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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Ballz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leopold Olic!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olic misses with a few strikes there.
Knoxville closes the distance and clinches.
Knoxville lands an elbow just above Olic 's eye.
Olic is trying to pull guard but Knoxville turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knoxville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knoxville has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Olic is trying to keep an underhook but Knoxville manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knoxville controlling the pace.
Olic moves into full guard.
Olic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knoxville sitting in guard here, content to control.
Olic looking to control.
Knoxville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olic is keeping the position for now.
Knoxville 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.
Olic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knoxville is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonny Knoxville has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Olic misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Olic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olic misses with a lunging right hand
and Knoxville counters with a leg kick.
Olic misses with a hook
and Knoxville counters with a right hand to the body.
Knoxville closes the distance but Olic moves to the side
and Olic counters with a straight right hand.
Olic misses with a double jab.
Knoxville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olic throws out the jab.
Knoxville connects with a solid leg kick.
Knoxville scoring well with a low kick there.
Olic is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olic tries to avoid it but Knoxville manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olic to the ground. Olic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knoxville shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olic's guard.
Olic keeping full guard, as Knoxville tries to pass.
Knoxville is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville postures up.
Knoxville avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but Olic keeps moving.
Olic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knoxville lands a jab-cross combination.
Olic swats away the attempt to clinch by Knoxville.
Knoxville takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knoxville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olic.
Knoxville shoots in but no luck this time.
Olic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Olic.
Knoxville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knoxville avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic throws a series of punches but Knoxville avoids them all with ease.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch but Olic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knoxville shoots in for a double leg but Olic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch but Olic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olic throws a combination. Knoxville tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knoxville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knoxville slips a straight right by Olic.
Nice sprawl there from Olic as Knoxville shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Olic both land. Nice combination.
Knoxville is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville darts in and clinches Olic up against the cage.
Oh Knoxville is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olic lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Knoxville goes down and covers up as Olic starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Olic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Noxchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noxchi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by coma- ocalenie. The key to victory for Jon Erik Andersen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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137 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Noxchi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen gets caught napping as Noxchi dives in and scores a takedown. Andersen manages to retain guard.
Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Noxchi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noxchi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Noxchi postures up.
Andersen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andersen looking for a guillotine here but Noxchi defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Noxchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersen is retaining full guard.
Andersen has a closed guard, preventing Noxchi from standing up.
Andersen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Andersen lands the left hand.
Noxchi fails to land the takedown.
Noxchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Andersen trying to keep a closed guard but Noxchi is proving a slippery customer.
Noxchi stands and steps away. Andersen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noxchi looks for a takedown but Andersen sprawls well.
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!
Andersen instigates a clinch.
Andersen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andersen connects with a knee to the head.
Andersen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noxchi's face.
Andersen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noxchi is rocked!
Noxchi stalling.
Noxchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersen finish him?
Noxchi looks gassed!
Noxchi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andersen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jon Erik Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Noxchi.
Andersen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noxchi backwards.
Andersen lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andersen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andersen prevents the takedown attempt.
Andersen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Noxchi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Andersen is unloading with more strikes now! Noxchi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Erik Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rautuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Masta Ace - Sittin On Chrome. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Rautuvaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Becker misses.
Rautuvaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Becker is looking to clinch.
Rautuvaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Becker loads up on a big right hand but Rautuvaara slips the punch.
Becker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rautuvaara slaps away a takedown attempt from Becker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruce Becker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Becker moves in looking to clinch but Rautuvaara pushes him off.
Rautuvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Becker scores with a spinning back kick!
Becker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautuvaara misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rautuvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Becker.
Becker throws a looping overhand right but Rautuvaara ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Rautuvaara as Becker shoots in.
Rautuvaara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rautuvaara swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Toni Rautuvaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Becker misses.
Rautuvaara stuffs the takedown attempt from Becker. Becker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautuvaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Becker throws out a loose jab but Rautuvaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautuvaara misses the shot to the body.
Rautuvaara looks to land a combination but Becker avoids it well.
Rautuvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Becker.
Rautuvaara misses with a two punch combination.
