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Gene 42 : Night of Surprises ? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hoppus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Jyasdga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hoppus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcin Jyasdga's chin.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Hoppus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcin Jyasdga!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jyasdga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hoppus has passed into half guard!
Jyasdga missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Hoppus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jyasdga wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyasdga looking for submissions off his back.
Hoppus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Hoppus just wasn't active enough.
Jyasdga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jyasdga was covering up waiting for the punch and Hoppus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hoppus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus wanted to stand there but Jyasdga had control of the position.
Hoppus stands up and waves to Jyasdga to follow him.
Hoppus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jyasdga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoppus dodges the punch combination from Jyasdga.
Hoppus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jyasdga swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jyasdga misses.
Jyasdga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoppus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jyasdga is trying to defend but Hoppus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoppus is looking to advance position but Jyasdga won't allow it.
Hoppus stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jyasdga to get to his feet.
Jyasdga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoppus.
Jyasdga misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoppus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jyasdga to the mat! Jyasdga manages to get full guard.
Hoppus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hoppus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jyasdga is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoppus stands up from Jyasdga's guard - Hoppus perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyasdga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hoppus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoppus moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoppus jumps guard but Jyasdga stands there with Hoppus around his waist. Hoppus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoppus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoppus decides to return to a standing position.
Jyasdga throws a series of punches but Hoppus avoids them all with ease.
Jyasdga misses with the combination.
Jyasdga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoppus counters with a single leg into guard. Jyasdga didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyasdga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoppus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoppus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jyasdga throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hoppus escapes and throws Jyasdga's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus decides to stand back up. Hoppus steps back and let's Jyasdga get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jyasdga.
Hoppus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jyasdga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoppus defends it easily.
Jyasdga is breathing heavily.
Hoppus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adam Hoppus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jyasdga keeping moving, preventing Hoppus from controlling successfully.
Jyasdga is trying to control the position but Hoppus postures up.
Hoppus stopping the sweep attempt from Jyasdga.
Jyasdga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hoppus has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jyasdga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jyasdga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoppus is working away from the top position though.
Hoppus content to control rather than advance.
Hoppus wants to pass the guard but Jyasdga is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jyasdga keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoppus blocks the strikes from Jyasdga.
Jyasdga is staying active underneath Hoppus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Hoppus.
Hoppus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hoppus cracks Jyasdga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoppus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoppus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jyasdga to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hoppus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jyasdga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoppus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hoppus.
Hoppus is looking to work some ground and pound but Jyasdga has wrist control.
Jyasdga controls Hoppus momentarily but Hoppus frees himself.
Hoppus gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hoppus throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoppus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hoppus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Jyasdga tries to reverse the position but Hoppus maintains control.
Hoppus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hoppus unloading with bombs!
Hoppus controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hoppus controlling from the full mount.
Hoppus prevents Jyasdga from getting the reversal.
Hoppus trying to control but Jyasdga is having none of it.
Jyasdga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus working the ground and pound effectively.
Jyasdga is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hoppus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jyasdga manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hoppus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyasdga struggling a bit here.
Jyasdga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoppus throwing shots but Jyasdga is blocking nicely.
Hoppus stalling.
Jyasdga looking for subs from the bottom but Hoppus mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppus unloads with some shots from mount but Jyasdga bucks and avoids them well.
Hoppus controlling from the full mount.
Hoppus lands with some strikes.
It looks like Marcin Jyasdga has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoppus content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Hoppus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoppus, 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 Tarja Halkonen 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... Adam Hoppus!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hae Ki Park!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tolonen. That one must have hurt.
Tolonen throws a shot from downtown. Park moves away and avoids it.
Tolonen scores with a nice head shot.
Tolonen closes the distance and clinches.
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Park slows down the pace here.
Tolonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tolonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Park is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Park blocks it.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Park is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Park blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Park scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
Park swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Park misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolonen.
Tolonen effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Park lands a hook that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Park.
