andersen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andersen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andersen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Andersen is trying to keep an underhook but Stevens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Andersen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stevens cracks Andersen with a solid left hand.
Andersen trying to control the position.
Stevens won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
Stevens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersen controls Stevens momentarily but Stevens frees himself.
Andersen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stevens escapes and throws Andersen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Andersen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stevens connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to control but Stevens postures up.
Stevens is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Andersen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stevens has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Andersen is pushing Stevens's head away, looking to escape. Stevens manages to hold on to the position though.
Stevens is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Stevens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andersen on his heels. He'll look to pass Andersen's guard now, I'm sure.
Andersen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stevens is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Andersen.
Stevens taking a breather here.
Jonny Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Stevens!
After the fight, Jonny Stevens was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay And (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov has chosen Red october as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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218 lbs
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248 lbs
18 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lay And!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for And.
Leonov misses with a body kick.
Leonov misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from And. Those never looked like landing.
And misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
And throws a hook but Leonov blocks it.
And is looking to clinch.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vadim Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
And takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Leonov cracks a nice hook into And's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like Leonov is going to stand back up.
Leonov trying to pass the guard but And defending well.
Leonov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leonov tries to pass the half guard into mount. And knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And regains full guard. Nicely done.
And looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonov is one step ahead there.
Leonov stands and steps away. And gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Leonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonov drives through and clinches with And against the cage.
Leonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for And.
Leonov has And pressed against the cage.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
And moves out of range as Leonov throws a body kick.
Leonov takes one to the chin there.
Leonov throws a sloppy head kick and And moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov moves into the clinch.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonov throws a series of punches but And moves out of range.
Leonov has managed to clinch.
And fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And tries to break the clinch but Leonov is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonov dodges the punch combination from And.
Leonov lands a right hook to the body.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from And.
Leonov pushes And away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
And blocks a jab.
Leonov lands a slapping body shot.
And is breathing heavily.
Leonov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leonov working over And with some ground and pound. And looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leonov.
It looks like Leonov is going to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Leonov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leonov throwing strikes but missing.
Leonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And working a defensive guard here.
Leonov stands up from And's guard - Leonov perhaps looking for a knockout.
And gets tackled into the cage by Leonov. Leonov maintains the clinch.
And lands a body shot.
Leonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite And's efforts to push away.
Leonov scores with a hook to the body.
Leonov stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And lands a nice uppercut.
Leonov lands a good knee to the midsection. And won't want to take too many of those.
Leonov stalling against the cage.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Leonov dominated that round.
That's time! And's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
And gets tackled into the cage by Leonov. Leonov maintains the clinch.
Leonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Leonov misses with a straight right.
Leonov closes the distance and clinches.
And looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonov lands a knee to the body.
And managing to block the knees to the body from Leonov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leonov obliges.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Leonov gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov working the ground and pound from side control.
And could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leonov decides to stand back up.
Lay And is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Leonov.
Leonov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of And's head.
And takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab-cross combination lands for Leonov and sends And crashing to the mat! Leonov follows him down to the mat - And regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
And is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for And to stand up.
Oh And is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Leonov and And falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Leonov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vadim Leonov!
An out of breath Vadim Leonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Taison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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6 - 12 - 0 |
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178 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maik Taison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taison is trying to buck Neponen off.
Taison can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neponen.
Taison wants to control but Neponen postures up.
Neponen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Neponen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neponen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Neponen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neponen is trying to get an arm triangle but Taison is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neponen throws an elbow but Taison slips to the side and avoids it well.
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!
Taison tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Taison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neponen.
Sloppy strikes there by Neponen.
Taison parries the strikes from Neponen easily there. Neponen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taison to escape.
Neponen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neponen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taison, who protects the arm well.
Taison manages to get back to half guard.
Neponen tries to pass to full mount but Taison defends it.
Neponen is looking for a kimura here.
Neponen is trying to work for a kimura but Taison is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neponen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taison is trying to stand up here but Neponen is controlling him well.
Neponen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommi Neponen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme has chosen patriot as his entrance music. Pekka Halme has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Enrico Vargas's chin.
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176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halme shoots for a takedown but Vargas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vargas tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
A punch combination from Vargas misses.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enrico Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme throws the left hand but Vargas avoids the punch easily.