Becker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker wants to clinch up but Rautuvaara keeps it at a distance.
Rautuvaara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rautuvaara looks gassed!
Rautuvaara tries to bum rush Becker with a series of wild strikes but Becker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Becker slips under a jab.
Becker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Becker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Becker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rautuvaara dodges the ground and pound from Becker.
Becker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rautuvaara is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rautuvaara tries to buck Becker off but Becker is having none of it.
Becker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Becker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Becker advances to full mount.
Rautuvaara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Becker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rautuvaara tries to reverse the position but Becker maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautuvaara taking shots to the head.
It looks like Toni Rautuvaara has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker working the ground and pound effectively.
That has opened up Toni Rautuvaara's cut even more.
Becker throwing strikes here but Rautuvaara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Becker controlling from the full mount.
Rautuvaara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Becker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rautuvaara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Becker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Becker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toni Rautuvaara's cut.
That's time! Becker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Becker misses.
A right-left combo lands from Rautuvaara.
Toni Rautuvaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Becker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Becker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Becker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rautuvaara as he jumps to the side.
Becker takes the fight into the clinch.
Rautuvaara missing with knees to the body.
Becker taking a breather.
Rautuvaara blocks a body shot from Becker.
Becker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rautuvaara is trying to break the clinch but Becker is controlling him.
Becker stalling in the clinch but Rautuvaara improves position.
Becker lands with a light punch inside.
Becker looking to stall.
Becker misses with a punch to the body.
Rautuvaara is trying to break the clinch but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Becker misses with a knee strike.
Becker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rautuvaara trying to control the position but instead, Becker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rautuvaara into the cage.
Rautuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Becker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautuvaara.
Becker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Becker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rautuvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Becker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Becker stops a takedown attempt from Rautuvaara.
Becker looking to stall.
Rautuvaara stalling in the clinch but Becker improves position.
Rautuvaara blocks a body shot from Becker.
Becker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rautuvaara looking to slow down the pace here.
Becker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rautuvaara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautuvaara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rautuvaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Becker has him pressed against the cage.
Becker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rautuvaara.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Becker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Becker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Becker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rautuvaara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautuvaara is defending well for now.
Becker is trying to pull guard but Rautuvaara has him pressed against the cage.
Rautuvaara looking to stall.
Becker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rautuvaara is defending well.
Becker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rautuvaara backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara is looking for a takedown.
Rautuvaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Becker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Becker can't find room to land a body shot as Rautuvaara controls the action.
Rautuvaara gets underhooks to prevent Becker's takedown attempt.
Bruce Becker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rautuvaara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Becker prevents it.
Rautuvaara is breathing heavily.
Becker misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rautuvaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautuvaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Becker won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker misses with a knee to the head.
Rautuvaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker is stalling here.
Rautuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Becker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Becker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toni Rautuvaara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rautuvaara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rautuvaara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Becker eats them both and turns towards Rautuvaara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bruce Becker has been cut.
Becker misses with a body punch
and Rautuvaara counters with a straight right hand.
Becker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Becker or perhaps it was just good defense by Rautuvaara which made him look bad.
Rautuvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becker throws the kick towards the body but Rautuvaara avoids it.
Rautuvaara misses the jab.
Becker dives in and grabs Rautuvaara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rautuvaara pushes down on Becker's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut there from Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rautuvaara wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Becker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Becker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautuvaara throws a lazy right hand but Becker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rautuvaara lands a really nice looking cross but Becker seems unphased.
Becker misses with a body shot.
Becker tries to clinch but Rautuvaara moves out of range.
Becker shoots in but no luck this time.
Rautuvaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rautuvaara throws a combination that misses
and Becker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rautuvaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Becker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Becker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toni Rautuvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Becker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Becker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rautuvaara for as long as he can get away with.
Bruce Becker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rautuvaara gets caught flat footed, as Becker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bruce Becker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Becker 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Becker fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Becker or perhaps it was just good defense by Rautuvaara which made him look bad.
Rautuvaara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with a leg kick.
Becker tries to clinch there but Rautuvaara circles away.
Rautuvaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rautuvaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Rautuvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becker misses with a straight left.
