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Cf.94: Code to Victory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McQueen's choice of entrance music: Edguy - Ministry of Saints. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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271 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Badge pushes McQueen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McQueen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McQueen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
It looks like McQueen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McQueen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McQueen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge defending against the ground and pound.
McQueen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McQueen works to advance to full mount. Badge defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Badge avoids a series of strikes thrown by McQueen.
McQueen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McQueen controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen throws a wild left hand from mount and Badge manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
McQueen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McQueen trying to control the action but Badge is working from the bottom.
Badge tries to kick McQueen off but McQueen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McQueen is just content to waste time from the top position. Badge takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is looking to work some ground and pound but Badge has wrist control.
McQueen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McQueen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McQueen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McQueen wants to control from the top but Badge keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James McQueen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McQueen.
Badge gets caught napping as McQueen dives in and scores a takedown. Badge manages to retain guard.
McQueen stops Badge from standing up.
McQueen 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.
Badge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McQueen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McQueen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badge misses with a combination
and McQueen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McQueen.
Badge has momentary wrist control but McQueen slips an elbow through the middle.
McQueen throwing strikes but missing.
McQueen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Badge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Badge has escaped and now he's on top!
McQueen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
McQueen pulls Badge in close to prevent any damage.
McQueen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badge defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McQueen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Badge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McQueen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Badge stopping the sweep attempt from McQueen.
McQueen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badge wanted to stand there but McQueen had control of the position.
McQueen is trying to keep Badge in close.
Badge wants to stand but McQueen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Badge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQueen landing strikes from the mount and Badge is in trouble!
McQueen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen raining down shots from the mount!
Badge is squirming around, avoiding McQueen's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQueen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McQueen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQueen controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! McQueen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Badge is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McQueen dominating with strikes here.
Badge is rocked!
McQueen tries to control but Badge wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQueen controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Badge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McQueen counters with a shoot takedown. Badge fights it but they end up in guard.
McQueen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Badge manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Badge postures up.
McQueen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Badge is looking to stand up but McQueen won't let him.
McQueen wants to sweep here but Badge controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McQueen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Badge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badge trying to stand up but can't free himself from McQueen's guard.
McQueen pushes Badge off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen cracks a nice hook into Badge's ribs.
McQueen feints and as Badge raises his hands in defense, McQueen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McQueen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McQueen 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.
McQueen trying to control the position from guard on top but Badge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James McQueen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Badge falls off balance throwing a combination
and McQueen counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McQueen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badge keeps working.
Badge is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McQueen working the body and head with strikes.
McQueen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Badge's shoulder. That is not cool.
McQueen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Badge has escaped the position, nice work there.
James McQueen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badge is trying to escape the position but McQueen is controlling the position.
Badge wants to get back to his feet but McQueen is dominant here and he's now got Badge's back!
McQueen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Badge doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
James McQueen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McQueen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James McQueen!
After winning the bout, James McQueen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti has chosen Beyonce - Halo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti looks to clinch
and Pirinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Atleetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atleetti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atleetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pirinen.
Pirinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atleetti is out of range and Pirinen settles back down.
Atleetti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pirinen's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pirinen has a closed guard, preventing Atleetti from standing up.
Atleetti stands up and waves to Pirinen to follow him.
Atleetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atleetti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Pirinen tenderised Atleetti's leg. Atleetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pirinen avoids the body shot from Atleetti.
Atleetti moves in looking to clinch but Pirinen pushes him off.
Atleetti misses with a few strikes there.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pirinen but Pirinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pirinen throws a low kick, looking for Atleetti's leg but Atleetti calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Pirinen misses
and Atleetti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atleetti.
Pirinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atleetti manages to get himself to full guard.
Pirinen looking to pass the guard.
Atleetti manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pirinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atleetti throws a body punch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Pirinen throws a body kick the misses
and Atleetti counters with a series of strikes. Pirinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atleetti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pirinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pirinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Atleetti slips a jab and a cross from Pirinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pirinen. Atleetti shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atleetti. Pirinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atleetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirinen manages to avoid it.
Atleetti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pirinen seems keen to control Atleetti's posture.
Atleetti gets to his feet - Pirinen follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti wants to clinch up but Pirinen keeps it at a distance.
Atleetti tries to clinch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Atleetti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atleetti is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Atleetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atleetti throws a combination. Pirinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pirinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pirinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Veli Pirinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Atleetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pirinen.