Tolonen can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Reino Tolonen has been cut.
Tolonen trying to control the position but instead, Park has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tolonen into the cage.
Tolonen can't break the clinch.
Tolonen wants a takedown.
Park lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Park fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Park fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tolonen misses with a body shot
enabling Park to counter with a crisp jab.
Tolonen tests Park's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Park tenderised Tolonen's leg. Tolonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hae Ki Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park forces Tolonen back against the cage and clinches.
Park lands a damaging elbow.
Park'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.
Tolonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Park lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tolonen is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on Tolonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park lands an elbow inside that Tolonen shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Park lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park lands with a right to the head.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Park avoids it.
Park tries a body shot but Tolonen blocks it.
Park blocks a body shot from Tolonen.
Park gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Park managing to block the knees to the body from Tolonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Park.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Park is blocking nicely.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Park will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tolonen up against the cage.
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Park is stalling here.
Park lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tolonen to his knees! Park keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hae Ki Park!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hae Ki Park thanked Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed- Run. Gavin Stone had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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147 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nate!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Nate misses with a wild combination.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Nate.
Some wild striking there from Nate.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Nate.
Sloppy strikes from Nate. Those never looked like landing.
Stone shoots for a takedown but Nate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nate lands a jab to the head.
Nate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nate moves away from the strike by Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nate.
Nate throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Nate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nate tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nate to the ground. Nate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nate misses with a wild combination.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nate throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate misses with the combination.
Nate looks gassed!
Nate throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Nate shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone drives through with a takedown into Nate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Nate keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes down on Nate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone seems to be working for a kimura but Nate defends the submission attempt.
Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nate has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Nate is defending well.
Nate looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nate has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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 Gavin Stone 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.
Nate throws a left and a right that both miss
so Stone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stone trying to control but Nate is working from the bottom.
Stone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nate manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stone has Nate in his guard.
Nate is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Nate is breathing heavily.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nate is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nate manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone throws a strike but Nate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone working for a triangle but Nate defends it easily.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing Nate from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Stone to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nate is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Stone pulls down on the head and he's put Nate to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gavin Stone!
After winning the bout, Gavin Stone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kozak might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kazik 12 groszy. Tyler Durden has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Kozak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a series of punches but Kozak moves out of range.
Kozak moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden with a nice cross.
It looks like Rafal Kozak has been cut.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden stuns Kozak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kozak blocks a jab.
Kozak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozak.
Kozak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kozak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak misses with a straight left.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozak.
Durden avoids the body shot from Kozak.
Durden takes a swing at Kozak's ribcage but misses.
Durden throws a hook but Kozak avoids it easily.
Durden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durden digs a good hook to Kozak's body.
Kozak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kozak slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a body shot.
Kozak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kozak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Kozak's head but Kozak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kozak misses with a body shot.
Kozak takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a body punch but Kozak moves out of range.
Durden throws a push kick but Kozak slaps the foot to one side.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Durden's guard.
Durden looks gassed!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kozak is looking to work some ground and pound but Durden has wrist control.
Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kozak passes Durden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozak slips a nice elbow through Durden's hands, connecting with Durden's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozak is nestled in close to Durden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kozak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durden defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kozak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kozak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Durden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Durden looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozak unloads with some shots from mount but Durden bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Kozak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Durden throws a combination that misses
and Kozak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Durden!
Durden tries to hold on but Kozak pushes him away.
Kozak is landing with some decent strikes but Durden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Durden is rocked!
Durden takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kozak's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Kozak!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rafal Kozak made sure he mentioned Rebel Pride Clothing. (Death Before Dishonor) $8 S, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Caater : Hold That Sucker Down. Hitmonlee has chosen The Hitmonlee Entrance Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jeffson Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hitmonlee sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hitmonlee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hitmonlee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hitmonlee throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitmonlee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitmonlee connects with a jab.
Hitmonlee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitmonlee slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hitmonlee connects with a crisp jab.