Bruce Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Becker wants to clinch up but Rautuvaara keeps it at a distance.
Rautuvaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rautuvaara staying out of range there.
Rautuvaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Becker circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce Becker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Rautuvaara. Beautiful body shot.
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 Bruce Becker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Becker, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Becker!
Bruce Becker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Inas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name. Oliver Inas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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24
165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Inas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inas cracks a nice hook into Berkovitz's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkovitz misses the target.
Berkovitz throws an overhand right that lands on Inas's shoulder, as Inas tries to avoid the shot.
Inas throws a leg kick
and Berkovitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inas throws a body punch but Berkovitz moves out of range.
Inas misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkovitz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berkovitz.
Inas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berkovitz distracts Inas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berkovitz cracks Inas with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkovitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berkovitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inas looking for a sweep. Not yet Inas, not yet.
Berkovitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berkovitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Berkovitz with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Inas trying to keep a closed guard but Berkovitz is proving a slippery customer.
Inas seems keen to control Berkovitz's posture.
Berkovitz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inas is trying to keep Berkovitz in close.
Berkovitz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inas's head.
Inas trying to keep a closed guard but Berkovitz is proving a slippery customer.
Berkovitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Inas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berkovitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz stands up over Inas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Berkovitz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Inas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Berkovitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berkovitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Inas has wrist control.
Berkovitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Inas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berkovitz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkovitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Inas is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berkovitz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Inas defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Inas has picked Berkovitz up and slammed him! Berkovitz can't keep hold of the triangle and Inas manages to pass to side control!
Berkovitz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Inas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkovitz missing with punches from the bottom.
Inas trying to control the action but Berkovitz is working from the bottom.
Inas trying to mount his opponent but Berkovitz defends it.
Berkovitz is looking for a sweep. Inas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berkovitz punching from the bottom.
Berkovitz is refusing to be controlled, as Inas sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz wants to control but Inas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Berkovitz has a hand on Inas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Inas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Berkovitz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Berkovitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berkovitz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inas pulls his head out easily.
Inas is looking to advance position but Berkovitz won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Berkovitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berkovitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inas.
Inas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkovitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Inas.
Inas checks the leg kick.
Berkovitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inas.
Inas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berkovitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inas as he avoids it easily.
Berkovitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inas.
Some bone on bone action there as Berkovitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Berkovitz does it's job there.
Inas throws a hook but Berkovitz avoids it easily.
Inas throws a looping overhand right but Berkovitz ducks down to avoid it.
Inas loads up on a big right hand but Berkovitz slips the punch.
Inas lands a slapping body shot.
Inas is looking to clinch but Berkovitz is avoiding it.
Berkovitz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Inas looks to land a left hand but Berkovitz moved out of range nicely.
Inas misses with a wild body shot.
Inas takes a swing at Berkovitz's ribcage but misses.
Berkovitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inas.
Berkovitz avoids the body shot from Inas.
Berkovitz moves into the clinch.
Inas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Berkovitz keeps control of Inas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berkovitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Inas backwards.
Berkovitz throws a head punch that misses.
Berkovitz blocking some punches.
Inas lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkovitz backwards.
Berkovitz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Inas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Inas right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inas is trapped and Berkovitz is scoring with shots to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inas showing good submission defense here.
Berkovitz thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Berkovitz scoring with big shots to the body. Inas is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Inas was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Berkovitz!
A very excited looking Abraham Berkovitz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave comes to the cage accompanied by Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave is looking to chop away at Lau's legs.
Brave throws a leg kick that misses.
Brave throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lau lands a jab to the nose.
Brave throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rod Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lau.
Lau stuns Brave with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brave rushes Lau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Brave misses with an elbow strike.
Brave misses with a knee strike.
Brave jumps guard and drags Lau to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brave pulls Lau in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave striking off his back but it's not causing Lau any problems.
Brave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brave trying to control the position here.
Brave trying to control the position.
Brave has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brave manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lau manages to get himself to full guard.
Brave scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brave trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brave trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lau manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brave throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau looking to pass the guard.