Atleetti takes one to the chin there.
Atleetti moves away from the strike by Pirinen.
Atleetti lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Atleetti with that takedown attempt.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pirinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Atleetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Pirinen throws a push kick but Atleetti slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Pirinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atleetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veli Pirinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Atleetti scores with a shot to the body.
Atleetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Pirinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antti Atleetti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pirinen throws a low kick but Atleetti avoids it.
Pirinen lands a leg kick that knocks Atleetti off balance momentarily.
Atleetti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pirinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pirinen looks to land a body kick but Atleetti moved away.
Pirinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Pirinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Atleetti is just out of range.
Atleetti swinging wildly here.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pirinen misses with an uppercut. Atleetti saw that one coming.
Veli Pirinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Atleetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atleetti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
Pirinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atleetti's calf.
Pirinen swings widly with a right hand
and Atleetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atleetti misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen throws a head kick but Atleetti moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pirinen.
Pirinen throws a body punch but Atleetti moves out of range.
Atleetti gets a double leg takedown into Pirinen's guard.
Pirinen pulls Atleetti in close to prevent any damage.
Pirinen trying to control the position.
Atleetti stands and steps away. Pirinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pirinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atleetti clinches up with Pirinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Atleetti is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Atleetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Atleetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pirinen has him pressed against the cage.
Pirinen lands with a right to the head.
Pirinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pirinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Pirinen effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirinen breaks from the clinch.
Atleetti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Atleetti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pirinen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirinen working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti stopping the sweep attempt from Pirinen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Veli Pirinen just wasn't active enough.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but Atleetti checks it.
Atleetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pirinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pirinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atleetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atleetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pirinen's head.
Antti Atleetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pirinen.
Pirinen wants to land a leg kick but Atleetti is out of range.
Atleetti shoots in and drives through. Pirinen sprawls well.
Atleetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atleetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Atleetti lands a two punch combo.
Atleetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atleetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atleetti lands with a right hand.
Atleetti tries to clinch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Atleetti tries to clinch
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Atleetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atleetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Veli Pirinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pirinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atleetti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pirinen trying to control the position.
Atleetti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pirinen is proving hard to escape from.
Pirinen is working an open guard so Atleetti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Atleetti throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Atleetti misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pirinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pirinen.
Pirinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pirinen tries to score with a low kick but Atleetti moves his leg out of the way.
Atleetti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pirinen is looking for a sweep. Atleetti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atleetti escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pirinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pirinen misses with the combination.
Atleetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pirinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atleetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atleetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Atleetti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pirinen - the referee stops the clock and Atleetti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pirinen. Atleetti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atleetti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Atleetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pirinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Atleetti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Antti Atleetti has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Atleetti off and has taken his back!
Pirinen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Atleetti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atleetti holding both Pirinen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pirinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pirinen missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen lands a shot to the head.
Atleetti looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pirinen wants to control the position but Atleetti frees himself and scrambles - Pirinen manages to regain control in side control.
Pirinen is looking to take a break and control but Atleetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atleetti tries to escape but Pirinen is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen wants to control but Atleetti is keeping him busy.
Pirinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Atleetti is defending well.
Pirinen is looking to take a break and control but Atleetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atleetti pushes Pirinen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pirinen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Atleetti.
I think Atleetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Atleetti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Owen William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luhtanen lands a body shot.
Luhtanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of William's head.
William goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from William misses.
Luhtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from William.
William gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luhtanen.
Luhtanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luhtanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
William takes a shot right to the bread basket.
William takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
William missing with a left hand there. Luhtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
William walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luhtanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luhtanen lands with an overhand left.
William is rocked!
Luhtanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. William doesn't seem bothered though.
William misses with a double jab.
Luhtanen lands with a right hand.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
Luhtanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luhtanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by William.
Oooooh!!! Luhtanen has knocked William down with a huge combo! Luhtanen steps away and waves a wobbly William back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luhtanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luhtanen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends William stumbling backwards into the cage! William bounces back off the cage towards Luhtanen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Luhtanen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Luhtanen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henrik Luhtanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fargloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Fargloom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Mylly's chin.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Fargloom!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylly throws a big shot that misses.
Fargloom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mylly swings for the body but Fargloom moves out of range.
Mylly throws a jab when Fargloom was well out of range.
Mylly shoots in for a takedown but Fargloom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Fargloom.
Mylly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fargloom.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fargloom.
