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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Ninja has chosen On To The Next One 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja lands a jab to the nose.
Freeman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ninja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freeman wants to slow Ninja down by chopping away at his legs.
Freeman scores with a body shot.
Ninja throws a looping overhand right but Freeman ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ninja misses with a series of wild punches.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Freeman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Freeman walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freeman's head backwards.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses.
Ninja connects with a good right hand that stumbles Freeman. Freeman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Freeman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ninja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freeman. Freeman obviously looking to wear him down.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
Ninja throws a chopping leg kick but Freeman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws a hook to the side of Freeman's head but Freeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ninja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freeman works Ninja's body with a nice hook.
Freeman feints and then cracks Ninja's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ninja down.
Ninja misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeman takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ninja blocks a jab.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Ninja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ninja drives through and clinches with Freeman against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ninja.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ninja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Ninja swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja misses with a body punch.
Ninja working aggressively here.
Ninja struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Ninja misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
Freeman pulls Ninja into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ninja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freeman trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ninja is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Afro Ninja wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ninja misses with a series of wild punches.
Ninja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Ninja ducks down to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
Jab from Ninja.
No joy there for Ninja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ninja is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Freeman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Freeman lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman tries to land a body kick
and Ninja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freeman misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja moves out of range as Freeman throws a body kick.
Ninja throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman misses with a body kick.
Ninja gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freeman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ninja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ninja is trying to maintain a safe position but Freeman gets an underhook and turns Ninja into the cage.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ninja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Freeman works on Ninja's body with a couple of short punches.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ninja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ninja prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Freeman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ninja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninja.
Freeman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Freeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Freeman looks to land a left hand but Ninja moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ninja checks a leg kick.
Freeman lands with a shot to the body.
Ninja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses.
Ninja throws a body kick that misses.
Freeman tried to score with a low kick but Ninja checks it.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Huey Freeman is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ninja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ninja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Freeman looks to land a right hand but Ninja moved out of range.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Freeman.
Nice body punch from Freeman.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Ninja.
Freeman slips a jab from Ninja.
Freeman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ninja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ninja rushes Freeman and presses him up against the cage.
Ninja cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Ninja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ninja throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freeman scores with a takedown into Ninja's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman won't allow Ninja to sweep him here.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ninja has control of Freeman's left arm, preventing Freeman from doing any damage.
Ninja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freeman trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Freeman stands and throws Ninja's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ninja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freeman misses with the ground and pound.
Ninja is trying to improve his position.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Ninja is defending well.
Ninja is looking for a sweep.
Freeman 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.
Ninja regains half guard there - taking advantage of Freeman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ninja trying to hold on to Freeman's head to control him but Freeman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Ninja wants to get back to his feet.
Freeman trying to control the action but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Ninja trying to hold on to Freeman's head to control him but Freeman postures up.
Freeman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Freeman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman prevents Ninja from getting the reversal.
Freeman controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Freeman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Freeman takes a swing at Ninja's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Ninja blocks the low kick.
Ninja connects with a right hand. Freeman shakes it off.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Ninja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ninja throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Ninja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ninja.
Ninja misses with an uppercut.
Ninja throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Ninja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Freeman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ninja takes the fight into the clinch.
Ninja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ninja.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Freeman wants a takedown but no success here.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Ninja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ninja checks a leg kick.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Ninja lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Ninja does it's job there.
Ninja slips under a jab from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a low kick as Ninja jumps back.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freeman is defended easily by Ninja.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Ninja.
Afro Ninja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Ninja's shoulder, as Ninja tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ninja to the ground. Freeman is now in Ninja's guard.
Ninja is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Freeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ninja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ninja seems keen to control Freeman's posture.
Ninja is trying to hold Freeman in close to prevent damage but Freeman has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Freeman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Huey Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poor strikes thrown by Freeman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Freeman throws some wild stikes that Ninja manages to avoid easily.
Freeman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ninja avoids a series of strikes thrown by Freeman.
Freeman fails to advance to Ninja's back.
Freeman avoids the attempt from Ninja to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is in all sorts of trouble here.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Ninja is squirming around nicely.
Freeman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Afro Ninja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman scoring with strikes but Ninja is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Freeman breaks from Ninja's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freeman, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifer Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cifer Jr blocks the body kick.
Kalske staying out of range there.
Cifer Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Kalske with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cifer Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalske can pounce on him.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske scores with a leg kick.
Cifer Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kalske.
Kalske scores with a hook to the body. Cifer Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hemmo Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cifer Jr looks gassed!
Kalske showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cifer Jr.
Kalske slips under a jab.
Cifer Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cifer Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cifer Jr's calf.
Cifer Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalske scores with a nice head shot.
Kalske scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalske dips to his left and cracks Cifer Jr with an uppercut!
Kalske scores with a sloppy right hand. Cifer Jr should have avoided that one.
Kalske connects with an inside leg kick.
Kalske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalske. That's going to slow Cifer Jr down.
Kalske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cifer Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kalske.
Kalske jabs at Cifer Jr's body.
Kalske throws a head kick but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Cifer Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cifer Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Kalske lands a head kick!