Brave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lau advances to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lau looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brave keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lau seems to be working for a kimura but Brave defends the submission attempt.
Lau wants to pass the guard but Brave is defending well.
Brave is trying is best to control the position here.
Brave is pressing down on Lau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brave looking to control but Lau passes into half guard.
Brave is not content to let Lau control the position.
Brave works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lau wants to pass the guard but Brave is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brave keeping moving, preventing Lau from controlling successfully.
Lau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Brave dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lau has closed the distance and engaged Brave in a clinch.
Brave is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Lau.
Brave creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Lau tries a body shot but Brave blocks it.
Lau lands with a light punch inside.
Brave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Lau.
Lau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brave.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Brave controls the action.
Lau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brave backwards.
Brave blocks a body shot from Lau.
Brave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brave can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Brave is trying to pull guard but Lau turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brave.
Lau tries to work over Brave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lau lands with a left to the head.
Brave is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lau to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Brave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lau leaning against his opponent.
Brave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brave misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Lau.
Lau lands a body punch.
Lau tries a body shot but Brave blocks it.
Lau lands a body shot.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Brave.
Brave pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau lands a body punch.
Lau lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brave backwards.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Lau lands a shoulder strike.
Brave throws an elbow that misses.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Brave uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brave can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Brave is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brave.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Brave avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Lau lands with a right to the head.
Lau dodges an elbow strike from Brave.
Lau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lau tries a body shot but Brave blocks it.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Brave, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lau as the two fighters clinch.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Brave improves position.
Lau avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brave throws an elbow but misses.
Tin Lau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lau avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau working aggressively here.
Lau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lau scores with a shoulder strike.
Brave is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brave to his knees! Lau keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tin Lau!
Tin Lau managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Adrenaline, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola comes into the arena with Beck: Loser blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
262 lbs
12 - 17 - 0 |
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22
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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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
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turmiola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferrari wants to sweep but no luck.
Turmiola controlling from the top position.
Ferrari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferrari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferrari working a defensive guard here.
Ferrari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turmiola manages to get himself to full guard.
Turmiola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turmiola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Turmiola keeps moving.
Ferrari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferrari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Turmiola dives on top into guard.
Turmiola stopping the sweep attempt from Ferrari.
Ferrari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferrari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turmiola.
Turmiola tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrari is retaining full guard.
Turmiola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turmiola wanted to stand there but Ferrari had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrari is looking for a triangle but Turmiola pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looking for a guillotine here but Turmiola defends easily.
Ferrari looking to control.
Turmiola tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrari is retaining full guard.
Ferrari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turmiola drops back looking for a leg! Ferrari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferrari manages to kick Turmiola off! Turmiola jumps back into Ferrari's guard.
Turmiola passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari is in trouble now - Turmiola has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferrari tries to lock up and control but Turmiola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turmiola putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ferrari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferrari slips a leg in and gets 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!
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Turmiola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turmiola prevents Ferrari from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari trying to control from the bottom.
Turmiola postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ferrari to stand up.
Turmiola delivers a nice body kick.
Turmiola moves into range and clinches up with Ferrari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turmiola swinging wildly here.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Turmiola.
Turmiola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turmiola throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turmiola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turmiola thows a body shot but no joy.
Turmiola leaves Ferrari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferrari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turmiola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferrari somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turmiola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferrari, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferrari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turmiola instigates a clinch.
Turmiola manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ferrari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Turmiola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Turmiola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Turmiola!
Turmiola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ferrari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferrari taking a bit of punishment here - Turmiola scoring with strikes.
Ferrari is looking for a sweep.
Turmiola looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Turmiola's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari actively working from the bottom here.
Turmiola working over Ferrari with some ground and pound. Ferrari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferrari has hold of Turmiola's hands but Turmiola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Turmiola drops an elbow to the side of Ferrari's head.
Turmiola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turmiola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Turmiola tries to pass to full mount but Ferrari defends it.
Ferrari is trying to maintain the position but Turmiola is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turmiola winds up and cracks Ferrari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari tries to roll over but Turmiola keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turmiola lands a nice short elbow.