Vargas wants to clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vargas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Halme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halme decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Halme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halme wants to free his trapped foot but Vargas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas tries to roll over but Halme keeps him under control.
Halme wants to take a breather but Vargas is having none of it.
Halme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vargas sees it coming and defends easily.
Halme thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vargas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halme looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Halme looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vargas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halme on the ground.
Halme is looking for a kimura here.
Halme has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vargas defend it? Halme steps over the head and cranks it - Vargas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Halme!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes into the arena with Masta Ace - Sittin On Chrome blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Becker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brian Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker just misses with a punch to the body.
Becker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a right and a left that Becker avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Becker. That snapped Santos's head back.
Becker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Becker walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Becker misses with a series of wild punches.
Becker looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a series of punches but Becker avoids them all with ease.
Becker rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Becker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Becker scores with a knee to the head.
Becker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Becker is struggling to control the position.
Becker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Becker effectively controlling the action here.
Becker is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Becker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Becker. Those never looked like landing.
Becker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Becker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Becker.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
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!
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Becker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Becker blocks a head kick by Santos.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Becker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Becker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos looks gassed!
Becker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Becker has a takedown stuffed.
Becker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Brian Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Becker.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Becker misses with a two punch combination.
Becker has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos jumps guard but Becker stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Becker just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Becker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Becker tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Becker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Becker shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Becker. Becker gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos throws a one two combo.
Becker throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos feints a jab promting Becker to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Becker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Becker cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Becker moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Becker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santos up against the cage.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Becker.
Santos can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Becker just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Becker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Becker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Becker is looking to clinch.
Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Becker shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Becker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos jabs at Becker's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Becker.
Becker tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Becker backpedaling.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos throws a head kick but Becker moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Bruce Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos throws a series of punches but Becker avoids them all with ease.
Becker avoids the head kick by Santos.
Becker misses with a double jab.
Santos staying out of range there.
Becker throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Becker throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws a series of punches but Becker avoids them all with ease.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Becker looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Becker circles away quickly and effectively.
Becker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos slips under a jab from Becker.
Becker tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Becker counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Becker looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Becker throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Becker.
Becker has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with an elbow over the top.
Becker taking a breather.
Becker tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Becker lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Becker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Becker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Becker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Becker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Santos.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Becker throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce Becker is winning the standup battle so far.
Becker lands a body shot.
Becker shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Becker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Becker tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Becker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Becker.
Becker misses with a straight right.
Becker misses with an uppercut.
Santos 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.
Santos looks to land a combination but Becker avoids it well.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Becker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Becker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Becker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Becker.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker cracks Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santos misses with the combination.
Becker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Becker shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Becker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos lands a head shot.
Becker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Becker.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos throws a right hand that Becker ducks under and follows up with a left that Becker also avoids with ease.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Becker blocks a head kick by Santos.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Becker throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos looks to land a combination but Becker avoids it well.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Becker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Becker misses.
Becker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos misses with the combination.
Becker fails to land with a series of punches.
Becker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Becker off to one side.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Becker lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Becker is looking to clinch.
Becker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Becker circles away quickly and effectively.
Becker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Becker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Becker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Becker closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Becker working aggressively here.
Bruce Becker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Becker.
A short right from Becker on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Becker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Becker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Becker!
Bruce Becker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaino St Pierre struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ketola Jr throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Ketola Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Ketola Jr shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Ketola Jr fails with the takedown.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ketola Jr.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Ketola Jr misses with a left hand
and St Pierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Ketola Jr shrugs it off.
Ketola Jr misses with a straight left.
Ketola Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot
and St Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Ketola Jr 's knee.
Ketola Jr takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Ketola Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
St Pierre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr moves out of range of the body kick from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ketola Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ketola Jr cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Pierre misses with a leg kick.
Ketola Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Jani Ketola Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Ketola Jr's leg but Ketola Jr calmly moves out of range.
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ketola Jr scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ketola Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Ketola Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ketola Jr jabs St Pierre right on the nose. St Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Ketola Jr is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot.
Ketola Jr misses with a body punch
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ketola Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola Jr catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ketola Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Ketola Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
Ketola Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ketola Jr misses with a hook.
Ketola Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr misses with a right hand
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Ketola Jr misses.