Hitmonlee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hitmonlee sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie pushes Hitmonlee up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Hitmonlee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitmonlee gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Hitmonlee scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Hitmonlee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hitmonlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Hitmonlee looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Hitmonlee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hitmonlee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitmonlee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hitmonlee - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hitmonlee. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
A swing and a miss from Hitmonlee.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitmonlee thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hitmonlee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hitmonlee throws a nice head kick!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitmonlee pinned against the cage. Hitmonlee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Hitmonlee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hitmonlee can pounce on him.
Hitmonlee throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Hitmonlee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hitmonlee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitmonlee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hitmonlee tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitmonlee. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitmonlee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hitmonlee connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Hitmonlee misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitmonlee as he jumps to the side.
Hitmonlee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hitmonlee misses with a body kick.
Hitmonlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hitmonlee catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Hitmonlee.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hitmonlee but Hitmonlee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hitmonlee tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitmonlee as he jumps to the side.
Hitmonlee scores with a nice body kick.
Hitmonlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hitmonlee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Hitmonlee.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitmonlee throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hitmonlee throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Hitmonlee misses with a body kick.
Hitmonlee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitmonlee looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Hitmonlee lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitmonlee misses with a double jab.
Hitmonlee throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Hitmonlee.
Gracie tries to move into range but Hitmonlee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitmonlee.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitmonlee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hitmonlee circles away.
Hitmonlee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeffson Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitmonlee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Hitmonlee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hitmonlee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Hitmonlee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Hitmonlee stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hitmonlee moves out of range.
Hitmonlee scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hitmonlee lands with an overhand left.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitmonlee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitmonlee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitmonlee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hitmonlee, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitmonlee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Hitmonlee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Hitmonlee as he connects with a hook.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hitmonlee.
A good leg kick by Hitmonlee.
A solid body kick from Hitmonlee.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitmonlee.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee obviously looking to wear him down.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hitmonlee connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hitmonlee.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Hitmonlee counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Hitmonlee connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hitmonlee.
A solid body kick from Hitmonlee.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Hitmonlee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Hitmonlee scores with a jab.
Hitmonlee throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie dives in and grabs Hitmonlee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitmonlee pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee scores with a leg kick.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitmonlee.
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!
Hitmonlee lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitmonlee connects with a looping right hand.
Hitmonlee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitmonlee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hitmonlee connects with a nice looking jab.
Hitmonlee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hitmonlee misses with a right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hitmonlee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hitmonlee leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitmonlee lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hitmonlee as he connects with a hook.
Gracie tries to move into range but Hitmonlee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hitmonlee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hitmonlee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitmonlee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitmonlee misses with the combination.
Hitmonlee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitmonlee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hitmonlee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hitmonlee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hitmonlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Hitmonlee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hitmonlee digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Hitmonlee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hitmonlee moves out of range.
Hitmonlee connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Hitmonlee.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee scores with a shot to the body.
Hitmonlee looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Hitmonlee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hitmonlee - that will leave a mark!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hitmonlee sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hitmonlee.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Hitmonlee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hitmonlee wants it to stay on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hitmonlee feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Hitmonlee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hitmonlee counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitmonlee jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Hitmonlee finds it's target.
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 lazy left from Hitmonlee finds it's target.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hitmonlee circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hitmonlee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hitmonlee - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Hitmonlee is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Hitmonlee scores with a three punch combo!
Hitmonlee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hitmonlee ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hitmonlee. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hitmonlee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitmonlee lands a head shot.
Hitmonlee throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Hitmonlee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Hitmonlee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hitmonlee lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Hitmonlee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Hitmonlee.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Hitmonlee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hitmonlee throws a leg kick that misses.
Hitmonlee misses with a body shot.
Hitmonlee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitmonlee misses with a body kick.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hitmonlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Hitmonlee stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitmonlee tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Hitmonlee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Hitmonlee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hitmonlee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hitmonlee thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Hitmonlee cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Hitmonlee misses with a hook.
