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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duncan, Duncan Ferguson. Martin Metaxa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
Metaxa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Metaxa moves into the clinch.
Ferguson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metaxa taking a breather.
Metaxa seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Metaxa lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Ferguson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Metaxa missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Metaxa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it misses.
Metaxa lands an elbow inside.
Metaxa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metaxa lands an elbow inside.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Metaxa staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Metaxa lands a nice looking body kick.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metaxa circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Metaxa saw that one coming.
Ferguson missing with a left hand there. Metaxa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metaxa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Metaxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferguson circles away.
Metaxa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Metaxa won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duncan Ferguson's cut is getting worse.
Ferguson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Metaxa trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson being controlled against the cage.
Ferguson managing to block the knees to the body from Metaxa.
Metaxa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Metaxa has Ferguson pressed against the cage, preventing Ferguson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Metaxa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Metaxa tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferguson avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson tries to circle away but Metaxa has him pinned against the cage.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Metaxa missing with knees to the body.
Metaxa tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferguson avoids the damage to the body.
Ferguson is trying to push Metaxa away but Metaxa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
Metaxa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duncan Ferguson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ferguson avoids the elbow strike from Metaxa, against the cage.
Metaxa trying to land knees to the body.
Ferguson tries to break the clinch but Metaxa is controlling the position.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Metaxa won't allow it.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Metaxa has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids the elbow strike from Metaxa, against the cage.
Ferguson blocks an elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferguson is trying to break free.
Ferguson avoids the elbow strike from Metaxa, against the cage.
Ferguson avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it misses.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Jeez, Duncan Ferguson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Metaxa won't allow it.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Metaxa won't allow it.
Metaxa lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metaxa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson throws a punch but it's blocked by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands an elbow just above Ferguson 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duncan Ferguson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Metaxa!
Our winner, Martin Metaxa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horst Scuttlebutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Young Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: North Korea. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horst Scuttlebutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Young Il!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il scores with a one two! Scuttlebutt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Horst Scuttlebutt has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Scuttlebutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scuttlebutt throws a big shot that misses.
Il throws a push kick but Scuttlebutt slaps the foot to one side.
Scuttlebutt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Il misses.
Scuttlebutt wants to clinch up but Il keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Il.
Il lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scuttlebutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scuttlebutt.
Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scuttlebutt gets tackled into the cage by Il. Il maintains the clinch.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
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!
Il misses with a body punch.
Scuttlebutt has Il pushed against the cage.
Il throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il tries to stall but Scuttlebutt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scuttlebutt prevents a body shot from Il.
Il managing to block the knees to the body from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Il tries to work over Scuttlebutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scuttlebutt tries a knee to the head but Il blocks it.
Il tries a body shot but Scuttlebutt blocks it.
Scuttlebutt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice shot to the body.
Il's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scuttlebutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scuttlebutt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Il misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scuttlebutt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Il misses with a hook to the ribs.
Il lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scuttlebutt.
Il on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt gets through Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Il's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt leaning against his opponent.
Scuttlebutt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Il backwards.
Scuttlebutt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scuttlebutt controls Il momentarily but Il frees himself.
Il seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scuttlebutt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scuttlebutt trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scuttlebutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il wanted to stand there but Scuttlebutt had control of the position.
Scuttlebutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Il defends well.
Scuttlebutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Il defends well.
Scuttlebutt keeping moving, preventing Il from controlling successfully.
Il stays in close to Scuttlebutt's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Il stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scuttlebutt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scuttlebutt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scuttlebutt controls Il momentarily but Il frees himself.
Il wants to pass the guard but Scuttlebutt is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scuttlebutt working for a triangle but Il defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kim Young Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horst Scuttlebutt's cut.
That's time! Scuttlebutt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Il motions for Scuttlebutt to come forward. Il throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Il checks a leg kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a right hand that Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Il also avoids with ease.
Il misses with a straight left.
Il throws a body punch but Scuttlebutt moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scuttlebutt tries to bum rush Il with a series of wild strikes but Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scuttlebutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Il is just out of range.
Il throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scuttlebutt looks to throw the jab but Il is out of range.
Scuttlebutt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scuttlebutt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Il ducks under a wild hook from Scuttlebutt.
Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Il.
A head kick by Il misses
and Il takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horst Scuttlebutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Il clinches.
Scuttlebutt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Il has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scuttlebutt landing knees to the head.
Scuttlebutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Il tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scuttlebutt's elbow.
Scuttlebutt gets control of Il's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scuttlebutt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Scuttlebutt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scuttlebutt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Il controls the pace.
Scuttlebutt looking for a guillotine here but Il defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scuttlebutt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Il wants to stand but Scuttlebutt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Il content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kim Young Il wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Il. Scuttlebutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scuttlebutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scuttlebutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Il moves away.
Il throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scuttlebutt, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Scuttlebutt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scuttlebutt. Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Il has managed to clinch.