Ketola Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ketola Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ketola Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ketola Jr cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
A cross from Ketola Jr lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ketola Jr shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes the leg kick and cracks Ketola Jr in the body.
Jani Ketola Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
St Pierre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ketola Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ketola Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
St Pierre leaves Ketola Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ketola Jr ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Ketola Jr shoots in.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Ketola Jr.
Horrible takedown by Ketola Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ketola Jr shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Ketola Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ketola Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketola Jr.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ketola Jr takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Ketola Jr scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Ketola Jr moves his leg out of the way.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Ketola Jr moved away.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola Jr lands a head shot.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Ketola Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ketola Jr throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ketola Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
Ketola Jr shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ketola Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Ketola Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Ketola Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketola Jr. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ketola Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ketola Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketola Jr.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ketola Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ketola Jr checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
Ketola Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre swings for the body but Ketola Jr moves out of range.
Ketola Jr misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
Ketola Jr loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Ketola Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Ketola Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ketola Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Ketola Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ketola Jr shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ketola Jr misses the shot to the body.
Vaino St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ketola Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Ketola Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Ketola Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ketola Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Ketola Jr!
Jani Ketola Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Im gonna win and keep this belt a loong looong time nigga! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be fireworks!
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28
135 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
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26
133 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name cracks Nykanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nykanen looks gassed!
Name ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Name tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nykanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Name does no damage.
Name pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Name shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nykanen as he jumps to the side.
Name moves into range and clinches up with Nykanen.
Nykanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Name misses with some punches.
Name tries to circle away but Nykanen has him pinned against the cage.
Name really is a fat lump.
Name wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nykanen has him pressed against the cage.
Nykanen is working for takedown but Name is calmly controlling the position for now.
Name escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Name darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name wants to clinch up but Nykanen keeps it at a distance.
Name cracks Nykanen with a good jab.
Name misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Name lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Name dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nykanen. That did some damage!
Name tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nykanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nykanen tries to keep at a distance but Name has taken the fight into the clinch.
Name's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Name ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Name rushes Nykanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Name breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Name's corner calls for a 1-2. Name obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen dodges the punch combination from Name.
Name looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nykanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Name controls the pace.
Name trying to control but Nykanen is working from the bottom.
Name content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of No Name.
Name throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name lands a high kick!
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Name.
Name misses the jab.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Name throws a nice head kick!
Nykanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Name connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nykanen scrambles back to his feet.
Name scores with a one two! Nykanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Name tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Name.
Name ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Name.
Nykanen walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Name.
Name fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nykanen.
Name misses the jab.
Name throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name looks to land a combination but Nykanen avoids it well.
Name tries to clinch but Nykanen is having none of it.
Nykanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Name.
The fight stays on the outside here - Name looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Name gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Name wants to break free but Nykanen has control.
Nykanen tries to score a body lock takedown but Name shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nykanen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Name has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Name breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
No Name dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Name.
Name moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nykanen slips under a jab from Name.
Name has managed to clinch.
Name breaks the clinch.
Name fails to land with a series of punches.
Name fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Name throws an overhand right that lands on Nykanen's shoulder, as Nykanen tries to avoid the shot.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Name.
Name scores with a shot to the body.
Name scores with a decent looking hook.
Nykanen ducks under a wild hook from Name.
Name throws a hook but Nykanen blocks it.
Name misses with a body shot.
Nykanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nykanen on the side of the head.
Nykanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nykanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Name fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nykanen.
Nykanen moves out of range as Name strikes.
No Name is winning the standup battle so far.
Nykanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nykanen takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Name. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Name throws out a loose jab but Nykanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Name shoots in and gets a takedown into Nykanen's guard.
Name wants to control from the top but Nykanen keeps moving.
Name wants to pass the guard but Nykanen is keeping the position.
Nykanen is looking to stand up but Name isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Name trying to control but Nykanen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nykanen being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of No Name.
Name swinging wildly here.
Name scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Name misses with a low kick.
Nykanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Name lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nykanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Name fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nykanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name lands a jab-cross combination.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Name.
Name misses with a wild combination.
Name plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Name. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Nykanen takes one to the chin there.
Name fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Name scores with a hook to the body. Nykanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Name thumps Nykanen with a low kick.
Name throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nykanen on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Name misses the target.
Name tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nykanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name wants to clinch.
Name is looking to land body kicks.
Nykanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Name.
Nykanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Name throws a jab but it's blocked by Nykanen.
Name thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Name dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen leaves Name with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Name connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
No Name dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Nykanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Name is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nykanen can do to turn this around?
Name throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nykanen.
Name misses with a straight right.
Name connects with a jab.
Name looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Name throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Name scores with a body shot.
Name feints a jab promting Nykanen to slip. Name then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nykanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nykanen avoids the head kick by Name.
Nykanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Name swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nykanen blocks a head kick by Name.
Name uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nykanen has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name lands a nice shot that snaps Nykanen's head back.
Name pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Name scores with a nice strike.
Jab, jab by Name - just one landing.
Name cracks Nykanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Name swinging wildly here.
Nykanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Name.
Name's corner calls for a 1-2. Name obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Name or perhaps it was just good defense by Nykanen which made him look bad.
Nykanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Name can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Name misses.
Name moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Name.
Nykanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left lands for Name.
A right-left combo lands from Name.
Name throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Name throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nykanen moves out of range as Name strikes.
Name fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Name scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Name. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nykanen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for No Name. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Name misses with a jab, cross combination.
Name fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Name tries to bum rush Nykanen with a series of wild strikes but Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Name throws a sloppy head kick and Nykanen moves out of range easily.
Nykanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Name manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nykanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Name. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen dives in and grabs Name's left leg, looking for a takedown. Name pushes down on Nykanen's head and hops out.
Nykanen stuffs the takedown.
Name tries to clinch up but Nykanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Name ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
A swing and a miss from Name.
Matti Nykanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen fails with the takedown.
Name avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Name looks to land a combination but Nykanen avoids it well.
A slow jab from Name misses its intended target.
Name shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nykanen is squirming around, avoiding Name's attempts to control the action.
Nykanen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Name controlling his opponent.
No Name is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nykanen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
No Name showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Name has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... No Name!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magne Bruno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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218 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, North Rupp!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rupp misses with a body shot.
Bruno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rupp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruno.
Rupp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rupp misses with a two punch combination.
Rupp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
North Rupp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rupp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruno was well out of range. Poor timing from Rupp.
Rupp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruno.
Rupp looks to throw the jab but Bruno is out of range.
Bruno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rupp was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruno.
Bruno lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rupp.
Rupp misses with a looping left.
Bruno dodges the punch combination from Rupp.
Bruno jabs at Rupp's body.
Rupp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno throws the left hand but Rupp avoids the punch easily.
Rupp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rupp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rupp defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
Rupp shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bruno eats them both and turns towards Rupp to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruno.
Rupp looks to land a combination but Bruno avoids it well.
Bruno misses the jab.
Rupp misses with a straight right.
Rupp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rupp misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Bruno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rupp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruno at a distance.
Rupp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Rupp thows a body shot but no joy.
Rupp takes a swing at Bruno's ribcage but misses.
Rupp swings for the body but Bruno moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bruno.
Bruno works over Rupp's head and body with a nice combination.
Rupp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rupp.
Rupp misses with a wild combination.
Rupp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rupp.
Rupp misses with a wild body shot.
Rupp blocks a jab.
Bruno avoids the head kick by Rupp.
Rupp lands a nice hook to Bruno's body. Bruno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupp delivers a nice body kick.
Bruno misses with a left hand
and Rupp counters with a three punch combo that has Bruno backing up. Bruno nods at Rupp to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Rupp.
Rupp lands with an uppercut that bounces Bruno off the cage and back into range.
Rupp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rupp.
Rupp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruno takes a swing at Rupp's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Bruno.
Rupp moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Sloppy strikes from Rupp. Those never looked like landing.
Bruno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rupp circles away quickly and effectively.
Rupp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruno counters with a nice uppercut.
Rupp with a hook.
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!
Rupp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rupp looks to land a right hand but Bruno moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rupp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rupp.
Rupp tests Bruno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruno throws a jab when Rupp was well out of range.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Rupp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Rupp.
A jab from Rupp misses.
Rupp lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bruno.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rupp manages to avoid it.
Rupp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno thows a body shot but no joy.
Rupp throws a shot from downtown. Bruno moves away and avoids it.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rupp moves away.
Bruno swings for the body but Rupp moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Magne Bruno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rupp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruno manages to avoid it.