Kalske fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cifer Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cifer Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kalske staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalske fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kalske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Kalske 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.
Kalske throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Kalske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Cifer Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalske scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalske connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalske lands with a hook. Cifer Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cifer Jr is breathing heavily.
Donk. Kalske catches Cifer Jr right on the button with a cross.
Cifer Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalske works over Cifer Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske lands a nice hook to Cifer Jr's body. Cifer Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cifer Jr throws a shot from downtown. Kalske moves away and avoids it.
Kalske lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalske sizes up Cifer Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cifer Jr is rocked!
Kalske delivers a nice body kick.
Cifer Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalske finish him?
Kalske scores with a head kick. Cifer Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hemmo Kalske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalske closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cifer Jr! Kalske dives in looking to finish! Cifer Jr is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hemmo Kalske!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Tauno down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Tauno back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tauno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Tauno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tauno saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauno is breathing heavily.
Smith closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tauno! Smith dives in looking to finish! Tauno is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smith!
Peter Smith very nearly forgot to thank Undead clothing. All items 10$ 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf . A fine choice. Saari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beck - Loser. Henry Saari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Saari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saari pinned against the cage. Saari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James misses with a wild combination.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a series of punches but Saari avoids them all with ease.
Saari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calico James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Saari knocks James out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Saari!
Henry Saari looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm back-Minä olen selkä.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pedofiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Pedofiili has chosen Judas Priest - Breaking The Law as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Pedofiili!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedofiili swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Pedofiili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pedofiili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pedofiili wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Pedofiili walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Pedofiili thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pedofiili. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedofiili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pedofiili scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Pedofiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Pedofiili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pedofiili checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Pedofiili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Pedofiili slips a straight right by Anderson.
Pedofiili is looking to clinch.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pedofiili throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Pedofiili missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pedofiili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedofiili misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedofiili, right into the meat.
Pedofiili misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pedofiili is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pedofiili at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedofiili throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedofiili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pedofiili controls the action.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedofiili.
Pedofiili misses with some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pedofiili controls the action.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Pedofiili misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedofiili lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson wants to stall.
Pedofiili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili lands a body shot.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pedofiili up against the cage.
Pedofiili swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedofiili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pedofiili blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Pedofiili misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedofiili will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedofiili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Pedofiili.
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 Silva Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pedofiili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Pedofiili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pedofiili is rocked!
Anderson feints a jab and as Pedofiili dips his head, Anderson unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Pedofiili right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Pedofiili falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Anderson smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Silva Anderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vihtori Lettunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes to the cage accompanied by Devils. 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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212 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihtori Lettunen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettunen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lettunen scores with a spinning back kick!
Lettunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amok drives through with a takedown into Lettunen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Amok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lettunen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amok has managed to get both his arms back between Lettunen's legs - danger averted.
Lettunen seems keen to control Amok's posture.
Amok throws an elbow that misses. Lettunen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amok's guard. Nice move by Lettunen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lettunen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lettunen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Amok prevents Lettunen from improving position.
Amok is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lettunen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lettunen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lettunen wants to control but Amok is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lettunen working away.
Amok is trying to get back to half guard.
Lettunen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amok knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lettunen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Amok sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lettunen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amok's legs.
Amok tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lettunen easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettunen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lettunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amok looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lettunen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Amok is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amok is squirming around, avoiding Lettunen's attempts to control the action.
Lettunen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Amok is squirming around, avoiding Lettunen's attempts to control the action.
Lettunen scoring with strikes but Amok is staying in there.
Lettunen lands a big elbow.
Amok is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok is bucking up trying to escape but Lettunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lettunen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lettunen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lettunen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Amok! More shots from Lettunen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vihtori Lettunen!
Vihtori Lettunen very nearly forgot to thank BioLuvoil 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justin Bieber - Baby. Aslan Bagrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bagrian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taalasmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bagrian doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bagrian throws out the jab.
Bagrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Bagrian ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bagrian is able to avoid easily.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrian moves away.
Taalasmaa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taalasmaa duly obliges.
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!
Taalasmaa slips a jab and a cross from Bagrian.
Bagrian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagrian.
Taalasmaa misses with a body kick.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrian moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a solid leg kick but Bagrian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taalasmaa.
Bagrian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagrian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bagrian.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taalasmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bagrian rather than just go for the knockout.
Taalasmaa connects with a body shot that sends Bagrian's belly button to the back.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bagrian looks to throw the jab but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Taalasmaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bagrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swinging wildly here.
Bagrian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Taalasmaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bagrian was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa gets a takedown into half guard.
Bagrian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrian is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bagrian is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagrian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taalasmaa pulls his head out easily.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bagrian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taalasmaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bagrian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bagrian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is thwarting Bagrian's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian taking some punishment here, with Taalasmaa in his half guard.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bagrian looking for a kimura from the bottom but Taalasmaa passes into side control!
Bagrian tries to buck Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa lands some shots froms side control.
Bagrian is rocked!
Bagrian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Bagrian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrian is trying to escape the position but Taalasmaa is controlling the position.
Bagrian tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Taalasmaa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taalasmaa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bagrian is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow - Bagrian is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bagrian is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!
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