Scuttlebutt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Il lands a shoulder strike.
Scuttlebutt is working for takedown but Il is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Scuttlebutt fails to land.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Horst Scuttlebutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scuttlebutt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Il creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scuttlebutt misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Il goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Il swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scuttlebutt lands a body punch.
Il blocking some punches.
Scuttlebutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Il misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scuttlebutt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Il is trying to stall.
Il scores with a shot to the side of Scuttlebutt's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kim Young Il will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Horst Scuttlebutt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Il swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scuttlebutt works the jab nicely.
Scuttlebutt misses the shot to the body.
Scuttlebutt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Il has time to react.
Scuttlebutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scuttlebutt throws the kick towards the body but Il avoids it.
Scuttlebutt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Il takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Il stalks Scuttlebutt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scuttlebutt's face. Scuttlebutt staggers backwards, shaken.
Scuttlebutt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scuttlebutt misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scuttlebutt throws a series of punches but Il moves out of range.
Il misses the jab.
A big left from Scuttlebutt misses.
Nice body kick there by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt looks to land a combination but Il avoids it well.
Scuttlebutt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Il checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il's corner calls for a 1-2. Il obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scuttlebutt blocks a leg kick.
Il steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scuttlebutt.
Il throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Il throws a low kick, looking for Scuttlebutt's leg but Scuttlebutt calmly moves out of range.
Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scuttlebutt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Il lands a jab to the head.
Il takes the fight into the clinch.
Scuttlebutt presses Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scuttlebutt misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Il.
Scuttlebutt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Il pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scuttlebutt blocks a body shot from Il.
Il slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il throws a head punch that misses.
Scuttlebutt throws a punch but it's blocked by Il.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Il as the two fighters clinch.
Il's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Il misses with some punches.
Scuttlebutt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Il smiles and moves away.
Il paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scuttlebutt throws a hook but Il avoids it easily.
Il closes the distance and pushes Scuttlebutt back into the cage.
Scuttlebutt working aggressively here.
Il blocks a body shot from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt being controlled against the cage.
Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt tries a body shot but Il blocks it.
Il tries to work over Scuttlebutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Il looking to stall.
Scuttlebutt lands an elbow that stopped Il in his tracks for a moment.
Il is leaning against Scuttlebutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt working aggressively here.
Scuttlebutt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scuttlebutt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Il is rocked!
Scuttlebutt throws a big uppercut that drops Il! More strikes from Scuttlebutt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Il lies dazed against the cage as Scuttlebutt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horst Scuttlebutt!
After winning the bout, Horst Scuttlebutt 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Tappio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappio has chosen Kari Tapio - Juna kulkee vaan as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that John Pleasures has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Pleasures seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Tappio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tappio as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Pleasures there.
Pleasures slips a jab and a cross from Tappio.
A swing and a miss from Tappio.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pleasures as he jumps to the side.
Pleasures shoots for a double leg takedown but Tappio sprawls well. He's pushed Pleasures's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tappio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like John Pleasures has been cut.
Pleasures walks into a stiff left hand from Tappio.
Pleasures misses the jab.
Tappio avoids the body shot from Pleasures.
John Pleasures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleasures ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappio moves away.
Tappio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tappio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappio pulls Pleasures in to control the position.
Pleasures trying to control but Tappio is working from the bottom.
Pleasures throws a big right hand that misses.
Tappio keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
Tappio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pleasures works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleasures. Tappio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleasures thuds a left hand into Tappio's body.
Nice shot by Pleasures.
Pleasures lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleasures misses with a two punch combination.
Tappio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappio feints a jab promting Pleasures to slip. Tappio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pleasures slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pleasures as he jumps to the side.
Pleasures slips a jab and a cross from Tappio.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pleasures.
Pleasures dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappio misses with a few strikes there.
Pleasures clobbers Tappio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pleasures keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pleasures uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tappio.
Pleasures misses with a double jab.
Pleasures's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tappio under the eye.
Tappio slips a jab from Pleasures.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pleasures avoids it really well and circles away.
John Pleasures has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Tappio.
A jab lands there for Pleasures.
Pleasures loads up on a big right hand but Tappio slips the punch.
Pleasures looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tappio!
Tappio is squirming around, avoiding Pleasures's attempts to control the action.
Pleasures is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tappio is surviving well by controlling Pleasures's body position as best he can.
Tappio is looking to get to half guard.
Pleasures lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tappio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pleasures looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pleasures goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tappio turns into him and now he's in Pleasures's guard.
Pleasures seems keen to control Tappio's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappio trying to control but Pleasures is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pleasures takes a swing at Tappio's ribcage but misses.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pleasures as he jumps to the side.
Tappio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pleasures defends it nicely.
Tappio misses with a series of wild punches.
Tappio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pleasures ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappio moves away.
John Pleasures is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pleasures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tappio.