Hitmonlee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hitmonlee throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Hitmonlee slips under a jab.
A jab from Hitmonlee finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Hitmonlee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A jab lands there for Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hitmonlee lands a jab to the nose.
Hitmonlee lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Hitmonlee throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Hitmonlee lands with a right hand.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hitmonlee sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee lands a head shot.
Hitmonlee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hitmonlee misses with a head kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitmonlee pinned against the cage. Hitmonlee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeffson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitmonlee tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hitmonlee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee scores with a hook.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Hitmonlee sprawls well.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hitmonlee lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Hitmonlee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Hitmonlee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitmonlee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hitmonlee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hitmonlee - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hitmonlee. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hitmonlee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 44:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee! The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee retains his bantamweight title!
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari's entrance music is The Odorants - This Night. A fine choice. Munson has chosen Til I collapse 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Munson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari swinging wildly here.
Sankari throws a right hand that Munson ducks under and follows up with a left that Munson also avoids with ease.
Sankari lands with a hook. Munson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sankari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankari lands a high kick!
It looks like Roy Munson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Sankari.
Sankari lands a big head kick that sends Munson tumbling to the mat! Sankari takes a step backwards and waves Munson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munson is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sankari.
Sankari lands a big head kick that sends Munson tumbling to the mat! Sankari takes a step backwards and waves Munson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sankari finish him?
Munson tries to clinch but Sankari moves out of range.
Munson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sankari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Sankari misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari misses with an uppercut
letting Munson counter with a right hand.
Sankari throws a right and a left that Munson avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sankari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged Sankari in a clinch.
Sankari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sankari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Munson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson tries to land a knee to the head but Sankari blocks with his arms.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sankari's defenses.
Sankari managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Munson tries to throw a body punch but Sankari avoids it by throwing Munson back against the cage.
Sankari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munsons head.
Sankari breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson lands a head kick!
Nyrkki Sankari's cut is getting worse.
Sankari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sankari misses with a straight right.
Sankari misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankari.
Munson looks gassed!
Munson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munson needs to keep his hands up - Sankari had a free shot at his head there.
Sankari tries to land a front kick but Munson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Sankari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sankari connects with a leg kick. Munson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sankari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sankari throws a body punch but Munson moves out of range.
Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munson.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sankari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sankari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Munson if he has to take too many more of those.
Sankari keeps Munson at a distance using the push kick.
Sankari lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson dodges the punch combination from Sankari.
Sankari connects with an inside leg kick.
Sankari digs a good hook to Munson's body.
Munson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sankari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson moves forwards but Sankari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sankari scores with a body shot.
Sankari lands with a nice combination. Munson backs away looking to recover.
Sankari feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Munson sprawling to the canvas! Munson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sankari finish him?!
That has opened up Roy Munson's cut even more.
Sankari looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sankari backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Munson's temple! It sends Munson violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sankari celebrates and the doctors try to help Munson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Nyrkki Sankari!
An out of breath Nyrkki Sankari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvadratichnie Schtaniki comes into the arena with Sinister - Leviathan blaring out of the sound system. Mauri Saarinen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's chin.
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219 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to bum rush Saarinen with a series of wild strikes but Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saarinen takes a step back to recover.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes the fight into the clinch.
Saarinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to force a seperation but Saarinen has the dominant position.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pulls Saarinen into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to stand and escape but Saarinen is having none of it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to get back to his feet but Saarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a couple of digs.
Saarinen with a nice head shot there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to keep Saarinen in close.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has Saarinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking for subs off his back but Saarinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Saarinen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to stand back up but Saarinen is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping full guard, as Saarinen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen won't allow Kvadratichnie Schtaniki to sweep him here.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping moving, preventing Saarinen from controlling successfully.
