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MMA HELSINKI 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Squire Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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206 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Squire Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Pulkkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson closes the distance but Pulkkinen moves to the side
and Pulkkinen counters quickly with a head kick that drops Thompson to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Thompson be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Thompson looks to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Thompson out cold! What a finish! Pulkkinen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
A victorious Pena Pulkkinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Lola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lola jabs Jarvela right on the nose. Jarvela blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.
Lola digs a good body shot into Jarvela's ribs.
Lola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvela.
Lola lands a nice shot to the body.
Lola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarvela. Jarvela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jarvela is rocked!
Lola closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Jarvela back against the cage! Lola follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Jarvela out cold! What a finish! Lola looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Lola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lukas Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoe Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray has chosen BONE as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoe Ray!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Ray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ray darts in and clinches Hartmann up against the cage.
Ray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray scores with a hook to the body.
Ray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartmann.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ray.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hartmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Hartmann.
Ray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartmann's head.
Ray moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee calls for Ray to work.
Ray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Ray forces Hartmann back against the cage and clinches.
Ray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Ray.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
Hartmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Ray won't allow it.
A short left from Ray.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ray.
Hartmann takes a shot to the head.
Hartmann is rocked!
Ray lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ray and Hartmann falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hoe Ray!
Hoe Ray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry slips a jab and a cross from Six.
Barry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Six counters with a series of strikes. Barry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab by Barry.
Barry lands with a hook. Six tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Six misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barry.
Six uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Six tests Barry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pat Barry has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Six takes a step back to recover.
Six misses with a two punch combination.
Barry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Six does no damage.
Barry lands a glancing blow to the side of Six's head.
Barry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barry misses with a body kick.
Barry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six slips under a jab.
Six tries a low kick but Barry avoids it.
Barry tries a head kick but it misses.
Six throws a lazy right hand but Barry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Six slips a straight right by Barry.
Six misses with a looping right.
Barry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Six.
Six is looking to clinch but Barry is avoiding it.
Barry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Six wants to clinch.
Barry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six throws a leg kick but Barry checks it.
Six scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barry tries to clinch there but Six circles away.
Six misses with a wild combination.
Barry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Six.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Barry blocks the leg kick.
Six slips under a jab.
Six tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Six keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Six connects with a nice looking jab.
Barry throws a hook to the side of Six's head but Six sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Six throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six blocks a head kick by Barry.
Barry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Six checks a leg kick nicely.
Six misses with a straight right.
Barry clobbers Six with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Six clobbers Barry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Six sizes up Barry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Six.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barry.
Barry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Six, pushing him back against the cage.
Barry throws a punch but it's blocked by Six.
Barry landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry blocks a body shot from Six.
Barry trying to land knees to the body.
Six's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Six misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Six blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Six backwards.
Barry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Six's face.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. Six won't want to take too many of those.
Barry misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Syntha Six will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Barry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Six misses.
Six checks a low kick from Barry.
Barry thumps Six with a low kick.
Six throws a leg kick but Barry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barry throws a leg kick but Six moved away.
Barry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Six misses with a two punch combination.
Barry lands a body shot.
Barry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Barry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Six avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry dodges the punch combination from Six.
Six misses with an uppercut
and Barry counters with a head kick. That will keep Six thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Six looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Six works over Barry's head and body with a nice combination.
Six moves out of range as Barry strikes.
Six scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Six.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barry checks a leg kick.
Six tries to clinch there but Barry circles away.
Six misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barry avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barry. Six does a little dance to reset his feet.
Six throws a jab when Barry was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Barry misses.
Six swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Six throws a series of punches but Barry avoids them all with ease.
Syntha Six is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Six takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barry defending well as Six loads up on a big left hand.
Six misses with a few strikes there.
Barry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barry tries to clinch but Six moves out of range.
Six showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barry.
Barry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barry pushes Six away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Six's sensitive parts.
Barry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Six is able to avoid easily.
Six blocks a jab.
Barry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry swats away the attempt to clinch by Six.
A jab from Barry finds it's way through Six's defenses.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Six misses the target.
Barry moves into the clinch.
Barry misses with a punch to the body.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Six tries to stall but Barry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Six has Barry pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Six letting Barry take a breather here.
Barry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Six's elbow.
Barry tries a body shot but Six blocks it.
Six throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Six looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Barry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Six looks to clinch
and Barry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barry blocks a jab.
Barry takes a swing at Six's ribcage but misses.
Barry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Six is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Six misses the target.
A head kick misses from Barry.
Barry throws a head kick that Six semi-blocks.
Barry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Six manages to avoid it.
Barry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Six circles away quickly and effectively.