Pleasures scores with a sloppy right hand. Tappio should have avoided that one.
Pleasures dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Pleasures misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures looks to land a combination. Tappio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pleasures cracks Tappio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tappio throws a lazy right hand but Pleasures sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pleasures fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juha Tappio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pleasures misses with a wild body shot.
Pleasures swings for the body but Tappio moves out of range.
Tappio lands with a shot to the body.
Pleasures getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pleasures throws a hook but Tappio blocks it.
Tappio blocks a head kick by Pleasures.
Pleasures darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappio shoots in but no luck this time.
John Pleasures has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Tappio.
Tappio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pleasures is trying to defend but Tappio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappio trying to control the action but Pleasures is working from the bottom.
Tappio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tappio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Juha Tappio.
Tappio swings for the body but Pleasures moves out of range.
Tappio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pleasures misses the shot to the body.
Tappio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tappio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pleasures throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tappio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pleasures takes a swing at Tappio's ribcage but misses.
Pleasures throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappio.
Tappio slips a straight right by Pleasures.
Tappio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pleasures.
A slow jab from Pleasures misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pleasures.
Tappio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pleasures was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappio.
Pleasures bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pleasures connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Pleasures. That snapped Tappio's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleasures defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tappio.
Pleasures lands a head kick. Tappio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tappio is rocked!
Pleasures misses with a straight left.
Pleasures is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tappio is still on wobbly legs! Can Pleasures finish him?
Pleasures scores with the left hand. Tappio knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tappio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pleasures tries to avoid it but Tappio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pleasures to the ground. Pleasures escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pleasures dodges the punch combination from Tappio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleasures misses with a body shot.
Tappio seems to have recovered his senses.
Tappio lands an overhand right.
Tappio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Pleasures.
Pleasures throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tappio.
Tappio misses with a right hand
and Pleasures cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pleasures cracks a nice hook into Tappio's ribs.
Tappio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pleasures counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pleasures throws a leg kick which misses Tappio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappio tries to avoid it.
Pleasures lands with a nice combination. Tappio backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pleasures thuds his right hand into Tappio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tappio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pleasures swings for the body but Tappio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pleasures on the side of the head.
Tappio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pleasures thuds a left hand into Tappio's body.
Tappio throws a series of strikes that have Pleasures backpedaling.
Tappio throws the left hand but Pleasures avoids the punch easily.
Tappio dives in and scores a takedown into Pleasures's guard.
Tappio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tappio throwing strikes from guard but Pleasures blocks nicely.
Tappio wants to control from the top but Pleasures keeps moving.
Tappio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleasures is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures is trying to keep Tappio in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleasures keeping moving, preventing Tappio from controlling successfully.
Pleasures looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Tappio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pleasures stuffs the takedown.
Tappio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pleasures.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures misses with the combination.
Pleasures misses with a hook.
Tappio throws a nice looking combination but Pleasures bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pleasures lands with an overhand left.
Tappio needs to keep his hands up - Pleasures had a free shot at his head there.
Tappio just misses with a punch to the body.
Pleasures throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappio takes one on the button.
Pleasures pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tappio ducks under a wild hook from Pleasures.
Pleasures throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tappio counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures gets caught napping as Tappio dives in and scores a takedown. Pleasures manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappio wants to control from the top but Pleasures keeps moving.
Tappio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pleasures swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pleasures keeping moving, preventing Tappio from controlling successfully.
Pleasures is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tappio wants to control from the top but Pleasures keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pleasures showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pleasures, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!
A very excited looking John Pleasures made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
178 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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184 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robertson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doug Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stamatis avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Stamatis slips under a jab.
Stamatis shoots in but no luck this time.
Robertson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stamatis counters with a nice uppercut.
Stamatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Robertson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Athan Stamatis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robertson connects with the punch.
Stamatis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson forces Stamatis back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
Stamatis prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robertson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stamatis stalling against the cage.
Stamatis swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to land a knee to the head but Stamatis blocks with his arms.
Stamatis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Stamatis blocks the elbow strike.
Stamatis tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robertson.
Robertson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Robertson tries to break free but Stamatis pushes him back against the cage.
Robertson lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stamatis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stamatis tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Stamatis back against the cage.
Robertson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamatis won't want to take too many of those.
Robertson landing knees to the body.
Robertson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stamatis controls his hands.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
Stamatis digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
Robertson blocks a body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike.
Stamatis struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Stamatis.
Robertson tries a body shot but Stamatis blocks it.
Stamatis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robertson tries to work over Stamatis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stamatis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stamatis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stamatis.
Robertson pushes Stamatis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robertson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Athan Stamatis's cut.
That's time! Robertson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Stamatis swats away the attempt to clinch by Robertson.
Doug Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robertson gets caught flat footed, as Stamatis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robertson has Stamatis pulled in close to control his posture.