Mylly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fargloom misses with a straight left.
Mylly missing with a left hand there. Fargloom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fargloom throws a shot from downtown. Mylly moves away and avoids it.
Fargloom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fargloom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mylly swivels and escapes.
Fargloom slips a jab and a cross from Mylly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly walks into a straight right hand from Fargloom.
Mylly scores with a jab. Fargloom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fargloom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mylly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fargloom scrambles back to his feet.
Fargloom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mylly on the side of the head.
Mylly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Mylly misses the target.
Mylly slips a jab and a cross from Fargloom.
Fargloom connects with a body shot that sends Mylly's belly button to the back.
Fargloom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mylly.
Mylly closes the distance and clinches up with Fargloom, looking for a takedown. Mylly pushes Fargloom against the cage but Fargloom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mylly works over Fargloom's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Fargloom.
Fargloom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mylly as he avoids it easily.
Matt Mylly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fargloom.
Fargloom lands an overhand right.
Matt Mylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mylly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fargloom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mylly finds it's way through Fargloom's defenses.
Mylly misses with a jab to the body
and Fargloom counters with a series of strikes. Mylly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mylly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mylly cracks Fargloom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fargloom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from Fargloom both land. Nice combination.
Fargloom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mylly takes a swing at Fargloom's ribcage but misses.
Mylly digs a good hook to Fargloom's body.
Mylly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fargloom counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Fargloom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mylly doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Fargloom as he connects with a hook.
Fargloom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mylly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom looks to score with a jab to the body but Mylly is just out of range.
Mylly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fargloom circles away.
Mylly fails to land with a series of punches.
Fargloom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mylly misses with a series of wild punches.
Mylly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fargloom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fargloom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fargloom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mylly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fargloom swivels and escapes.
Fargloom throws out a loose jab but Mylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fargloom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mylly is trying to defend but Fargloom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fargloom controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylly wants to improve his position but Fargloom is controlling well.
Mylly is trying to stand back up but Fargloom is controlling him
Mylly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fargloom.
Fargloom throwing shots but Mylly is blocking nicely.
Mylly manages to get to full guard.
Fargloom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mylly looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fargloom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fargloom stops Mylly from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Fargloom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Mylly.
Fargloom jabs at Mylly's body.
Nice body punch from Fargloom.
Mylly thows a body shot but no joy.
Mylly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fargloom circles away.
Fargloom thuds his shin into the meat of Mylly's side.
Fargloom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fargloom shoots in looking for a takedown but Mylly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fargloom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fargloom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fargloom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mylly's head backwards.
Mylly looks to land a combination but Fargloom avoids it well.
Fargloom connects with a body shot.
Fargloom scores with a nice head shot.
Fargloom throws a lazy right hand but Mylly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fargloom.
Nice uppercut lands for Mylly. That snapped Fargloom's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fargloom.
Mylly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mylly misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fargloom counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fargloom avoids the body shot from Mylly.
Fargloom lands a nice shot to the body.
Mylly misses with a double jab.
Mylly punishes Fargloom's body with a nice straight punch.
Mylly lands a jab.
Fargloom just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mylly's head backwards.
Mylly dodges the punch combination from Fargloom.
Mylly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fargloom, as that shot connected.
Mylly throws a body punch but Fargloom moves out of range.
Fargloom slips a straight right by Mylly.
Fargloom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mylly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mylly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mylly trying to control the action but Fargloom is working from the bottom.
Fargloom parries the strikes from Mylly easily there. Mylly is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fargloom to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mylly misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Mylly.
Mylly stands up.
Fargloom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mylly did well to prevent Fargloom getting side control.
Fargloom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fargloom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom trying to control the action but Mylly is working from the bottom.
Mylly controlling the position for now.
Fargloom is trying to control the action in half guard but Mylly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fargloom is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fargloom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mylly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fargloom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mylly defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylly wants to get back to full guard.
Mylly is working hard here to advance position.
Fargloom is trying to control. Mylly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Fargloom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mylly misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fargloom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mylly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mylly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fargloom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mylly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fargloom was covering up waiting for the punch and Mylly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fargloom kicks Mylly off and gets to his feet.
Fargloom misses with a wild body shot.
Fargloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mylly.
Mylly's corner calls for a 1-2. Mylly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mylly swings for the body but Fargloom moves out of range.
Mylly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fargloom scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fargloom as he jumps to the side.