Bruno throws a body punch but Rupp moves out of range.
Rupp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruno.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rupp.
Some wild striking there from Bruno.
Rupp throws an overhand right that lands on Bruno's shoulder, as Bruno tries to avoid the shot.
Rupp lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rupp misses the jab.
Rupp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruno.
Bruno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rupp's head backwards.
Rupp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruno circles away quickly and effectively.
Rupp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rupp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Rupp is just out of range.
Magne Bruno is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruno dodges the punch combination from Rupp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno misses with the combination.
Rupp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rupp slips under a jab.
Rupp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
North Rupp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rupp misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Rupp - just one landing.
Bruno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruno staying out of range there.
Bruno defending well as Rupp loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Bruno.
Rupp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruno circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Bruno misses.
Rupp tries to move into range but Bruno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruno misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruno misses with a wild combination.
Bruno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Rupp misses.
Rupp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Rupp throws an overhand right that lands on Bruno's shoulder, as Bruno tries to avoid the shot.
Rupp lands with an overhand left.
Rupp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruno throws out the jab.
Rupp scores with a hook.
Rupp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rupp.
Rupp misses with a body shot.
Bruno cracks Rupp with a good jab.
Rupp misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rupp manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruno.
Bruno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Bruno does no damage.
Rupp slips a straight right by Bruno.
Bruno takes one to the chin there.
Bruno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rupp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruno.
Sloppy strikes from Rupp. Those never looked like landing.
Bruno scores with a shot to the body.
Rupp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Bruno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno throws a hook to the side of Rupp's head but Rupp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rupp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rupp. Those never looked like landing.
Bruno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno throws a body punch but Rupp moves out of range.
Bruno looks to throw the jab but Rupp is out of range.
Rupp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rupp duly obliges.
Rupp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruno ducks under a wild hook from Rupp.
A punch combination from Rupp misses.
Rupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruno.
Rupp is breathing heavily.
Rupp throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruno.
Rupp misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Bruno. Those never looked like landing.
Rupp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rupp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rupp just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Magne Bruno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rupp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rupp.
Rupp loads up on a big right hand but Bruno slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Rupp.
Bruno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Rupp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rupp tries to bum rush Bruno with a series of wild strikes but Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rupp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruno scores with a shot to the body.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rupp misses.
A combination from Bruno does no damage.
Bruno throws the left hand but Rupp avoids the punch easily.
Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rupp.
Rupp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rupp looks to land a right hand but Bruno moved out of range.
Bruno misses with a lunging right hand
and Rupp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Bruno there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rupp scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rupp. Those never looked like landing.
Bruno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rupp throws a hook to the side of Bruno's head but Bruno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rupp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rupp misses with a left hand
and Bruno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno swinging wildly here.
Rupp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rupp dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Rupp fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupp slips a jab and a cross from Bruno.
Rupp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rupp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rupp.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rupp jabs at Bruno's body.
Bruno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno stuns Rupp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Rupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rupp lands a jab to the head.
Rupp looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruno is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruno!
Bruno moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Bruno misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno slips a jab from Rupp.
Rupp lands with a hook. Bruno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruno ducks under a wild hook from Rupp.
Bruno walks into a stiff left hand from Rupp.
Rupp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rupp loads up on a big right hand but Bruno slips the punch.
Bruno staying out of range there.
North Rupp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rupp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Bruno. Beautiful body shot.
Rupp lands with a straight right. Bruno didn't see that one coming.
Rupp moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rupp moves away.
Rupp lands an overhand right.
Bruno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno slips under a jab from Rupp.
Bruno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Rupp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rupp thuds his right hand into Bruno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Rupp scores with a four punch combination!
Rupp throws a nice looking combination but Bruno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rupp doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Rupp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rupp throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruno.
Magne Bruno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno tests Rupp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Bruno.
Rupp just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magne Bruno.
Well Bruno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Magne Bruno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pallihiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pallihiki comes to the cage accompanied by Deadmau5 - Strobe. Jawor has chosen The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pallihiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pallihiki, pushing him back against the cage.
Jawor slowing the pace effectively.
Jawor lands with a right to the head.
Pallihiki breaks the clinch.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jawor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pallihiki counters with a three punch combo that has Jawor backing up. Jawor nods at Pallihiki to acknowledge the strikes.
