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Cf.88: Rock On! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shatei Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian McGuire told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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286 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shatei Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Yoshida shoots in looking for a takedown. McGuire tries to sprawl out of it but Yoshida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGuire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shatei Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yoshida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yoshida keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGuire throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McGuire is in Yoshida's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Yoshida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGuire.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire is posturing up here but Yoshida has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McGuire tries to roll out but it's too tight and McGuire has to tap! Slick submission there by Yoshida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shatei Yoshida!
Shatei Yoshida bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
187 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber checks a low kick from Kovalov.
Kovalov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gruber can pounce on him.
Kovalov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gruber misses the body punch
and Kovalov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber tries to land a front kick but Kovalov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gruber jabs Kovalov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gruber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruber lands a glancing blow to the side of Kovalov's head.
Kovalov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber digs a good body shot into Kovalov's ribs.
Gruber throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Antonio Kovalov has been cut.
Kovalov gets tackled into the cage by Gruber. Gruber maintains the clinch.
Gruber stalling.
Kovalov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws an elbow that misses.
Gruber working Kovalov over with knees to the body.
Kovalov misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruber tries to work over Kovalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovalov is trying to trip Gruber. He has hold of a leg but Gruber is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kovalov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gruber keeping moving, preventing Kovalov from controlling successfully.
Kovalov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Gruber keeping moving, preventing Kovalov from controlling successfully.
Gruber wants to sweep but no luck.
Kovalov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kovalov stands and steps away. Gruber gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gruber tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruber tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruber misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a lazy head kick
and Kovalov counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a few strikes there.
Kovalov looks to land a left hand but Gruber moved out of range nicely.
Kovalov defending well as Gruber loads up on a big left hand.
Gruber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovalov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gruber - the referee stops the clock and Kovalov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gruber. Kovalov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kovalov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kovalov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hans Gruber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber has closed the distance and engaged Kovalov in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalov prevents a body shot from Gruber.
Gruber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovalov's elbow.
Kovalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gruber.
Kovalov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gruber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Kovalov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovalov slips under a jab.
Kovalov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gruber's head backwards.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalov.
Gruber scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovalov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gruber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gruber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalov moves out of range easily.
Kovalov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gruber. Gruber obviously looking to wear him down.
Kovalov defending well as Gruber loads up on a big left hand.
Kovalov ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber is looking to clinch but Kovalov is avoiding it.
Kovalov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber throws a leg kick
and Kovalov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov blocks a head kick by Gruber.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gruber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gruber lands a jab-cross combination.
Gruber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gruber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalov staying out of range there.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gruber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalov.
Kovalov moves into range and clinches up with Gruber.
Gruber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber has a couple of punches blocked by Kovalov.
Kovalov blocks a body shot from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a body punch.
Kovalov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber tries a body shot but Kovalov blocks it.
Gruber connects with a knee to the head.
Kovalov scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovalov.
Gruber tries a body shot but Kovalov blocks it.
Kovalov blocks an uppercut.
Kovalov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gruber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov blocks an uppercut.
Kovalov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruber slowing the pace effectively.
Kovalov tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gruber swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gruber lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruber avoiding damage as Kovalov throws knees to the body.
Hans Gruber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruber tries a body shot but Kovalov blocks it.
Gruber misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Gruber to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov blocks a body shot from Gruber.
Kovalov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gruber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovalov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber managing to block the knees to the body from Kovalov.
Kovalov avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
Gruber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalov prevents a body shot from Gruber.
Kovalov wants to take the fight to the mat but Gruber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gruber looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Kovalov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gruber moves into the clinch.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalov avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalov controls his hands.
Kovalov managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Kovalov managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Kovalov jumps guard but Gruber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kovalov managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovalov goes for a takedown attempt but Gruber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gruber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalov connects with a body shot that sends Gruber's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gruber there.
That kick from Kovalov tenderised Gruber's leg. Gruber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovalov throws a front kick that sends Gruber stumbling back into the cage.
Gruber misses with a low kick.
Gruber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber with a nice cross.
Antonio Kovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalov dives in and scores a takedown into Gruber's guard.
Gruber controlling Kovalov's posture.
Kovalov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gruber working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovalov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kovalov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kovalov looking to sit in guard and control but Gruber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber won't allow Kovalov to sweep him here.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kovalov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kovalov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kovalov, not yet.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovalov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruber trying to control but Kovalov is working from the bottom.