Fargloom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mylly misses with a lunging right hand
and Fargloom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fargloom walks into a stiff left hand from Mylly.
Mylly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fargloom was covering up waiting for the punch and Mylly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mylly wants to control from the top but Fargloom keeps moving.
Fargloom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matt Mylly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mylly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fargloom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fargloom gets through Mylly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fargloom scores with a shot to the side of Mylly's head.
Fargloom can't find room to land a body shot as Mylly controls the action.
Fargloom blocks a body shot from Mylly.
Fargloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fargloom misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fargloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fargloom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mylly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mylly is working for takedown but Fargloom is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Mylly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fargloom prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Fargloom.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mylly.
Fargloom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fargloom stops a takedown attempt from Mylly.
Fargloom blocking some punches.
Fargloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mylly throws a punch but it's blocked by Fargloom.
Fargloom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mylly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Fargloom as the two fighters clinch.
Fargloom lands a left hand.
Mylly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fargloom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fargloom has Mylly pressed against the cage.
Fargloom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mylly.
Fargloom lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Fargloom.
Mylly is trying to force a seperation but Fargloom has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fargloom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Fargloom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Fargloom misses.
Mylly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fargloom counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fargloom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fargloom shoots for a takedown but Mylly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fargloom works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Fargloom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fargloom 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fargloom!
Jack Fargloom 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. de Sade has chosen Kill The Afterlife by Audiotist as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Sade moves into the clinch.
de Sade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fredriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as de Sade controls his hands.
de Sade tries to stall but Fredriksson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Sade lands a left hand.
de Sade tries to stall but Fredriksson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
de Sade tries a body shot but Fredriksson blocks it.
de Sade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fredriksson's elbow.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fredriksson blocks a body shot from de Sade.
Fredriksson lands a body shot.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the ribs.
de Sade misses with a hook to the ribs.
de Sade has a couple of punches blocked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
de Sade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson lands with a straight right. de Sade didn't see that one coming.
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!
Fredriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson moves out of range as de Sade strikes.
Fredriksson doesn't manage to clinch there - de Sade circles away.
Fredriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Sade tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but de Sade is just out of range.
de Sade misses the jab.
de Sade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fredriksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Sade.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Sade misses with a series of wild punches.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de Sade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson catches de Sade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Sade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Sade.
de Sade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredriksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by de Sade.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
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!
Fredriksson moves in looking to clinch but de Sade pushes him off.
de Sade avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Sade.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Sade scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredriksson should have avoided that one.
de Sade throws the kick towards the body but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. de Sade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but de Sade is just out of range.
de Sade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but de Sade is just out of range.
Fredriksson swings for the body but de Sade moves out of range.
Fredriksson scores with a hook to the body. de Sade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fredriksson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
de Sade swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
de Sade throws an off balance right hand
and Fredriksson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
de Sade scores with a head kick. Fredriksson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by de Sade.
de Sade throws a body kick that misses.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson stuns de Sade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
de Sade lands with a shot to the body.
de Sade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Sade was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Sade moves away.
Fredriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Sade takes a swing at Fredriksson's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson throws out a loose jab but de Sade uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clint Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
de Sade is looking to clinch.
de Sade thows a body shot but no joy.
de Sade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson scores with a nice strike.
de Sade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
de Sade throws the left hand but Fredriksson avoids the punch easily.
de Sade throws out a powerful jab.
Fredriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Sade circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from de Sade misses its intended target.
Fredriksson takes a swing at de Sade's ribcage but misses.
de Sade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Sade lands a jab-cross combination.
de Sade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fredriksson's head.
de Sade misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Sade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Sade tries to clinch up but Fredriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fredriksson.
A shot to the body from Fredriksson misses
and de Sade counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredriksson wants to clinch.
de Sade tries to clinch up.
de Sade throws out a loose jab but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson thuds a left hand into de Sade's body.
de Sade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fredriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fredriksson.
de Sade lands a head shot.
de Sade moves into the clinch.
de Sade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
de Sade can't find room to land a body shot as Fredriksson controls the action.
Fredriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but de Sade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. de Sade smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Sade misses with an uppercut.
Fredriksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Sade lands a nice hook to Fredriksson's body. Fredriksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the side of de Sade's head but de Sade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredriksson swings for the body but de Sade moves out of range.
Fredriksson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Sade circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for de Sade.
Fredriksson throws a shot from downtown. de Sade moves away and avoids it.
Fredriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from de Sade.
de Sade ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
de Sade avoids the body shot from Fredriksson.
An inside leg kick from de Sade misses.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson needs to keep his hands up - de Sade had a free shot at his head there.
de Sade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Sade moves away.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
de Sade swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.
de Sade lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson misses with a hook.
Fredriksson is looking to wear down de Sade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fredriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Sade.
de Sade misses with a head kick.
Fredriksson scores with a crisp jab that stopped de Sade in his tracks.
de Sade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Sade moves out of range of the strikes.
de Sade misses with a body punch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Fredriksson counters with a left to the body.
Fredriksson moves away from the strike by de Sade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clint Fredriksson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the body
and de Sade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
de Sade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson takes a swing at de Sade's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson swings for the body but de Sade moves out of range.
de Sade scores with a nice right hand.
de Sade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and de Sade duly obliges.
Fredriksson misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Sade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
de Sade throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Sade misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Fredriksson misses.
de Sade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
de Sade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Sade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fredriksson takes a swing at de Sade's ribcage but misses.
de Sade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
de Sade misses with the combination.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body shot.
de Sade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredriksson dodges the punch combination from de Sade.
Fredriksson takes a swing at de Sade's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson loads up on a big right hand but de Sade slips the punch.
de Sade is looking to clinch.
de Sade tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.
de Sade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fredriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. de Sade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
de Sade throws a wild body kick that Fredriksson sees coming a mile off.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Sade manages to avoid it.
de Sade misses with a hook.
A jab from de Sade misses.
de Sade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings for the body but de Sade moves out of range.
Fredriksson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de Sade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredriksson wants to clinch up but de Sade keeps it at a distance.
Fredriksson misses with a double jab
and de Sade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
de Sade thows a body shot but no joy.
de Sade is looking to clinch.
de Sade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fredriksson's sensitive parts.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
de Sade throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Sade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up but de Sade circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredriksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fredriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fredriksson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Fredriksson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Sade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
de Sade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade.
Well de Sade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now - Nas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reiska Rakennusmies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rakennusmies.
Jab from Cero.
Rakennusmies misses with a hook.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero looks to throw the jab but Rakennusmies is out of range.
Rakennusmies avoids the body shot from Cero.
Rakennusmies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cero.
Rakennusmies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rakennusmies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakennusmies.
Cero clinches up with Rakennusmies and pushes him back against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
Rakennusmies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero manages to break the clinch.
Rakennusmies cracks a nice hook into Cero's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rakennusmies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rakennusmies looks for a takedown but Cero sprawls well.
Cero lands a nice hook to Rakennusmies's body. Rakennusmies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cero connects with an inside leg kick.
Cero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cero to score with a decent uppercut.
Rakennusmies shoots in and bounces Cero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cero wants to get back to his feet but Rakennusmies is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cero is looking to stand back up but Rakennusmies counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rakennusmies will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rakennusmies uses his free foot to push down on Cero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cero.
Rakennusmies is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cero wants to hold on but Rakennusmies pushes him away.
Rakennusmies tries to control but Cero wriggling away.
Cero is trying to stand.
Rakennusmies trying to control but Cero is having none of it.
Cero tries to lock up and control but Rakennusmies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies fails to advance to Cero's back.
Cero sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rakennusmies is working away from the top position though.
Rakennusmies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cero manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rakennusmies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakennusmies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cero's hands.
Rakennusmies thuds a left hand into Cero's body.
Cero throws a body punch but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rakennusmies cracks Cero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Rakennusmies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rakennusmies.
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!
Rakennusmies shoots in for a takedown but Cero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Rakennusmies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rakennusmies throws a hook but Cero blocks it.
Rakennusmies scores with a body shot.
Rakennusmies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rakennusmies dodges the punch combination from Cero.
Cero misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakennusmies connects with a right hand. Cero shakes it off.
Rakennusmies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cero tries to avoid it but Rakennusmies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cero to the ground. Cero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rakennusmies staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reiska Rakennusmies will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cero takes a swing at Rakennusmies's ribcage but misses.
Cero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakennusmies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rakennusmies shoots for a double leg takedown but Cero sprawls well. He's pushed Rakennusmies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakennusmies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cero misses with a combination
and Rakennusmies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rakennusmies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero misses with a hook. Rakennusmies ducked under it nicely.
Rakennusmies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cero tries to clinch but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakennusmies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rakennusmies manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Cero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cero.