Barry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Six fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry avoids the body shot from Six.
Six takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Six throws a jab but it's blocked by Barry.
Six throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barry counters with a body kick that stops Six in his tracks momentarily.
Six throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barry tries to score with a low kick but Six moves his leg out of the way.
Barry lands a nice looking body kick.
Barry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Six will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barry walks into a left hand.
Barry misses with an uppercut. Six saw that one coming.
Six is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barry.
Six tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Six misses with a lunging right hand
and Barry counters with a big head kick but Six shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry throws a right hand that misses
and Six counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry thuds a left hand into Six's body.
Barry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Six misses with a series of wild punches.
Barry lands a head kick. Six smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barry doesn't manage to clinch there - Six circles away.
A combination from Six does no damage.
Barry checks a leg kick.
Six is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barry clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barry.
Six blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Barry.
Six is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barry is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barry.
Barry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Barry.
Six is trying to maintain a safe position but Barry gets an underhook and turns Six into the cage.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Barry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Six's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barry effectively controlling the action here.
Six swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry struggles to land a body shot inside as Six controls his hands.
Six blocks a body shot from Barry.
Barry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barry tries a body shot but Six blocks it.
Barry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
Six blocks an uppercut.
Pat Barry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry struggles to land a body shot inside as Six controls his hands.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Six tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Barry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Barry!
Pat Barry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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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 - 5 - 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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Sr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henrique tries to clinch but Mayweather Sr is having none of it.
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henrique.
Henrique tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mayweather Sr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather Sr punishes Henrique's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather Sr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.
Henrique is rocked!
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 knocks out Henrique with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Mayweather Sr before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Mayweather Sr picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Floyd Mayweather Sr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haddl dodges the punch combination from Neponen.
Neponen dodges the punch combination from Haddl.
Neponen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haddl is just out of range.
Neponen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haddl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Neponen moves away from the strike by Haddl.
Haddl misses with an uppercut.
Haddl throws a body punch but Neponen moves out of range.
Neponen drives through and clinches with Haddl against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Neponen.
Neponen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neponen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neponen misses with a double jab.
Haddl throws a series of punches but Neponen moves out of range.
Neponen slips under a jab.
Neponen tries to clinch up but Haddl circles away and keeps his distance.
Neponen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haddl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neponen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haddl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Neponen.
Neponen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neponen misses with a series of wild punches.
Neponen is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haddl slips a jab and a cross from Neponen.
Haddl catches Neponen napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Neponen crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Haddl raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Basti Haddl!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Out misses.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Out.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a nice right hand.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammer scores with a punch to the head.
Hammer scores with the left hand. Out knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Out misses.
Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Out looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer cracks Out with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Hammer finds it's target.
Out looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Out thows a left - swing and a miss!
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammer with a hook.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Hammer works Out's body with a nice hook.
Out is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hammer.
Hammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer works the jab nicely.
Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Out's head back.
Jab by Hammer.
Hammer lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Hammer.
Nice jab there from Hammer.
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Out's hands.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hammer takes one to the side of the head.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Out might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammer lands an overhand right.
Out moves forwards but Hammer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Out misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer lands with a cross.
A cross from Hammer lands.
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer staying out of range there.
Hammer cracks Out with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Out moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Hammer there.
A punch lands to the side of Out 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammer clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.
Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Out's body. Out takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Out takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Out has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammer lands a jab.
Jack Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Out tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Out takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Out takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Out walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer clinches.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Out's body. Out takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Out shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Out misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Out throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer clobbers Out with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Out takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Out pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Out's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer cracks Out with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Out takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Out throws out a powerful jab.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Out is breathing heavily.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Hammer.
Hammer lands a jab-cross combination.
Out misses with a left hand
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Out is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Out takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Out's ribs.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Out's body.
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Out shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Out tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Out.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Out's belly button to the back.
Hammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Out backs up against the cage.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
Out loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Outs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Out 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Out takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hammer scores with a hook.
Out gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Out.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Out. Those never looked like landing.
Out lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer pushes Out up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Out misses.
Hammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Out throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Out thinking.
Hammer jabs Out to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Out on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer scores with a nice head shot.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Out didn't see that one coming.
Hammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Out stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammer works Out's body with a nice hook.
Hammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Out looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammer lands with a cross.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Hammer - just one landing.
Out on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Hammer.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Out moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Out's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Out has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Out's head.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Out cracks Hammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammer darts in and clinches Out up against the cage.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer prevents Out from breaking the clinch.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Out is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
Jack Hammer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joy Division - Atmosphere. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce walks into a stiff left hand from Berkovitz.