Jawor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jawor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jawor.
Pallihiki gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jawor is trying to stand up here but Pallihiki is controlling him well.
Pallihiki postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jawor to stand up.
Jawor wants to clinch up but Pallihiki keeps it at a distance.
Jawor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jawor moves in looking to clinch but Pallihiki pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallihiki tries to keep at a distance but Jawor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jawor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pallihiki is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Jawor.
Jawor can't break the clinch.
Jawor breaks the clinch.
Jawor swats away the attempt to clinch by Pallihiki.
Danga de danga de dang - Jawor scores with a four punch combination!
Pallihiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jawor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pallihiki scores with a nice strike.
Pallihiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Pallihiki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jawor as he jumps to the side.
Jawor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jawor moves in looking to clinch but Pallihiki pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki looks for a takedown but Jawor sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pallihiki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasi Pallihiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jawor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Pallihiki misses.
Jawor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pallihiki.
Jawor clinches.
Jawor breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pallihiki dodges the punch combination from Jawor.
Jawor doesn't manage to clinch there - Pallihiki circles away.
Pallihiki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawor moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawor lands with a light punch inside.
Jawor is trying to push Pallihiki away but Pallihiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jawor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pallihiki manages to break the clinch.
Jawor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pallihiki has his takedown stuffed
and Jawor counters by clinching up.
Pallihiki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jawor missing with knees to the body.
Pallihiki manages to break the clinch.
Jawor has managed to clinch.
Jawor looking to slow down the pace here.
Pallihiki manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawor. Pallihiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawor gets a clinch.
Pallihiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jawor leaves Pallihiki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pallihiki blocks a head kick by Jawor.
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!
Jawor moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Pallihiki is controlling him.
Pallihiki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jawor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pallihiki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pallihiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pallihiki throws a head punch that misses.
Jawor breaks the clinch.
Jawor works over Pallihiki's head and body with a nice combination.
Jawor stalks Pallihiki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pallihiki's face. Pallihiki staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysiek Jawor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jawor moves into range and clinches up with Pallihiki.
Jawor misses with a knee strike.
Jawor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pallihiki avoids it.
Jawor slows down the pace here.
Pallihiki drags the fight down to the ground.
Pallihiki working a defensive guard here.
Pallihiki is working an open guard so Jawor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jawor stuffs the takedown attempt from Pallihiki. Pallihiki gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jawor tries to close the distance and clinch but Pallihiki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jawor lands a right hook to the body.
Jawor moves into the clinch.
Jawor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pallihiki can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pallihiki breaks the clinch.
Jawor is looking to clinch but Pallihiki is avoiding it.
Jawor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasi Pallihiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pallihiki tries to clinch there but Jawor circles away.
Jawor connects with a crisp jab.
Jawor lands with an uppercut that bounces Pallihiki off the cage and back into range.
Jawor clinches up with Pallihiki and pushes him back against the cage.
Jawor stalls.
Pallihiki jumps guard but Jawor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasi Pallihiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pallihiki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jawor pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawor closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pallihiki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jawor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jawor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jawor has had enough of the clinch but Pallihiki keeps him there for the moment.
Pallihiki misses with a punch to the body.
Jawor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pallihiki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jawor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krzysiek Jawor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pallihiki is defended easily by Jawor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pallihiki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pallihiki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jawor counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Pallihiki with that takedown attempt.
Pallihiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pallihiki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jawor counters with a left and a right that stings Pallihiki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jawor is looking to clinch but Pallihiki is avoiding it.
Jawor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jawor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pallihiki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jawor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawor is looking to clinch but Pallihiki is avoiding it.
Jawor closes the distance but Pallihiki moves to the side
and Pallihiki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pallihiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jawor circles away quickly and effectively.
Pallihiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Jawor. No joy for Pallihiki on that attempt.
Pallihiki moves out of range of the body kick from Jawor.
Pallihiki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jawor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jawor scores with a punch to the head.
Jawor 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!
Jawor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pallihiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawor throws a leg kick but Pallihiki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jawor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pallihiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysiek Jawor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pallihiki shoots in and drives through. Jawor sprawls well.
Jawor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jawor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jawor wants to clinch.
Jawor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pallihiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jawor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jawor dodges the punch combination from Pallihiki.