Rakennusmies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
Cero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rakennusmies misses with an uppercut. Cero saw that one coming.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero misses with a low kick as Rakennusmies jumps back.
Rakennusmies throws a poor cross that misses
and Cero counters with a nice body shot.
Cero throws a shot to the body.
Cero drops his hands momentarily and Rakennusmies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rakennusmies lands with a straight right. Cero didn't see that one coming.
Rakennusmies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Cero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Cero lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cero manages to break the clinch.
Cero misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakennusmies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakennusmies.
Cero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakennusmies, pushing him back against the cage.
Rakennusmies digs a right hand into Cero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cero's gas tank.
Cero pushes Rakennusmies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rakennusmies lands a body shot.
Rakennusmies tries to pull guard but Cero won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero lands an uppercut.
Cero breaks the clinch.
Rakennusmies throws an overhand right that lands on Cero's shoulder, as Cero tries to avoid the shot.
Rakennusmies forces Cero back against the cage and clinches.
Rakennusmies tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rakennusmies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rakennusmies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Rakennusmies ducks under a wild hook from Cero.
Cero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rakennusmies loads up on a big right hand but Cero slips the punch.
Cero throws a nice looking combination but Rakennusmies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cero swings for the body but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies with a hook.
Cero swings for the body but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Rakennusmies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakennusmies throws a big shot that misses.
Rakennusmies is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rakennusmies bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rakennusmies wants to control but Cero is keeping him busy.
Cero tries to improve position but can't.
Cero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cero is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero is trying to control Rakennusmies's posture but Rakennusmies avoids it.
Rakennusmies is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Numero Cero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cero looks to land a left hand but Rakennusmies moved out of range nicely.
Cero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cero connects with a leg kick. Rakennusmies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cero.
Rakennusmies cracks a nice hook into Cero's ribs.
A head kick misses from Cero.
Rakennusmies lands an overhand right.
Rakennusmies moves away from the strike by Cero.
Cero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cero circles away.
Cero needs to keep his hands up - Rakennusmies had a free shot at his head there.
Cero looks to land a combination but Rakennusmies avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero loads up on a big right hand but Rakennusmies slips the punch.
Rakennusmies moves into the clinch successfully.
Rakennusmies is stalling here.
Rakennusmies misses with a punch to the body.
Cero is pushing Rakennusmies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rakennusmies drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rakennusmies tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rakennusmies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a hook that snaps the head of Cero backwards.
Cero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cero.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakennusmies should have avoided that one.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Rakennusmies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rakennusmies.
Cero swats away the attempt to clinch by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies tries to clinch
and Cero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakennusmies moves out of range as Cero strikes.
Cero tries to clinch up.
Rakennusmies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero missing with a left hand there. Rakennusmies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cero is looking to clinch but Rakennusmies is avoiding it.
Rakennusmies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rakennusmies counters with a right hand to the body.
Cero throws a hook but Rakennusmies avoids it easily.
Cero checks a leg kick nicely.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakennusmies.
Cero moves out of range as Rakennusmies strikes.
Rakennusmies shoots in looking for a takedown. Cero tries to sprawl out of it but Rakennusmies keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Rakennusmies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Rakennusmies misses.
Rakennusmies misses with a straight right.
Rakennusmies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rakennusmies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cero doesn't seem bothered though.
Rakennusmies throws a hook to the side of Cero's head but Cero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rakennusmies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rakennusmies tries to clinch up.
Rakennusmies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Rakennusmies moves out of range of the strikes.
Rakennusmies moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakennusmies throws a right hand that misses
and Cero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Numero Cero.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham comes to the cage accompanied by Amorphis - House of Sleep. Stroker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Malham.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Malham moves forwards but Stroker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malham throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Malham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker throws a body punch but Malham moves out of range.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Malham checks a leg kick.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Malham moves out of range as Stroker strikes.
Stroker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malham connects with a leg kick. Stroker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malham fakes the leg kick and cracks Stroker in the body.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Malham lands with a straight right. Stroker didn't see that one coming.
Malham throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Malham tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Malham.
Malham closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malham is looking to advance position but Stroker won't allow it.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stroker keeps working.
Malham working the head and body with strikes.
Stroker wants to control but Malham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stroker defends it well.
Stroker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malham wants to pass to mount but Stroker is defending the position.
Malham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stroker keeps working.
Stroker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malham wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Malham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stroker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malham tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroker is retaining full guard.