Ferrari tries to roll over but Turmiola keeps him under control.
Ferrari controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Turmiola is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferrari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferrari is trying to get back to full guard.
Turmiola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferrari defends it well.
Turmiola is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position.
Turmiola seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turmiola is keen to just control but Ferrari is a slippery customer.
Ferrari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turmiola prevents Ferrari from improving his position.
Turmiola lands strikes from half guard.
Ferrari is staying active underneath Turmiola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turmiola tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ferrari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari trying to control but Turmiola postures up.
Ferrari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking for a triangle here but Turmiola uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Turmiola is putting a hurting on Ferrari here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turmiola trying to control the position but Ferrari is working away.
Tommi Turmiola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferrari is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Turmiola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferrari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turmiola misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turmiola is trying to maintain the position but Ferrari is very close to passing his half guard.
Turmiola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferrari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turmiola sees it coming and defends easily.
Turmiola is trying to maintain the position but Ferrari is very close to passing his half guard.
Turmiola tries to kick Ferrari off but Ferrari keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ferrari is trying to work for a kimura but Turmiola is defending well.
Turmiola tries to get to full guard but Ferrari has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola is looking to control Ferrari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turmiola avoid being mounted?
Ferrari is looking for a kimura here.
Turmiola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferrari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferrari's back!
Turmiola lands strikes to the head.
Ferrari is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Turmiola gets his way!
Turmiola tries to get the hooks in deep but Ferrari pushed the leg off.
Ferrari tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turmiola working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari tries to reverse the position but Turmiola maintains control.
Turmiola with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turmiola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turmiola landing shots from mount.
Ferrari is bucking up trying to escape but Turmiola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ferrari is working to get back to half guard.
Turmiola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ferrari looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Turmiola is landing with some decent strikes but Ferrari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ferrari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferrari takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turmiola putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tommi Turmiola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turmiola putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turmiola controlling the position easily from mount.
Turmiola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferrari's face.
Ferrari tries to hold on but Turmiola postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to get to half guard.
Turmiola landing strikes, looking to finish!
Turmiola is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ferrari is surviving well by controlling Turmiola's body position as best he can.
Turmiola content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Turmiola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turmiola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Turmiola!
Tommi Turmiola made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleegle Bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananasplits has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fleegle Bananasplits!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bananasplits sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy misses with a takedown
and Bananasplits counters with a low kick, right behind Guy 's knee.
Guy misses with a takedown
and Bananasplits counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bananasplits lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bananasplits counters with a head kick.
Bananasplits dips to his left and cracks Guy with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bananasplits scores with a shot to the body.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Bananasplits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bananasplits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bananasplits lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Guy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bananasplits can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bananasplits connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guy's hands.
Nice body kick from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bananasplits dips to his left and cracks Guy with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bananasplits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooh!!! Bananasplits has knocked Guy down with a huge combo! Bananasplits steps away and waves a wobbly Guy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Guy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bananasplits drops Guy with a big left hand! Guy is injured, injured bad! Bananasplits jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fleegle Bananasplits!
In his post fight interview, Fleegle Bananasplits gave a big smile as he said 'the prophet mohammed was a pedophile who married a 6 years old and and sex with her documented at 9years old..... pathetic pig scum'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevens is controlling Roberts's trapped leg to prevent Roberts from advancing to side control.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stevens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Stevens wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Stevens defends it.
Roberts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stevens to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts 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.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Stevens wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Jake Roberts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to get to half guard.
Stevens tries to lock up and control but Roberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roberts avoids the attempt from Stevens to control.
Stevens is looking to improve his position but Roberts isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Stevens bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts controlling from mount.
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts wants to finish this one by submission but Stevens is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Roberts.
Stevens avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roberts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevens gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roberts trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roberts stands and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roberts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roberts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roberts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roberts is working Stevens over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
Roberts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to bench press Roberts off him but Roberts keeps the position.
Roberts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevens has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roberts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevens is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Roberts goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stevens has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Roberts but great work by Stevens.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jake Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Stevens staying calm.