Saarinen is in close to Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saarinen stands and throws Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saarinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kvadratichnie Schtaniki some visible discomfort.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
It looks like Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen cracks Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a big elbow.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is getting worse.
Saarinen is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a few punches from side control.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sneaks back into half guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to get back to full guard.
Saarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves into full guard.
Saarinen wants to control from the top but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Saarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut.
That's time! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki feints and then cracks Saarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saarinen down.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses.
Saarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Saarinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's waist but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saarinen off to one side.
Saarinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's head.
Saarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has hold of Saarinen's hands but Saarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saarinen.
Mauri Saarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saarinen misses with a head shot. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saarinen throws a strike but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saarinen wants to sweep here but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saarinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki preventing the sweep.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to pass the guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stopping the sweep attempt from Saarinen.
Saarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps working.
Saarinen throwing shots but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jeez, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauri Saarinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefol Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large's entrance music is Blue - U Make Me Wanna . A fine choice. Czarnecki has chosen Hollywood Undead - Young as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
248 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Stefol Czarnecki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czarnecki closes the distance and clinches.
Czarnecki works on Large's body with a couple of short punches.
Czarnecki tries a body shot but Large blocks it.
Large throws a punch but it's blocked by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki can't find room to land a body shot as Large controls the action.
Czarnecki misses with a body punch.
Large has a couple of punches blocked by Czarnecki.
Large goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Czarnecki avoids it by throwing Large back against the cage.
Large lands a left hand.
Czarnecki taking a breather.
Czarnecki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Large tries a body shot but Czarnecki blocks it.
Czarnecki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Czarnecki has Large pushed against the cage.
Czarnecki lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czarnecki trying to control the position but instead, Large has worked for underhooks and has pushed Czarnecki into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large scores with a nice hook to the head.
Large struggles to land a body shot inside as Czarnecki controls his hands.
Large swings wildly with an uppercut but Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Large lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Czarnecki tries a body shot but Large blocks it.
Czarnecki lands with a short shot to the head.
Czarnecki blocks a body shot from Large.
Czarnecki misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Large.
Czarnecki pushes Large back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Czarnecki's elbow.
Czarnecki prevents a body shot from Large.
Large swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Large is defending well for now.
Czarnecki tries to land knees in the clinch but Large avoids the damage to the body.
Large drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Large trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Czarnecki wants to stand but Large has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Large looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Czarnecki wants to stand but Large is controlling his posture from full guard.
Large keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Large looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Large looking to hit a scissor sweep but Czarnecki is one step ahead there.
Large has a closed guard, preventing Czarnecki from standing up.
Large looking to hit a scissor sweep but Czarnecki is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Large is working hard here to advance position.
Czarnecki wants to get up but he can't break Large's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki preventing the sweep.
Czarnecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Large. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Czarnecki wanted to stand there but Large had control of the position.
Czarnecki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Large manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Large wants to control the pace but Czarnecki is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Large controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Czarnecki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Large looking to control but Czarnecki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefol Czarnecki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Large thows a body shot but no joy.
Czarnecki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Czarnecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czarnecki keeps the fight on the outside.
Large misses with a series of wild punches.
Stefol Czarnecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Large moves away
and Large counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bob Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Large looks to throw the jab but Czarnecki is out of range.
Large throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Czarnecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Large. Czarnecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Large misses with a body shot.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Large manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Large misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Large looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up but Large circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large fails with an attempt to clinch.
Large throws a hook to the side of Czarnecki's head but Czarnecki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up but Large circles away and keeps his distance.
Large digs a good hook to Czarnecki's body.
Large dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Large clinches.
Czarnecki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Large is keeping busy.
Large misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Large fails to land.
Czarnecki lands with a light punch inside.
Large manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Large manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Czarnecki manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Czarnecki pushes Large off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Large lands a body shot.
Large lands a slapping body shot.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up.
Large catches Czarnecki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Large is having none of it.