Antonio Kovalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Gruber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kovalov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kovalov slips under a jab.
Gruber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovalov throws a right and a left that Gruber avoids nicely.
Kovalov scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Gruber.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lassi Lambada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulista is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champagne Supernova. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lassi Lambada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Paulista!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambada misses with a straight left.
Paulista digs a good hook to Lambada's body.
Paulista misses with a head kick.
Paulista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lambada lands a lovely overhand right.
Lambada closes the distance and clinches.
Paulista tries to break the clinch but Lambada is controlling the position.
Lambada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambada pushes Paulista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lambada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulista is looking to control Lambada's arms but Lambada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paulista has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paulista.
Lambada keeps control of Paulista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulista misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulista blocks a body shot from Lambada.
Paulista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Lambada is trying to trip Paulista. He has hold of a leg but Paulista is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lambada persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lambada preventing the sweep.
Lambada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista is trying to keep Lambada in close.
Lambada trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulista is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lambada is aware though and is defending well.
Lambada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lambada cracks Paulista with a solid left hand.
Paulista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paulista wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paulista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lambada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lambada is working Paulista over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lambada throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulista is trying to keep Lambada in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista wants to sweep here but Lambada controlling him for the moment.
Paulista trying to keep a closed guard but Lambada is proving a slippery customer.
Paulista looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulista keeping moving, preventing Lambada from controlling successfully.
Lambada distracts Paulista with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lambada stopping the sweep attempt from Paulista.
Lambada throwing strikes but missing.
Lambada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lambada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulista is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lambada is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lambada wants to control but Paulista is having none of it.
Lambada can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lambada tries to lock up and control but Paulista gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lambada is bucking up trying to escape but Paulista cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulista looking to control but Lambada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulista throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lambada is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lambada controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista looking to secure an arm triangle but Lambada defends it well.
Lambada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulista scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lambada?
BOOM! Paulista connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paulista is working for a guillotine from mount but Lambada frees his head quite easily.
Paulista with the ground and pound from mount.
Lambada in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paulista lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lambada hang on?
Lambada is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulista drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lambada! More shots from Paulista and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Paulista!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Junior Paulista waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bondye Viktorye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Viktorye has chosen O papai chego 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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169 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bondye Viktorye!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktorye misses with a looping left.
Viktorye misses with a wild combination.
Viktorye misses with a double jab.
Cero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cero slips under a jab.
Cero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cero lands a right hook to the body.
Cero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cero swinging wildly here.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Viktorye ducks down to avoid it.
Cero clobbers Viktorye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Viktorye misses with a body kick.
Viktorye misses with a wild combination.
Viktorye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Viktorye checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero catches Viktorye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Viktorye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Viktorye is just out of range.
Cero lands with a kick to the temple. Viktorye shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Cero does it's job there.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Viktorye misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viktorye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cero.
Cero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viktorye dives in and scores a takedown into Cero's guard.
Cero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viktorye is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cero holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viktorye is controlling him.
Cero controlling the position.
Cero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Viktorye trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Numero Cero just wasn't active enough.
Viktorye throws a combination that misses
and Viktorye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Cero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viktorye scores with a one two! Cero had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viktorye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cero tests Viktorye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viktorye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cero.
Viktorye cracks Cero with a good jab.
A big left from Cero misses.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero scores with a hook to the body. Viktorye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cero just misses with a punch to the body.
Viktorye blocks a jab.
Cero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cero misses with a straight left.
Viktorye has a takedown stuffed.
Cero lands with an overhand left.
Cero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viktorye moves away from the strike by Cero.
Cero misses with a two punch combination.
Cero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cero tries to bum rush Viktorye with a series of wild strikes but Viktorye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cero avoids the body shot from Viktorye.
Viktorye blocks the body kick.
A jab lands there for Cero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero slips under a jab from Viktorye.
Viktorye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cero with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Viktorye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Viktorye.
Viktorye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cero moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that round.
That's time! Cero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Viktorye.
Cero throws a right and a left that Viktorye avoids nicely.
Cero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Viktorye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Cero throws a right and a left that Viktorye avoids nicely.
Viktorye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero misses with a shot to the body
and Viktorye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Viktorye.