Robertson is trying to control the position but Stamatis postures up.
Stamatis stopping the sweep attempt from Robertson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis throwing strikes but missing.
Stamatis trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis stops Robertson from standing up.
Stamatis preventing the sweep.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robertson clinches with his opponent.
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doug Robertson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Stamatis is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Robertson.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Stamatis.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stamatis avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Robertson tries a body shot but Stamatis blocks it.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stamatis throws a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
Robertson scores with a three punch combo!
Robertson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stamatis.
Robertson looks to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a big head kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stamatis counters with a stiff right hand.
Stamatis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stamatis.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a low kick, looking for Robertson's leg but Robertson calmly moves out of range.
Robertson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson tries to work over Stamatis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stamatis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but Stamatis blocks it.
Stamatis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robertson landing knees to the head.
Robertson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robertson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robertson throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stamatis backwards.
Stamatis avoids the elbow strike from Robertson, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stamatis.
Robertson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stamatis.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stamatis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Stamatis misses with the head strike.
Robertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Robertson tries to work over Stamatis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Robertson both land. Nice combination.
Stamatis is rocked!
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stamatis is still on wobbly legs! Can Robertson finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Stamatis seems to have recovered his senses.
Robertson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stamatis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Athan Stamatis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Robertson blocks a low kick nicely.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
Stamatis slips a straight right by Robertson.
Stamatis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stamatis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Stamatis with that takedown attempt.
Robertson lands with a straight right. Stamatis didn't see that one coming.
Robertson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robertson duly obliges.
Robertson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stamatis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stamatis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Stamatis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to stand but Stamatis is controlling the position.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robertson wants to sweep here but Stamatis controlling him for the moment.
Robertson pulls Stamatis in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stamatis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stamatis trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stamatis lands an overhand right.
Stamatis has a takedown stuffed.
Doug Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doug Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Stamatis keeps it at a distance.
Robertson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stamatis's head.
Robertson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Robertson - that landed with a thud.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stamatis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson prevents a body shot from Stamatis.
Robertson blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Stamatis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis taking a breather.
Robertson trying to control the position but instead, Stamatis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robertson into the cage.
Stamatis tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Athan Stamatis.
I think Robertson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Robertson!
Doug Robertson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayton Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa comes to the cage accompanied by Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Landa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dayton Montana!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
Landa throws a right hand that Montana ducks under and follows up with a left that Montana also avoids with ease.
Landa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Landa blocks a jab.
Landa connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montana swings for the body but Landa moves out of range.
Landa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Landa slams his shin into Montana's torso.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Landa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Landa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montana misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Landa.
Montana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Landa's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landa throws a leg kick but Montana checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a body punch but Landa moves out of range.
Landa moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Landa throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Landa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Landa.
Landa throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Landa misses with a wild body shot.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Montana finds it's way through Landa's defenses.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Montana lands a glancing blow to the side of Landa's head.
Landa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montana is out of range and Landa settles back down.
Landa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
The fighters circling - Landa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landa takes the fight into the clinch.
Landa is leaning against Montana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landa prevents a body shot from Montana.
Landa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Montana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landa is keeping busy.
Landa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montana's face.
Landa prevents a body shot from Montana.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Landa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landa taking a breather.
Landa misses with some punches.
Landa blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landa.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Landa avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Landa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Landa is just out of range.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana cracks Landa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montana cracks Landa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Landa. Landa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Montana scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Landa.
Landa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Landa is looking to clinch.
Landa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landa misses with a knee to the head.
Landa goes for a takedown attempt but Montana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Landa misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Landa connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Landa.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Landa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana defending well as Landa loads up on a big left hand.
Landa misses with the combination.
Landa moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Landa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Landa.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Landa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Landa throws a low kick but Montana moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landa swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Landa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Landa rushes Montana and presses him up against the cage.
Landa has Montana pushed against the cage.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Landa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landa misses with a body punch.
Montana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Landa backwards.
Landa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Landa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Landa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Landa misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Landa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Landa tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landa.
Landa throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Landa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Landa misses.
Hans Landa is winning the standup battle so far.
Landa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montana is out of range and Landa settles back down.
Landa tries a low kick but Montana avoids it.
Montana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Landa rather than just go for the knockout.
Landa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Landa.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Landa is just out of range.
Landa pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Landa has hold of one of Montana's legs. Montana is fighting the takedown attempt but Landa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Montana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Landa defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Landa from controlling successfully.
Landa preventing the sweep.
Landa throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana has his foot on Landa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Landa works his way back into a safe position though.
Landa wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Landa trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landais looking to pass into half guard but Montana pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Montana is in guard.
Montana being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landa looking for a sweep. Not yet Landa, not yet.
Landa keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Landa is pulling down on Montana's head. It's preventing any offense from Montana, at least for the moment.
Landa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hans Landa just wasn't active enough.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Dayton Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana stalling against the cage.