Large is looking to wear down Czarnecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Large moves away
and Czarnecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Czarnecki throws a solid leg kick but Large takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Czarnecki.
Large works Czarnecki's body with a nice hook.
Large misses with a shot to the body
and Czarnecki moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large tries a body shot but Czarnecki blocks it.
Czarnecki misses with a body punch.
Large's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Large fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czarnecki is looking to clinch.
Large closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Large breaks from the clinch.
Large takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Czarnecki avoids the body shot from Large.
Large scores with a jab to the body.
Czarnecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Large keeps the fight on the outside.
Czarnecki keeps the fight on the outside.
Large tries to clinch there but Czarnecki circles away.
Czarnecki wants to clinch up but Large keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large looks to score with a jab to the body but Czarnecki is just out of range.
Czarnecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Czarnecki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Large misses the shot to the body.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up but Large circles away and keeps his distance.
Czarnecki slips a jab from Large.
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 combination from Czarnecki does no damage.
Large connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Large misses with a wild body shot.
Large swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Czarnecki takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czarnecki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Large scores with a shoulder strike.
Czarnecki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Czarnecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large dominated that second round.
That's time! Large's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Large dips to his left and cracks Czarnecki with an uppercut!
Large tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Czarnecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Large.
Large looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up.
Large cracks Czarnecki with an open hand slap.
Large throws a lazy right hand but Czarnecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Large tries to clinch there but Czarnecki circles away.
Large thuds a left hand into Czarnecki's body.
Czarnecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Large swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Large throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Large moves out of range of the strikes.
Large just misses with a punch to the body.
Large is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Large misses with a body shot.
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Large is having none of it.
Large clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Czarnecki walks away with a smile on his face. Large gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Large gets a clinch.
Czarnecki wants to stall.
Stefol Czarnecki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Large goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Large misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Czarnecki.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Czarnecki avoids it by throwing Large back against the cage.
Czarnecki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Czarnecki digs a right hand underneath Large's ribcage. Large let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Large tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Czarnecki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Large backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czarnecki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Czarnecki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large tries to work over Czarnecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Large tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Czarnecki's elbow.
Czarnecki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Czarnecki.
Large misses with a short punch on the inside.
Czarnecki misses with the head strike.
Large goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Large takes a swing at Czarnecki's ribcage but misses.
Czarnecki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Large.
Czarnecki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Large paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Czarnecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czarnecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Large manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Czarnecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Large swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Large tries to clinch but Czarnecki is having none of it.
Large misses with a jab to the body
and Czarnecki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Czarnecki misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Czarnecki misses.
Large avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Czarnecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Large swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Czarnecki clinches.
Czarnecki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Large blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large misses with a punch to the body.
Czarnecki lands with a left to the head.
Czarnecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Czarnecki digs a right hand into Large's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Large's gas tank.
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!
Large lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Czarnecki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Czarnecki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Czarnecki missing with knees to the body.
Czarnecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Large struggles to land a body shot inside as Czarnecki controls his hands.
Large can't find room to land a body shot as Czarnecki controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czarnecki misses with a punch to the body.
Czarnecki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Czarnecki taking a breather.
Czarnecki stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefol Czarnecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Czarnecki 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stefol Czarnecki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi comes into the arena with Turisas -Take the day! blaring out of the sound system. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman throws a combination. Nurmi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmi clinches up with Goldman and pushes him back against the cage.
Nurmi wants the takedown. Goldman is fighting it off but Nurmi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goldman's guard against the cage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nurmi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Nurmi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldman being controlled here, momentarily.
Nurmi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goldman for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sakari Nurmi just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Goldman finds it's way through Nurmi's defenses.
Nurmi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman wants to clinch up but Nurmi keeps it at a distance.
Goldman tries to sprawl but Nurmi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nurmi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Goldman's thigh. Goldman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nurmi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman keeping full guard, as Nurmi tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Nurmi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sakari Nurmi just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Nurmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Goldman. No joy for Nurmi on that attempt.