Viktorye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viktorye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Cero swings for the body but Viktorye moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktorye moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cero lands a nice shot that snaps Viktorye's head back.
Viktorye avoids the body shot from Cero.
Cero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Viktorye doesn't seem bothered though.
Cero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viktorye.
Viktorye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viktorye.
Cero checks a leg kick.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Viktorye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero misses with a straight left.
Viktorye scores with a jab to the head.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Viktorye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cero rather than just go for the knockout.
Viktorye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Viktorye.
Jab by Viktorye.
Bondye Viktorye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a hook. Viktorye ducked under it nicely.
Viktorye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cero sprawls well. Cero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viktorye gets slowly back to his feet.
Viktorye is breathing heavily.
Viktorye looks to land a combination but Cero avoids it well.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viktorye moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viktorye.
Numero Cero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bondye Viktorye.
Cero lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero misses with a hook.
Cero throws a poor cross that misses
and Viktorye counters with a nice body shot.
Viktorye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viktorye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cero cracks Viktorye with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viktorye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Viktorye's shoulder, as Viktorye tries to avoid the shot.
Cero dips to his left and cracks Viktorye with an uppercut!
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Viktorye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viktorye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viktorye shoots in for a takedown but Cero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viktorye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero digs a good hook to Viktorye's body.
Nice sprawl there from Cero as Viktorye shoots in.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Cero - just one landing.
Cero connects with a looping right hand.
Cero looks for the body kick but Viktorye saw that one coming.
Cero stuns Viktorye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Viktorye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero lands a lovely overhand right.
Cero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viktorye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viktorye.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viktorye's head backwards.
Cero throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cero.
Cero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Viktorye on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero connects with a right hand. Viktorye shakes it off.
Cero connects with a looping right hand.
Cero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Viktorye will feel that in the morning.
Cero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Viktorye misses with a body punch
enabling Cero to counter with a crisp jab.
Viktorye shoots for a double leg takedown but Cero sprawls well. He's pushed Viktorye's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cero thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Viktorye.
Viktorye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cero misses the body punch
and Viktorye counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Viktorye.
Good shot there by Cero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viktorye. Cero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viktorye moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero scores with a jab. Viktorye acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viktorye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cero circles away quickly and effectively.
Viktorye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viktorye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Viktorye throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktorye avoids the body shot from Cero.
Cero connects with an inside leg kick.
Cero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viktorye's head.
Cero slips a jab from Viktorye.
Cero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Viktorye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Viktorye.
Viktorye throws a nice looking combination but Cero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Cero jabs at Viktorye's body.
Cero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cero tries to bum rush Viktorye with a series of wild strikes but Viktorye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viktorye's hands.
Cero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Viktorye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Viktorye.
Cero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cero lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viktorye is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cero.
Viktorye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Viktorye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viktorye shoots in for a takedown but Cero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Viktorye avoids it.
Viktorye throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Viktorye is defended easily by Cero.
Numero Cero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bondye Viktorye.
Viktorye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Viktorye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero scores with a jab to the head.
Viktorye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Viktorye doesn't seem bothered though.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Cero.
Viktorye throws the kick towards the body but Cero avoids it.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Viktorye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Viktorye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viktorye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viktorye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Viktorye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero works Viktorye's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cero scores with a kick to the body.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cero missing with a left hand there. Viktorye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Viktorye is just out of range.
Cero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viktorye can do to turn this around?
Viktorye shoots in but Cero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cero lands a nice shot that snaps Viktorye's head back.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Cero.
Bondye Viktorye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktorye lands a leg kick that knocks Cero off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Numero Cero made sure he mentioned [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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214 lbs
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221 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weathers but Weathers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolmiokuristus takes one on the button.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Weathers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kolmiokuristus.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolmiokuristus misses the target.
Kolmiokuristus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus throws a body punch but Weathers moves out of range.
Kolmiokuristus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt - Weathers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolmiokuristus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus is defended easily by Weathers.
Kolmiokuristus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weathers tries to avoid it but Kolmiokuristus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weathers to the ground. Weathers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown.
Kolmiokuristus catches Weathers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weathers misses the shot to the body.
Weathers looks to land a left hand but Kolmiokuristus moved out of range nicely.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Weathers sprawls well.
Kolmiokuristus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Weathers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Weathers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to take a break and control but Weathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weathers wants to get back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolmiokuristus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Weathers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kolmiokuristus working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kolmiokuristus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Weathers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kolmiokuristus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weathers hang on?