Hans Landa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana tries to work over Landa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montana avoids it.
Landa lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hans Landa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Landa struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Landa tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
Landa tries to land knees in the clinch but Montana avoids the damage to the body.
Landa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana lands an uppercut.
Montana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Landa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Landa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landa 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Landa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hans Landa made sure he mentioned ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, 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 John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymondo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachovich's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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224 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymondo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Blachovich finds it's target.
Blachovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Blachovich ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Blachovich works the jab nicely.
Good exchange - Blachovich coming out on top.
Blachovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blachovich dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blachovich.
Blachovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Blachovich throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Blachovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blachovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blachovich throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Blachovich's head back.
Blachovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blachovich.
Blachovich throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Blachovich saw that one coming.
Blachovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blachovich moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Blachovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blachovich just misses with a punch to the body.
John Blachovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Blachovich cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Blachovich.
Gracie cracks Blachovich with an open hand slap.
Blachovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blachovich.
Blachovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Blachovich throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blachovich throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blachovich.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blachovich.
Blachovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Blachovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blachovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blachovich misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a hook but Blachovich blocks it.
Blachovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blachovich.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
letting Blachovich counter with a right hand.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blachovich circles away.
Blachovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blachovich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blachovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Blachovich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blachovich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blachovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Blachovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie slips under a jab from Blachovich.
Blachovich throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blachovich.
Blachovich misses the shot to the body.
John Blachovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Blachovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blachovich cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blachovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
No joy there for Blachovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blachovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blachovich. Blachovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blachovich connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Blachovich throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Blachovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blachovich on his heels. He'll look to pass Blachovich's guard now, I'm sure.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blachovich's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blachovich working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Blachovich is keeping the position.
Gracie stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Blachovich has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Gracie manages to get his head free but now Blachovich has transitioned to an armbar! Gracie grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Blachovich! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Blachovich!
A very excited looking John Blachovich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Ministry - Lies, lies, lies. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sinister - Leviathan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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211 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves away.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki slips a jab from Brock.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a low kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brock counters with a nice uppercut.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Brock misses.
Brock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Brock moves into range and clinches up with Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Brock keeps control of Kvadratichnie Schtaniki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kvadratichnie Schtanikis head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with the head strike.
Brock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brock manages to end up in side control.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to reverse the position.
Brock scoring with punches from side control.
Brock taking a break here but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Brock controlling the action here.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to get to full guard.
Brock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock controlling the position.
Brock looking for a sweep. Not yet Brock, not yet.
Brock seems keen to control Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's posture.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wanted to stand there but Brock had control of the position.
Brock managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Brock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brock scores with a nice right hand.
Brock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki did well to prevent Brock getting side control.
Well, if Brock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to kick Brock off in order to stand up. Brock Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brock working the head with strikes.
Brock in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brock is controlling him well.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brock trying to control the position but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is working away.
Brock lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brock working the ground and pound but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending the strikes.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to improve his position.
Brock lands some shots froms side control.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to buck Brock off but Brock is having none of it.
Brock is looking to take a break and control but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Brock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sprawls well. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brock gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock throws a hook but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brock as he avoids it easily.
Brock throws a poor cross that misses
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brock, as that shot connected.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a jab. Brock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a two punch combination.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scoring well with a low kick there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Brock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brock scores with a shot to the body.
Brock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stuffs the takedown attempt from Brock. Brock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a one two! Brock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a shot from downtown. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves away and avoids it.
Brock tests Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brock remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Brock jabs Kvadratichnie Schtaniki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a wild body shot.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock lands with an uppercut that bounces Kvadratichnie Schtaniki off the cage and back into range.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to clinch.
Brock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock dodges the punch combination from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
Brock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brock's knee momentarily.
A jab from Brock misses.
Brock tries to clinch up.
Brock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brock wants to control from the top but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brock throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a sloppy right hand. Brock should have avoided that one.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves away.
Brock throws a series of punches but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands with a nice combination. Brock backs away looking to recover.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to avoid it.
Brock shoots in but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a double jab.
Brock tries to clinch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Brock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki defends it nicely.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with the combination.
Brock 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock blocks a head kick by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
Brock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brock moves out of range as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki - the referee stops the clock and Brock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Brock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brock checks a low kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to land body kicks.
Brock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kvadratichnie Schtaniki can pounce on him.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Brock to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brock throws a wild body kick that Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sees coming a mile off.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki staying out of range there.
Brock misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a jab to the head.
Brock moves forwards but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses its intended target.
Brock gets the takedown into side control.
Brock in side control, throwing shots but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki defends.
Brock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets back to full guard.
Brock tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is retaining full guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to stand up but Brock isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock looking to sit in guard and control but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock wants to sweep here but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brock's guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pushing down on Brock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brock wants to control but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is keeping busy.