Nurmi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldman lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Nurmi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldman scores with a nice head shot.
Nurmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nurmi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldman quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi is just content to waste time from the top position. Goldman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
Nurmi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Goldman has his feet on Nurmi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurmi darts in and clinches Goldman up against the cage.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goldman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Sakari Nurmi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nurmi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goldman tries to clinch but Nurmi moves out of range.
Nurmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmi has time to react.
Goldman throws a hook but Nurmi blocks it.
Nurmi has a takedown stuffed.
Sakari Nurmi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurmi tries to move into range but Goldman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goldman jabs Nurmi right on the nose. Nurmi blinks but takes it well.
Goldman 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.
Goldman cracks Nurmi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Nurmi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nurmi lands a leg kick that knocks Goldman off balance momentarily.
Nurmi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goldman is trying to buck Nurmi off.
Nurmi landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman wants to control but Nurmi postures up.
The strikes coming from Nurmi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nurmi trying to control the position but Goldman is working away.
Nurmi taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Nurmi stalls from top position.
Nurmi taking a break here but Goldman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nurmi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi wants to advance to full mount but Goldman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nurmi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sakari Nurmi.
Good exchange - Nurmi coming out on top.
Nurmi tries to clinch there but Goldman circles away.
Goldman lands a right hook to the body.
Nurmi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Goldman tenderised Nurmi's leg. Nurmi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman moves in looking to clinch but Nurmi pushes him off.
Nurmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Nurmi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldman pinned against the cage. Goldman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goldman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nurmi will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a jab.
Goldman tries to bum rush Nurmi with a series of wild strikes but Nurmi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abe Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Goldman.
Goldman stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmi. Nurmi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmi has Goldman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Goldman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goldman lands an elbow inside.
Nurmi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goldman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goldman.
Goldman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goldman pushes Nurmi away with a front kick.
Goldman lunges at Nurmi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmi's hand.
Goldman looks to land a combination but Nurmi avoids it well.
Goldman leaves Nurmi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nurmi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldman lands a leg kick that knocks Nurmi off balance momentarily.
Goldman is looking to clinch.
Nurmi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Goldman. That snapped Nurmi's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurmi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goldman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmi throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Goldman as Nurmi shoots in.
Goldman misses with a body shot.
Goldman throws a wild body kick that Nurmi sees coming a mile off.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Goldman lands.
A good leg kick by Goldman.
Nurmi throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmi gets a double leg takedown into Goldman's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goldman content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abe Goldman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Goldman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nurmi gets the takedown into side control.
Nurmi is trying to ground and pound but Goldman uses the momentary lack of control by Nurmi to regain half guard.
Goldman is trying to control but Nurmi passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurmi working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Nurmi slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Nurmi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Nurmi slips the punch.
Nurmi throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmi shoots for a takedown but Goldman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
Goldman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman tries a body shot but Nurmi blocks it.
Nurmi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nurmi has had enough of the clinch but Goldman keeps him there for the moment.
Goldman stalls.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Goldman.
Nurmi wants a takedown.
Nurmi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman lands a left hand.
Goldman pushes Nurmi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldman works on Nurmi's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurmi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goldman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Goldman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike.
Nurmi letting Goldman take a breather here.
Nurmi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldman is keeping busy.
Goldman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Nurmi.
Nurmi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmi shoots for a double leg takedown but Goldman sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmi has time to react.
Nurmi looks for a takedown but Goldman sprawls well.
Goldman lands with an overhand left.
Goldman tries to clinch up.
Nurmi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nurmi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goldman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nurmi if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a head kick!
Goldman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goldman duly obliges.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Nurmi looks for the body kick but Goldman saw that one coming.
Goldman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeez, Sakari Nurmi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Goldman with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurmi.
Goldman lands with a slapping head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sakari Nurmi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abe Goldman! Abe Goldman retains his middleweight title!
Abe Goldman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gilop® logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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