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes but Weathers uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kolmiokuristus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weathers defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weathers defends it well.
Kolmiokuristus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolmiokuristus is keen to just control but Weathers is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kolmiokuristus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Weathers tries to kick Kolmiokuristus off but Kolmiokuristus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to control the action in half guard but Weathers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Weathers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolmiokuristus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kolmiokuristus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to take a break and control but Weathers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Weathers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kolmiokuristus throws a nice looking combination but Weathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolmiokuristus gets a double leg takedown into Weathers's guard.
Weathers wants to get back to his feet but Kolmiokuristus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Weathers's guard and throws a big left but Weathers blocks it.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weathers wants to stand up but Kolmiokuristus is controlling him.
Weathers keeping moving, preventing Kolmiokuristus from controlling successfully.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Weathers keeping full guard, as Kolmiokuristus tries to pass.
Kolmiokuristus throws an elbow that misses. Weathers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kolmiokuristus's guard. Nice move by Weathers!
Weathers preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is working hard here to advance position.
Weathers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Weathers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kolmiokuristus, up you get!
Weathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Weathers misses.
Weathers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Weathers wants it to stay on the feet.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Weathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolmiokuristus was well out of range. Poor timing from Weathers.
Kolmiokuristus looks to land a combination but Weathers avoids it well.
Weathers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Weathers duly obliges.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weathers as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Weathers throws a good cross that connects.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kolmiokuristus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Weathers wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus unloads with some shots from mount but Weathers bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus landing shots from mount.
Kolmiokuristus can't control as he wanted to and Weathers manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolmiokuristus works his way into full mount!
Kolmiokuristus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus looking to land elbow strikes but Weathers uses the position to regain half guard.
Kolmiokuristus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weathers defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weathers as he avoids it easily.
Weathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kolmiokuristus does no damage.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Weathers sprawls well.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Weathers sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus is defended easily by Weathers.
Weathers misses with a few strikes there.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kolmiokuristus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Weathers sprawls well.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus looks to land a right hand but Weathers moved out of range.
Kolmiokuristus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weathers's waist but Weathers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kolmiokuristus off to one side.
Weathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kolmiokuristus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weathers.
Kolmiokuristus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolmiokuristus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weathers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weathers.
Weathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a double leg but Weathers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab but it's blocked by Weathers.
Kolmiokuristus shoots for a takedown but Weathers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kolmiokuristus dodges the punch combination from Weathers.
Weathers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weathers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolmiokuristus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and gets a takedown into Weathers's guard.
Kolmiokuristus won't allow Weathers to get back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weathers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weathers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmiokuristus landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolmiokuristus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolmiokuristus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus prevents Weathers from getting back to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control but Weathers is working from the bottom.
Carl Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Weathers wants to get back to his feet but Kolmiokuristus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Weathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to advance position but Weathers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kolmiokuristus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kolmiokuristus, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Eyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy comes to the cage accompanied by zZzz. The crowd seem to be enjoying Eyre's choice of entrance music: Domination by Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Eyre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Candy. Beautiful body shot.
Eyre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Candy is able to avoid easily.
Eyre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eyre throws a lazy head kick
and Candy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Martin Eyre has been cut.
Eyre misses with a wild body shot.
Candy fails to land with a series of punches.
Eyre swings for the body but Candy moves out of range.
Candy throws a series of punches but Eyre avoids them all with ease.
Candy throws a hook to the side of Eyre's head but Eyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Candy.
A cross from Candy lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candy cracks Eyre with a good jab.
Eyre misses with a head kick.
Candy throws a right hand that Eyre ducks under and follows up with a left that Eyre also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Candy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Eyre.
Eyre swings widly with a right hand
and Candy counters with a leg kick.
Eyre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Martin Eyre's cut even more.
Eyre looks gassed!
Candy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eyre misses with a straight right.
Candy dips to his left and cracks Eyre with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Candy.
Candy looks to land a combination but Eyre avoids it well.
Eyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Candy manages to avoid it.
Candy digs a good body shot into Eyre's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eyre shoots in and drives through. Candy sprawls well.
Eyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Candy.
Candy stuns Eyre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin Eyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eyre thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eyre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Candy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Candy.
Candy lands a nice hook to Eyre's body. Eyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Candy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eyre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eyre is rocked!
The cut above Martin Eyre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Candy misses with a double jab.