Brock wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
After winning the bout, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Nicodemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicodemo comes to the cage accompanied by Thé à la Menthe / La Caution - Instrumental . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Nicodemo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadashi Masaru!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicodemo throws a looping overhand right but Masaru ducks down to avoid it.
Masaru scores with a hook.
Masaru misses with a wild body shot.
Masaru throws a shot from downtown. Nicodemo moves away and avoids it.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Masaru moved out of range.
Nicodemo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Masaru is out of range.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Masaru is out of range.
Nicodemo tried to score with a low kick but Masaru checks it.
Masaru ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
A big left from Masaru misses.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nicodemo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicodemo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nicodemo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicodemo is just out of range.
Masaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo scores with a jab. Masaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nicodemo throws a jab when Masaru was well out of range.
Masaru misses with the combination.
Nicodemo checks a low kick from Masaru.
Masaru throws a combination that misses
and Nicodemo counters with a series of strikes. Masaru will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nicodemo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masaru misses with a wild combination.
Masaru scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws a right and a left that Masaru avoids nicely.
Masaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicodemo staying out of range there.
A big right from Masaru misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masaru swings for the body but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Masaru ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
A big left from Nicodemo misses.
Masaru throws an off balance right hand
and Nicodemo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Masaru.
Nicodemo lands a two punch combo.
Nicodemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicodemo tries to clinch but Masaru is having none of it.
Nicodemo checks a leg kick.
Nicodemo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Masaru misses with a right hand
and Nicodemo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Masaru.
Nicodemo clobbers Masaru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masaru is rocked!
Nicodemo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masarus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Nicodemo finish him?
Masaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Masaru.
Nicodemo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masaru misses with a straight right.
Masaru seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicodemo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Masaru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masaru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masaru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nicodemo is rocked!
Masaru lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Nicodemo out cold! Nicodemo is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tadashi Masaru! Tadashi Masaru retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tadashi Masaru thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefol Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - Young . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Stefol Czarnecki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Czarnecki swivels and escapes.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Czarnecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Czarnecki gets a clinch.
Czarnecki digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Czarnecki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Czarnecki scores a nice knee to the body.
Czarnecki can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Czarnecki.
It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Czarnecki is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Czarnecki tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Czarnecki is defending well.
Czarnecki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Czarnecki tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Czarnecki has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Czarnecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Czarnecki counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a body punch but Czarnecki moves out of range.
Czarnecki punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Czarnecki in his tracks.
Czarnecki moves into the clinch.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Czarnecki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Czarnecki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czarnecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Czarnecki after a bit of a struggle.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Czarnecki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Czarnecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Czarnecki moved out of range.
Czarnecki scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Czarnecki rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Czarnecki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Czarnecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Czarnecki counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stefol Czarnecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki closes the distance and clinches.
Czarnecki lands a shoulder strike.
Czarnecki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Czarnecki tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Czarnecki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Czarnecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Czarnecki as he avoids it easily.
Czarnecki has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Czarnecki prevents the takedown attempt.
Czarnecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Czarnecki stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Czarnecki is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Czarnecki after a bit of a struggle.
Garcia wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Czarnecki keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Czarnecki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Czarnecki is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Czarnecki keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcelinho Garcia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Czarnecki manages to avoid it.
Marcelinho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Czarnecki is just out of range.
Czarnecki rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Czarnecki throws a head punch that misses.
Czarnecki presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefol Czarnecki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelinho Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Czarnecki moves into the clinch.
Czarnecki tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Czarnecki lands with a left to the head.
Czarnecki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia has picked Czarnecki up - he's going for a ride! Garcia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Czarnecki is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Czarnecki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Czarnecki lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Czarnecki misses the shot to the body.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia is looking to wear down Czarnecki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefol Czarnecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Czarnecki counters with a series of strikes that sends Garcia to the canvas! Czarnecki follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
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.
Czarnecki wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia looking to control.
Czarnecki is sitting in close to Garcia's body. Garcia has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Czarnecki is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Czarnecki is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Garcia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelinho Garcia!
Marcelinho Garcia made sure to mention his sponsor, Balco Boys - Hilo in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Linger In Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). In Shadows's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linger In Shadows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but In Shadows is just out of range.
In Shadows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Goldman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman swings for the body but In Shadows moves out of range.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman swings widly with a right hand
and In Shadows counters with a straight right hand.
In Shadows pushes Goldman up against the cage in a clinch.
In Shadows throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldman.
Nice body punch from In Shadows - that landed with a thud.
Goldman is looking to break free of the clinch but In Shadows has double underhooks.
Goldman lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goldman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman tries a body shot but In Shadows blocks it.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
In Shadows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman throws a head punch that misses.
In Shadows misses with some punches.
In Shadows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from In Shadows.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with In Shadows's elbow.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as In Shadows controls his hands.