Roberts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts is looking to reverse the position.
Roberts regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stevens in particular looking to stall.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts gets back to full guard.
Stevens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevens stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jonny Stevens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts striking off his back but it's not causing Stevens any problems.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Stevens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stevens.
Roberts tries to improve position but can't.
Stevens decides to stand back up.
Roberts looking to score a takedown here. Stevens is defending well but Roberts drives through and ends up in Stevens's guard.
Stevens trying to control the position.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Roberts was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stevens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevens performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Roberts missing with punches from the bottom.
Roberts gets back to full guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens landing with the ground and pound.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Stevens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stevens is really struggling to control Roberts but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Roberts has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stevens should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Roberts has tightened it up now! Stevens should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Roberts!
A victorious Jake Roberts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
190 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duran counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duran.
Duran cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duran connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duran as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duran counters with a head kick. That will keep Anderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duran tries to clinch up.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calvin Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duran tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Duran's guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran pushes Anderson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greg Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Duran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Duran.
Anderson jabs Duran right on the nose. Duran blinks but takes it well.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Duran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duran stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duran is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Duran.
Duran digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Duran counters with an outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duran. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Duran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duran lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Duran scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duran as he jumps to the side.
Duran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Duran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duran throws a shot to the body.
Calvin Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Duran. Duran maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duran.
Duran gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duran pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duran gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Duran just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Duran.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Duran.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran slowing the pace effectively.
Duran pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Duran.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Duran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Duran.
Duran misses with a body punch.
Duran digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Duran tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran lands with a light punch inside.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Duran.
A short right from Duran.
Duran lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duran.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Duran gets a clinch.
Duran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Duran is working Anderson over against the cage.
Calvin Duran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks a body shot from Duran.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Duran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duran slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Duran.
A right hand to the body from Duran.
Duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duran lands a left hand.
Duran tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Duran closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Duran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Duran pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Duran.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duran is defending well.
Duran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duran tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Duran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Duran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duran.
Duran scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duran lands a shot to the body.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duran tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Duran back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Duran.
Duran cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duran moves into the clinch.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Duran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duran.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Duran.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Duran works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Duran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Duran digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Duran digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
A cross from Duran lands.
Duran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Duran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duran counters with a nice leg kick.
Duran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duran lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duran scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duran has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duran avoiding damage.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duran.
Duran lands a left hand.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Duran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Duran is controlling him.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Duran - that landed with a thud.
Duran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Duran as the two fighters clinch.
Duran lands with a light punch inside.
Duran is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duran down to the mat. Duran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duran scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duran lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Duran.
Duran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Duran uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Duran dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Duran.
Duran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duran gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Duran manages to retain guard.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duran is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson postures up in Duran's guard and throws a big left but Duran blocks it.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duran wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Duran has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Duran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duran is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Duran circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice sprawl there from Duran as Anderson shoots in.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Duran sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Duran lands with a right 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!
Duran jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duran swivels and escapes.
Duran moves into the clinch successfully.
Duran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Duran tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
Duran pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson gets control of Duran's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson controlling Duran's posture.
Duran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duran gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Calvin Duran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Duran.
Duran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Duran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duran wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duran winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 43:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 43:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Duran! Calvin Duran retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Calvin Duran waved his t-shirt featuring KINGDOM's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo comes into the arena with Danzig Mother blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Corpus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpus tries to land a front kick but Kasvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kasvo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasvo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kasvo lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Corpus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasvo trying to control but Corpus is working from the bottom.
Kasvo throwing strikes from guard but Corpus blocks nicely.
Corpus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Corpus pushes Kasvo off and gets back to his feet.
Kasvo forces Corpus back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus tries to break the clinch but Kasvo is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
Kasvo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corpus's efforts to push away.
Kasvo misses with some punches.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Corpus blocks it.
Corpus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corpus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corpus cracks Kasvo with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Corpus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasvo blocks the leg kick.
Corpus throws a series of punches but Kasvo avoids them all with ease.
Kasvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corpus misses with a looping left.
Corpus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Kivi Kasvo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus swinging wildly here.