Candy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Eyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Candy counters with a nice body shot.
John Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Candy drops Eyre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Eyre looks back up at him and smiles so Candy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Eyre is still on wobbly legs! Can Candy finish him?
Martin Eyre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Eyre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Candy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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188 lbs
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189 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Palahnuik. Beautiful body shot.
Palahnuik works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Palahnuik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Tyson gets tackled into the cage by Palahnuik. Palahnuik maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palahnuik.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Palahnuik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson has picked Palahnuik up - he's going for a ride! Tyson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palahnuik is trying to get back to full guard.
Palahnuik is trying to stand.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palahnuik defending well though.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palahnuik defending well though.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palahnuik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palahnuik trying to control the position here.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palahnuik keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson postures up in Palahnuik's guard and throws a big left but Palahnuik blocks it.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Palahnuik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
Palahnuik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Palahnuik off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Palahnuik's shoulder, as Palahnuik tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson checks a low kick from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik tries to clinch but Tyson moves away
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson throws a body punch but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Palahnuik counters by moving into the clinch.
Palahnuik throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Palahnuik manages to get underhooks.
Palahnuik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Palahnuik fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palahnuik gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson tries a body shot but Palahnuik blocks it.
Tyson wants a takedown but no success here.
Palahnuik gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palahnuik manages to break the clinch.
Palahnuik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palahnuik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palahnuik clinches with his opponent.
Palahnuik misses with a knee strike.
Tyson has Palahnuik pushed against the cage.
Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palahnuik jabs at Tyson's body.
A swing and a miss from Palahnuik.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palahnuik but Palahnuik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palahnuik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palahnuik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palahnuik throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Palahnuik gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tyson.
Palahnuik cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
Palahnuik is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tyson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Palahnuik to the mat. Palahnuik regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palahnuik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Palahnuik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson throws a big elbow that misses.
Palahnuik pulls Tyson in close to prevent any damage.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pete Palahnuik hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palahnuik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson is looking to wear down Palahnuik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
Nice takedown defense from Palahnuik. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Palahnuik dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Palahnuik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Palahnuik controls the action.
Palahnuik blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Palahnuik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson slows down the pace here.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palahnuik lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Palahnuik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Palahnuik.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyson blocks the leg kick.
Tyson scores with a body shot.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palahnuik - that will leave a mark!
Palahnuik thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Palahnuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palahnuik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palahnuik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palahnuik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palahnuik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palahnuik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Palahnuik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palahnuik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palahnuik.
Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Palahnuik misses with a left hand
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palahnuik moves away.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Palahnuik which made him look bad.
Palahnuik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson tries a low kick but Palahnuik avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson checks the leg kick.
Palahnuik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palahnuik catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palahnuik avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Palahnuik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson works Palahnuik's body with a nice hook.
Palahnuik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palahnuik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Palahnuik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with the head strike.
Palahnuik pushes Tyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tyson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palahnuik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson lands a shot to the body.
Tyson tightens his grip and picks Palahnuik up, before dumping him to the ground. Palahnuik manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palahnuik keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palahnuik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyson has managed to get both his arms back between Palahnuik's legs - danger averted.
Palahnuik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mike Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson trying to control but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Palahnuik trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palahnuik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Palahnuik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Palahnuik.
I think Palahnuik 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 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pete Palahnuik!
Pete Palahnuik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalema Kirunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirunda has chosen The Hellacopters - In The Sign of Octopus as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalema Kirunda!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirunda.
Kirunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirunda's sensitive parts.
Kalema Kirunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirunda scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kirunda.
Kirunda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirunda cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirunda's head.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Morgan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirunda doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirunda is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirunda. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Kirunda trying to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan wants to control but Kirunda is keeping him busy.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan trying to advance position but Kirunda counters by regaining guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirunda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kirunda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kirunda lands a head kick!
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirunda throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Kirunda moves out of range.
Kirunda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Kirunda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kirunda avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Kirunda scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Kirunda's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirunda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kalema Kirunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirunda. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Kirunda misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirunda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Kirunda misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Kirunda down.
A big left from Kirunda misses.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirunda.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a right hand that Kirunda ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirunda also avoids with ease.
Kirunda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Kirunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirunda throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Kirunda misses with the combination.
Kirunda checks a leg kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Kirunda.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Kirunda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirunda.