Bruce rushes Berkovitz and presses him up against the cage.
Bruce misses with an elbow strike.
Berkovitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Berkovitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berkovitz lands a body shot.
Berkovitz lands a left hand.
Berkovitz lands an uppercut.
Berkovitz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berkovitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Bruce is working Berkovitz over against the cage.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkovitz avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Berkovitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berkovitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Berkovitz scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Berkovitz avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Berkovitz taking a breather.
Berkovitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berkovitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Berkovitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruce won't allow it.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
Berkovitz wants to break free but Bruce has control.
Berkovitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berkovitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Berkovitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berkovitz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkovitz tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Berkovitz back against the cage.
Berkovitz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz stalling the fight.
Berkovitz misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bruce.
Berkovitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Berkovitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Berkovitz misses with the head strike.
Bruce throws an elbow but it misses.
Berkovitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Berkovitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berkovitz throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bruce throws an elbow but misses.
Berkovitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berkovitz blocks an elbow strike from Bruce.
Berkovitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berkovitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berkovitz throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Berkovitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Berkovitz sees coming a mile off.
Berkovitz lands with a right hand.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berkovitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berkovitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berkovitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Berkovitz!
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berkovitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce misses with a body shot
and Berkovitz moves into the clinch.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berkovitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Berkovitz is breathing heavily.
Berkovitz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berkovitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkovitz backwards.
Berkovitz blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce working Berkovitz over with knees to the body.
Berkovitz blocks an elbow strike from Bruce.
Bruce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berkovitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berkovitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berkovitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Berkovitz blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berkovitz backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berkovitz.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berkovitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Berkovitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce keeps Berkovitz at a distance using the push kick.
Bruce explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bruce misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Bruce. Beautiful body shot.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berkovitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkovitz misses with an uppercut.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkovitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch but Berkovitz is having none of it.
Bruce throws a push kick but Berkovitz slaps the foot to one side.
Berkovitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berkovitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berkovitz misses with a hook
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkovitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce keeps Berkovitz at a distance using the push kick.
Bruce is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berkovitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Berkovitz misses with a body punch.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce works on Berkovitz's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Berkovitz avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Berkovitz lands with a left to the head.
Bruce pushes Berkovitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkovitz is rocked!
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Berkovitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce pushes Berkovitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berkovitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkovitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce pushes off an throws an elbow but Berkovitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berkovitz blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Berkovitz manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Berkovitz tenderised Bruce's leg. Bruce is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Berkovitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Berkovitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Bruce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruce.
Bobby Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berkovitz throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Bruce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Berkovitz if he has to take too many more of those.
Berkovitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruce connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Berkovitz's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Berkovitz - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bobby Bruce! Bobby Bruce retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cliff Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards's entrance music is Loch Lomond. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: Fight Song by Marilyn Manson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Miller throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richards pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Mike Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Richards with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richards stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
Richards has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller connects with a right hand. Richards shakes it off.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Richards moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Mike Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a combination. Richards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richards shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miller eats them both and turns towards Richards to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Miller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Richards tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cliff Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Miller.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller with a jab.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Miller jabs Richards right on the nose. Richards blinks but takes it well.
Richards takes one on the button.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richards wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller with a nice cross.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Miller backs away looking to recover.
Richards throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richards cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Mike Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Richards.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Richards. Richards maintains the clinch.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Miller.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Richards tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Richards has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Richards defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cliff Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller wants to break free but Richards has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
Miller can't break the clinch.
A short left from Richards.
Mike Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Miller swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards slips under a jab.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller taking a breather.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Miller!
Mike Miller very nearly forgot to thank ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Luiz Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor has chosen The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Jawor is out of range.
Jawor darts in trying to clinch
and Gusmao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jawor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusmao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusmao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jawor throws a one two combo.
Gusmao connects with a jab.
Jawor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jawor walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gusmao is breathing heavily.
Jawor throws a shot from downtown. Gusmao moves away and avoids it.
Gusmao throws a shot from downtown. Jawor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gusmao's head backwards.
Jawor clinches up with Gusmao and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jawor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jawor lands a right hand.
Jawor throws a punch but it's blocked by Gusmao.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but Gusmao is controlling him.
Jawor is trying to push Gusmao away but Gusmao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jawor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jawor has Gusmao pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jawor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jawor throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gusmao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jawor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gusmao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jawor throws a big shot that misses.
Gusmao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jawor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jawor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jawor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gusmao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gusmao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jawor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Jawor.
Jawor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jawor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawor staggers Gusmao with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Gusmao looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Jawor is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krzysiek Jawor!
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