Corpus throws a head kick but Kasvo moves out of range.
Corpus throws a sloppy head kick and Kasvo moves out of range easily.
Corpus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasvo throws a leg kick but Corpus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kasvo moves out of range of the leg kick from Corpus.
Corpus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasvo moves into the clinch.
Corpus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corpus working hard to break the clinch.
Kasvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasvo misses with the head strike.
Kasvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo has a couple of punches blocked by Corpus.
Corpus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Corpus controls his hands.
Kasvo throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Kasvo.
Corpus looks gassed!
A short right from Kasvo on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
Kasvo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corpus's efforts to push away.
Corpus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corpus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Kasvo.
Kasvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corpuss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corpus.
Kasvo misses with a punch to the body.
Corpus blocks a body shot from Kasvo.
Corpus tries to break the clinch but Kasvo is controlling the position.
Corpus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus prevents a body shot from Kasvo.
Corpus has Kasvo pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kasvo.
Corpus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corpus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Corpus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corpus looks to land a right hand but Kasvo moved out of range.
Kasvo tries to clinch up but Corpus circles away and keeps his distance.
Corpus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasvo misses with a double jab
enabling Corpus to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kasvo.
Kasvo tries to clinch up but Corpus circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Corpus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kivi Kasvo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Corpus misses with an uppercut
and Kasvo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corpus thinking.
Corpus misses with a combination
and Kasvo counters with a nice body shot.
Corpus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corpus misses with an uppercut. Kasvo saw that one coming.
Kasvo has closed the distance and engaged Corpus in a clinch.
Kasvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corpus's elbow.
Kasvo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kasvo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corpus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasvo misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corpus backwards.
Kasvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Corpus controls his hands.
Kivi Kasvo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Kasvo.
Corpus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kasvo.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Corpus blocks it.
Kasvo working aggressively here.
Kasvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corpuss head.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Corpus controls his hands.
Kasvo has a couple of punches blocked by Corpus.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corpus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kasvo does no damage.
Nice jab there from Kasvo.
Corpus throws a shot from downtown. Kasvo moves away and avoids it.
John Corpus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corpus cracks Kasvo with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corpus ducks under a wild hook from Kasvo.
John Corpus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpus misses with a double jab.
John Corpus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corpus misses with a hook
and Kasvo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corpus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corpus loads up on a big right hand but Kasvo slips the punch.
Kasvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kasvo tries for a takedown but Corpus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Kasvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Kasvo.
Corpus stuffs the takedown.
Corpus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasvo. Corpus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasvo blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with an uppercut. Corpus saw that one coming.
Corpus throws a series of punches but Kasvo moves out of range.
Kasvo moves out of range of the strikes.
Corpus throws a low kick but Kasvo avoids it.
Corpus scores with a spinning back kick!
Kasvo throws the left hand but Corpus avoids the punch easily.
John Corpus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corpus misses with a hook.
Corpus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corpus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasvo.
Kasvo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corpus throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasvo.
Corpus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corpus throws a nice head kick!
Corpus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corpus throws a leg kick but Kasvo moved away.
Kasvo scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvo is looking to land body kicks.
Kasvo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corpus manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Corpus.
Kasvo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kivi Kasvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corpus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corpus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Corpus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kasvo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kivi Kasvo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kasvo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasvo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corpus misses with a hook
and Kasvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasvo digs a good hook to Corpus's body.
Kasvo checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corpus.
Sloppy strikes from Corpus. Those never looked like landing.
Kasvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasvo checks a low kick from Corpus.
Corpus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corpus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo tries to clinch up but Corpus circles away and keeps his distance.
Corpus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasvo scores with a jab. Corpus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corpus throws a hook but Kasvo blocks it.
Kasvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corpus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corpus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasvo.
Corpus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Corpus.
Kasvo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corpus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasvo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corpus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasvo rushes Corpus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corpus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corpus.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corpus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corpus wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasvo won't allow it.
Corpus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasvo misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Corpus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corpus prevents a body shot from Kasvo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corpus manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kasvo.
It looks like John Corpus has been cut.