Kirunda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Kirunda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
Morgan throws a low kick but Kirunda avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirunda checks a leg kick.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirunda.
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 Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Kirunda.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirunda.
Kirunda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirunda throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Kirunda off balance momentarily.
Kirunda misses the jab.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirunda.
Kirunda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirunda can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirunda throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Kirunda keeps it at a distance.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Kirunda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Kirunda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Kirunda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Kirunda shrugs it off.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirunda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan punishes Kirunda's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Kirunda. Those never looked like landing.
Kirunda looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kirunda throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirunda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Kirunda misses.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Kirunda.
Kirunda misses with a head kick.
Kirunda misses with a double jab.
Kirunda is breathing heavily.
Kirunda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirunda. That did some damage!
Kirunda misses with the combination.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kirunda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Kirunda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Kirunda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kirunda takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Kirunda wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirunda.
Kirunda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morgan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan lands a head kick. Kirunda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Kalema Kirunda has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirunda misses with a low kick.
Kirunda tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kirunda misses the body punch
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalema Kirunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirunda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kirunda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kirunda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirunda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Kirunda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirunda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirunda misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.
Kirunda takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Kirunda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Kirunda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirunda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Kirunda thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan rushes Kirunda and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kirunda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirunda can pounce on him.
Kirunda throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirunda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Kirunda.
Morgan tries a low kick but Kirunda avoids it.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Kirunda moves out of range easily.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kirunda throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kirunda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kirunda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan thumps Kirunda with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Kirunda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirunda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirunda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirunda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirunda misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan with a hook.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice takedown defense from Kirunda. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirunda checks it well.
Kirunda throws a front kick aimed at Morgan's knee but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirunda circles away.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Kirunda is out of range.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kirunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a head kick that Kirunda semi-blocks.
Kirunda throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Kalema Kirunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirunda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirunda.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Kirunda misses.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirunda.
Kirunda misses with a jab to the body
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirunda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kirunda tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Kirunda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Kirunda's ribs.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Kirunda looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away.
Kirunda throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirunda throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kirunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
The fighters circling - Kirunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirunda catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Kirunda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks the inside of Kirunda's front leg.
Kirunda throws a chopping leg kick but Morgan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morgan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kirunda - the referee stops the clock and Morgan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kirunda. Morgan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Kirunda sprawls well.
Kirunda misses with a looping left.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirunda throws out the jab.
Kirunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirunda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kirunda throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Kirunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Kirunda avoids the head kick by Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirunda throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Kirunda only half commits.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirunda.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan gave a mention to M/S Paint Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingolfur Arnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Halo. Arnarson has chosen Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song as his entrance music. Ingolfur Arnarson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingolfur Arnarson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arnarson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Arnarson counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arnarson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnarson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnarson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson swings for the body but Arnarson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Arnarson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Arnarson's head.
Arnarson throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Arnarson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnarson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arnarson.
Arnarson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Arnarson throws a shot to the body.
Arnarson swinging wildly here.
Arnarson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Arnarson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnarson lands a big right hand that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Arnarson stays standing though and waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arnarson.
Arnarson lands a right hook to the body.
Arnarson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Johnson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ingolfur Arnarson!
After winning the bout, Ingolfur Arnarson 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 Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter Potter!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio looks to land a combination but Potter avoids it well.
Victorio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Potter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Potter being controlled against the cage.
Victorio is trying to push Potter away but Potter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Victorio is trying to force a seperation but Potter has the dominant position.
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Victorio misses with a punch to the body.
Potter has Victorio pressed against the cage, preventing Victorio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Victorio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Carter Potter has been cut.
Victorio working aggressively here.
Victorio lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Potter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Victorio tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Victorio back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Victorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter throws a leg kick but Victorio moved away.
Potter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Victorio is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
Potter looks gassed!
Victorio connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Victorio.
Potter slips a jab and a cross from Victorio.
Victorio tries to clinch up.
Potter gets tackled into the cage by Victorio. Victorio maintains the clinch.
Victorio has Potter pressed against the cage.
Victorio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Victorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potter circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Victorio.
Victorio connects with an inside leg kick.
Victorio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Victorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
Carter Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victorio to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Victorio, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Carter Potter's cut even more.
Victorio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potter's hands.
Victorio cracks Potter on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Potter falls backwards against the cage. Victorio follows up with more strikes that drop Potter to his knees. Victorio keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Potter! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Jonny Victorio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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