In Shadows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
In Shadows throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldman.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
Goldman lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from In Shadows.
In Shadows scores with a shoulder strike.
In Shadows tries a body shot but Goldman blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for In Shadows.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by In Shadows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldman looking to stall.
In Shadows misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from In Shadows.
In Shadows throws a head punch that misses.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
In Shadows prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by In Shadows.
In Shadows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
In Shadows throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from In Shadows.
In Shadows misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldman.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as In Shadows controls his hands.
In Shadows struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldman controls his hands.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by In Shadows.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
In Shadows misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman slows down the pace here.
In Shadows working aggressively here.
In Shadows can't find room to land a body shot as Goldman controls the action.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldman lands a body punch.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with In Shadows's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
In Shadows misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but In Shadows avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
In Shadows lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as In Shadows controls the action.
In Shadows blocks a body shot from Goldman.
In Shadows prevents Goldman from breaking the clinch.
Goldman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
In Shadows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldman blocking some punches.
In Shadows blocks a body shot from Goldman.
In Shadows misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
In Shadows fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
In Shadows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
In Shadows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
In Shadows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Linger In Shadows will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
In Shadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
In Shadows misses with a hook.
In Shadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Goldman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from In Shadows.
Goldman doesn't manage to clinch there - In Shadows circles away.
Goldman throws a head kick but In Shadows moves out of range.
In Shadows throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but In Shadows manages to avoid it.
Goldman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
In Shadows moves away from the strike by Goldman.
In Shadows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
In Shadows throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
In Shadows tests Goldman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
In Shadows swings for the body but Goldman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman tries to clinch but In Shadows moves out of range.
In Shadows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goldman momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldman misses the target.
Goldman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
In Shadows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman throws a body punch but In Shadows moves out of range.
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.
In Shadows gets a clinch.
In Shadows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
In Shadows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
In Shadows lands a hook to the side of the head.
In Shadows lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman working aggressively here.
In Shadows scores with a shot to the side of Goldman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as In Shadows controls the action.
Goldman pushes In Shadows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from In Shadows.
A hook to the body from In Shadows.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman prevents a body shot from In Shadows.
Goldman tries to work over In Shadows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
In Shadows has a couple of punches blocked by Goldman.
In Shadows tries a body shot but Goldman blocks it.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but In Shadows avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
In Shadows can't find room to land a body shot as Goldman controls the action.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Linger In Shadows has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from In Shadows.
In Shadows tries to throw a body punch but Goldman avoids it by throwing In Shadows back against the cage.
In Shadows lands a shoulder strike.
In Shadows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
In Shadows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by In Shadows.
In Shadows lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
Goldman tries to work over In Shadows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman lands a left hand.
In Shadows misses with a body punch.
In Shadows misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
In Shadows scores with a sloppy right hand. Goldman should have avoided that one.
Goldman clobbers In Shadows with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
In Shadows throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
In Shadows throws a jab when Goldman was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but In Shadows manages to avoid it.
Goldman slips under a jab from In Shadows.
A jab lands there for Goldman.
Goldman blocks a jab.
In Shadows avoids the body shot from Goldman.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. In Shadows saw that one coming.
In Shadows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldman was well out of range. Poor timing from In Shadows.
In Shadows darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goldman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
In Shadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldman.
In Shadows misses the shot to the body.
In Shadows loads up on a big right hand but Goldman slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Goldman misses.
In Shadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldman's head backwards.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
In Shadows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linger In Shadows dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goldman fakes the leg kick and cracks In Shadows in the body.
Goldman slips under a jab.
In Shadows misses with a hook. Goldman ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - In Shadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman darts in and clinches In Shadows up against the cage.
In Shadows is working Goldman over against the cage.
In Shadows lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
In Shadows walks into a left hand.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract In Shadows.
Goldman slips under a jab from In Shadows.
Goldman motions for In Shadows to come forward. Goldman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
In Shadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman tries to land a leg kick but In Shadows saw it coming and moves away.
In Shadows lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman connects with a jab.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but In Shadows uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Goldman.
Nice defenses there by Goldman.
Goldman walks into a straight right hand from In Shadows.
Goldman wants to clinch up but In Shadows keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Goldman misses.
Goldman lands a jab to In Shadows's midsection.
In Shadows is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
In Shadows checks a leg kick nicely.
In Shadows connects with a right hand. Goldman shakes it off.
Goldman is looking to land body kicks.
In Shadows slips a straight right by Goldman.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
In Shadows scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Goldman.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from In Shadows.
In Shadows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
In Shadows throws a big shot that misses.
Linger In Shadows is winning the standup battle so far.
In Shadows fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goldman on the side of the head.
Goldman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits In Shadowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goldman tries to land a body kick
letting In Shadows counter with a right hand.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goldman throws out a leg kick but In Shadows moves out of range and Goldman only half commits.
In Shadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goldman moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
In Shadows lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
In Shadows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
In Shadows lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldman or not.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman is trying to break the clinch but In Shadows has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goldman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows misses with the head strike.
In Shadows gets through Goldman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goldman tries to break the clinch but In Shadows is controlling the position.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by In Shadows.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with In Shadows's elbow.
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!
In Shadows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from In Shadows.
Goldman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
In Shadows pushes Goldman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from In Shadows.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldman misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Linger In Shadows did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldman misses with a hook.
In Shadows misses with a wild combination.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman throws a leg kick but In Shadows checks it.
In Shadows's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goldman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! In Shadows scrambles back to his feet.
In Shadows tries to bum rush Goldman with a series of wild strikes but Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
In Shadows uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
In Shadows misses with a straight right.
In Shadows misses with an uppercut.
In Shadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
In Shadows tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldman lands a jab to In Shadows's midsection.
In Shadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldman.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In Shadows has Goldman up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman digs a right hand into In Shadows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on In Shadows's gas tank.
In Shadows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
In Shadows blocks an uppercut.
Goldman scores with a shot to the side of In Shadows's head.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
In Shadows has a couple of punches blocked by Goldman.
Goldman lands a right hand that snaps the head of In Shadows backwards.
In Shadows scores with a nice hook to the head.
In Shadows misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for In Shadows.
Goldman lands a left hand.
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!
In Shadows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as In Shadows controls the action.
A short left from In Shadows.
In Shadows lands a shot to the body.
In Shadows tries to work over Goldman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
In Shadows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of In Shadows backwards.
Goldman stalling in the clinch but In Shadows improves position.
Goldman lands with a right to the head.
In Shadows swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldman tries to work over In Shadows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldman is looking to break free of the clinch but In Shadows has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows is leaning against Goldman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
In Shadows lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
Goldman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Goldman fails to land.
In Shadows blocks a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman misses with the head strike.
In Shadows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
In Shadows lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldman.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by In Shadows.
In Shadows blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but In Shadows avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
In Shadows tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows blocks a body shot from Goldman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from In Shadows fails to land.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
In Shadows tries to throw a body punch but Goldman avoids it by throwing In Shadows back against the cage.
Goldman blocking some punches.
Goldman blocking some punches.
In Shadows misses with a short punch on the inside.
In Shadows prevents a body shot from Goldman.
In Shadows prevents Goldman from breaking the clinch.
Goldman digs a right hand into In Shadows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on In Shadows's gas tank.
Goldman tries a body shot but In Shadows blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
In Shadows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from In Shadows on the inside.
In Shadows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
Goldman tries to break the clinch but In Shadows is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Linger In Shadows will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goldman lands with a nice body punch.
In Shadows scores with a jab. Goldman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goldman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
In Shadows throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
In Shadows wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
In Shadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldman.
Nice cross by Goldman.
Goldman lands the left hand.
Goldman lands with a cross.
Goldman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
In Shadows getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
In Shadows takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
In Shadows cracks a nice hook into Goldman's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
In Shadows keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman slips a straight right by In Shadows.
Goldman thumps In Shadows with a low kick.
In Shadows misses with a looping left.
Goldman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goldman tries to bum rush In Shadows with a series of wild strikes but In Shadows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman misses with a combination
and In Shadows counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goldman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but In Shadows is just out of range.
Goldman throws a front kick aimed at In Shadows's knee but In Shadows avoids it well.
Goldman lands a jab.
In Shadows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldman slips under a jab from In Shadows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a nice looking body shot.
In Shadows's corner calls for a 1-2. In Shadows obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldman takes one on the button.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
In Shadows looks to land a combination but Goldman avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - In Shadows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldman swings for the body but In Shadows moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
In Shadows throws a jab when Goldman was well out of range.
In Shadows doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
In Shadows lands with a hook. Goldman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
In Shadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
In Shadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
In Shadows takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Goldman misses.
In Shadows changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
In Shadows misses with an uppercut. Goldman saw that one coming.
Goldman scores with a jab. In Shadows acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
In Shadows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
In Shadows walks into a left hand.
In Shadows moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. In Shadows looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but In Shadows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
In Shadows takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goldman slips a jab from In Shadows.
Linger In Shadows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows lands a nice looking body shot.
In Shadows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
In Shadows uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldman is looking to clinch but In Shadows is avoiding it.
In Shadows scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
In Shadows throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from In Shadows finds it's way round the side to connect with Goldman's head.
In Shadows cracks Goldman with a good jab.
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but In Shadows is just out of range.
In Shadows lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldman at a distance.
In Shadows steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
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 Linger In Shadows.
Well In Shadows 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abe Goldman! Abe Goldman retains his middleweight title!
Abe Goldman made sure to mention his sponsor, Gilop® in his post fight interview.
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