Kasvo throws a leg kick but Corpus checks it.
Kasvo closes the distance and clinches up with Corpus, looking for a takedown. Kasvo pushes Corpus against the cage but Corpus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Corpus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kasvo checks it well.
Kasvo is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Corpus misses the target.
Corpus connects with a high kick.
Kasvo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corpus pinned against the cage. Corpus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kasvo blocks a head kick by Corpus.
Corpus tries to sprawl but Kasvo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kasvo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corpus kicks off Kasvo and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus swings for the body but Kasvo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Corpus misses its intended target.
Kasvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corpus finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasvo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasvo lands with a good body shot.
Corpus slips a jab from Kasvo.
Corpus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corpus scores with the left hand. Kasvo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasvo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo throws a nice looking combination but Corpus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Corpus.
Corpus throws a chopping leg kick but Kasvo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kivi Kasvo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasvo throws a wild body kick that Corpus sees coming a mile off.
Corpus misses with an uppercut. Kasvo saw that one coming.
Kasvo avoids the head kick by Corpus.
Kasvo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corpus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasvo moves away.
Corpus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kasvo.
Kasvo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corpus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasvo is looking to clinch.
Corpus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corpus.
Corpus throws a solid leg kick but Kasvo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Corpus.
Kasvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corpus.
Corpus throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Corpus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kasvo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corpus.
Corpus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasvo connects with a body shot.
Corpus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kasvo checks a leg kick.
Corpus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corpus misses with a combination
and Kasvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo cracks Corpus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corpus.
Corpus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasvo closes the distance and pushes Corpus back into the cage.
Kasvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corpus blocks a body shot from Kasvo.
Corpus is trying to break the clinch but Kasvo has him pressed against the cage.
Corpus looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasvo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corpus backwards.
Corpus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kasvo cracks Corpus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corpus.
Corpus throws a right and a left that Kasvo avoids nicely.
Corpus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kasvo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Corpus did well to prevent Kasvo getting side control.
Kasvo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasvo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasvo trying to control from half guard but Corpus is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corpus wants to control but Kasvo is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo controlling the pace.
Kasvo is trying to control. Corpus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kivi Kasvo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Kasvo catches Corpus right on the button with a cross.
Corpus misses with the combination.
Corpus throws a shot from downtown. Kasvo moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasvo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corpus tries to score with a low kick but Kasvo moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kivi Kasvo had his way with John Corpus in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corpus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kasvo is able to avoid easily.
Corpus digs a good hook to Kasvo's body.
Kasvo wants to clinch up but Corpus keeps it at a distance.
Corpus lands a leg kick that knocks Kasvo off balance momentarily.
Corpus throws an overhand right that lands on Kasvo's shoulder, as Kasvo tries to avoid the shot.
Kasvo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Corpus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasvo counters by clinching up.
Corpus lands with a light punch inside.
Kasvo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kasvo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corpus's efforts to push away.
Kasvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corpus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasvo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corpus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasvo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasvo lands with an overhand left.
Kasvo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corpus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kasvo misses with a looping right.
Kasvo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corpus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Corpus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo shoots in looking for a takedown but Corpus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasvo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John Corpus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corpus.
Corpus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasvo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasvo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasvo checks a low kick from Corpus.
Donk. Corpus catches Kasvo right on the button with a cross.
Kasvo shoots for a takedown but Corpus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kivi Kasvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corpus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corpus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasvo slips a jab and a cross from Corpus.
Good standup being displayed there by Corpus as he connects with a hook.
Corpus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kivi Kasvo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corpus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Corpus.
Kasvo lands a right hook to the body.
Kasvo throws a leg kick but Corpus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kasvo slips under a jab from Corpus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasvo moves away.
Corpus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasvo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasvo shoots in looking for a takedown but Corpus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasvo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Kasvo.
Corpus just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corpus doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kasvo throws out a loose jab but Corpus uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corpus tries to score with a low kick but Kasvo moves his leg out of the way.
Corpus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corpus sizes up Kasvo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Corpus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kasvo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Corpus!
John Corpus is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Corpus made sure he mentioned ANABOLIC **160**, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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