Jawor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pallihiki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawor counters with a left to the body.
Pallihiki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jawor counters with a right hand to the body.
Jawor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pallihiki rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawor fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawor clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Jawor.
Jawor lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jawor duly obliges.
Pallihiki is rocked!
Jawor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pallihiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Pallihiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawor gets a clinch.
Jawor lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jawor.
Jawor breaks the clinch.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jawor! Pallihiki is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysiek Jawor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salocin Zerep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salocin Zerep!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Sr throws an off balance right hand
and Zerep counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayweather Sr misses with a left hand
and Zerep counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather Sr misses with a body shot.
Zerep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zerep.
Mayweather Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zerep was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Sr.
A jab from Mayweather Sr misses.
Mayweather Sr throws a looping overhand right but Zerep ducks down to avoid it.
Mayweather Sr avoids the body shot from Zerep.
Mayweather Sr digs a good hook to Zerep's body.
Mayweather Sr misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather Sr. Zerep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayweather Sr moves forwards but Zerep connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather Sr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather Sr cracks Zerep with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mayweather Sr misses with an uppercut. Zerep saw that one coming.
Mayweather Sr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zerep closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mayweather Sr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zerep sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayweather Sr cracks Zerep with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Sr looks to land a left hand but Zerep moved out of range nicely.
Zerep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zerep fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayweather Sr throws a shot from downtown. Zerep moves away and avoids it.
Zerep misses with a wild body shot.
Zerep drives through and clinches with Mayweather Sr against the cage.
Zerep stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zerep digs a right hand underneath Mayweather Sr's ribcage. Mayweather Sr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayweather Sr tries to break free but Zerep pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zerep leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zerep prevents Mayweather Sr from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerep gets through Mayweather Sr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zerep lands a shot to the body.
Zerep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather Sr throws a hook to the side of Zerep's head but Zerep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zerep blocks a jab.
Mayweather Sr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayweather Sr.
Zerep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr loads up on a big right hand but Zerep slips the punch.
Zerep scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayweather Sr is breathing heavily.
Zerep changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zerep cracks Mayweather Sr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zerep darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mayweather Sr is rocked!
Zerep wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Mayweather Sr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather Sr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zerep rushes Mayweather Sr and presses him up against the cage.
Mayweather Sr seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Zerep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerep lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayweather Sr.
Zerep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zerep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayweather Sr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zerep changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zerep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zerep with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zerep lunges at Mayweather Sr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayweather Sr's hand.
Zerep scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather Sr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zerep connects with a body shot that sends Mayweather Sr's belly button to the back.
Zerep feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mayweather Sr sprawling to the canvas! Mayweather Sr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zerep finish him?!
A shot to the liver by Zerep. Beautiful body shot.
Zerep throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayweather Sr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zerep lands a left and a right that send Mayweather Sr crashing to the mat, dazed. Zerep thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zerep clinches with his opponent.
Zerep pushes Mayweather Sr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Zerep as the two fighters clinch.
Zerep lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zerep - that landed with a thud.
Zerep breaks the clinch.
Zerep rushes Mayweather Sr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather Sr tries to circle away but Zerep has him pinned against the cage.
Zerep throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zerep lands with a short shot to the head.
Zerep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zerep stuns Mayweather Sr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zerep darts in and clinches Mayweather Sr up against the cage.
Zerep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zerep keeps control of Mayweather Sr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zerep lands a body shot.
Zerep lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayweather Sr backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Zerep - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Zerep.
Good body shot from Zerep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salocin Zerep dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zerep stalks Mayweather Sr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mayweather Sr's face. Mayweather Sr staggers backwards, shaken.
Zerep connects with a body shot that sends Mayweather Sr's belly button to the back.
Zerep slips under a jab.
Salocin Zerep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zerep moves into the clinch.
Zerep lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zerep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zerep lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather Sr or not.
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!
Mayweather Sr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zerep manages to break the clinch.
Zerep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zerep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zerep lands with a nice body punch.
Zerep lands a big right hand that sends Mayweather Sr crashing to the mat! Zerep stays standing though and waves Mayweather Sr back to his feet!
Zerep throws an overhand right that has Mayweather Sr reeling! Zerep follows up with more punches and Mayweather Sr is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Salocin Zerep!
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