Malham scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroker managing to control the position.
Malham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroker is keeping the position for now.
Malham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroker keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
Stroker is trying to keep Malham in close.
Stroker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malham looking to sit in guard and control but Stroker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stroker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malham keeping moving, preventing Stroker from controlling successfully.
Malham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stroker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stroker wants to control from the top but Malham keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob Stroker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Malham lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malham looks for the body kick but Stroker saw that one coming.
Stroker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
That's time! Malham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stroker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroker throws the left hand but Malham avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malham checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Stroker.
Stroker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malham lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.
John Malham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker blocks a jab.
Malham avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Malham swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroker.
A shot to the liver by Malham. Beautiful body shot.
Stroker tries a head kick but it misses.
Malham keeps Stroker at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker tries to land a leg kick but Malham saw it coming and moves away.
John Malham is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malham keeps the fight on the outside.
Malham throws a combination. Stroker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stroker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malham connects with a solid leg kick.
Malham misses with a series of wild punches.
Malham with a hook.
That has opened up Bob Stroker's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malham lands a leg kick that knocks Stroker off balance momentarily.
Malham throws a left that rocks Stroker and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Malham dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Stroker regain composure!
Malham lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stroker can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham looks up at the clock and then as Stroker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Malham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
John Malham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroker is not content to let Malham control the position.
Malham has an Americana. Stroker didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Malham is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Malham hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Malham!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Malham waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele! NEW STUFF!!!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingolfur Arnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rike McMylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnarson comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingolfur Arnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rike McMylly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnarson misses with a wild body shot.
McMylly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arnarson.
Rike McMylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMylly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McMylly throws a head kick that misses.
Arnarson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnarson connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnarson scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Rike McMylly has been cut.
Arnarson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arnarson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMylly moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnarson misses the target.
Arnarson throws a lazy right hand but McMylly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly misses with a head kick.
That kick from McMylly tenderised Arnarson's leg. Arnarson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arnarson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnarson misses with a low kick.
Arnarson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McMylly misses with a head kick.
McMylly cracks a nice hook into Arnarson's ribs.
Arnarson 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.
McMylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnarson's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMylly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McMylly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnarson misses with a hook. McMylly ducked under it nicely.
McMylly throws a sloppy head kick and Arnarson moves out of range easily.
McMylly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnarson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMylly throws a head kick that Arnarson semi-blocks.
It looks like Ingolfur Arnarson has been cut.
A head kick misses from McMylly.
McMylly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arnarson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McMylly is able to avoid easily.
McMylly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arnarson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson misses with a leg kick.
McMylly staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McMylly. That's going to slow Arnarson down.
McMylly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arnarson is able to avoid easily.
McMylly misses with an attempted mid kick.
McMylly throws a head kick but Arnarson moves out of range.
McMylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMylly throws a head kick but Arnarson moves out of range.
McMylly scores with a head kick. Arnarson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McMylly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly tries to land a front kick but Arnarson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McMylly tries to clinch there but Arnarson circles away.
McMylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from McMylly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMylly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arnarson.
McMylly closes the distance and pushes Arnarson back into the cage.
Arnarson lands with a right to the head.
McMylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnarson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMylly landing knees to the head.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMylly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rike McMylly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from McMylly.
Arnarson 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Arnarson blocks the leg kick.
Rike McMylly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMylly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McMylly lands a high kick!
Arnarson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnarson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by McMylly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMylly, right into the meat.
McMylly connects with a leg kick. Arnarson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rike McMylly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMylly lands a leg kick that knocks Arnarson off balance momentarily.
McMylly lands a leg kick that knocks Arnarson off balance momentarily.
McMylly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arnarson. That did some damage!
McMylly throws a sloppy head kick and Arnarson moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arnarson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McMylly - the referee stops the clock and Arnarson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McMylly. Arnarson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMylly takes the fight into the clinch.
McMylly is stalling here.
Arnarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnarson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnarson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McMylly.
McMylly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McMylly scoring well with a low kick there.
McMylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMylly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McMylly tries to clinch but Arnarson moves out of range.
Arnarson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McMylly clinches up against the cage.
McMylly scores a nice knee to the body.
McMylly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McMylly.
McMylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnarson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMylly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMylly crunches a lovely knee into Arnarson's ribcage.
Arnarson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is getting worse.
McMylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMylly lands a good knee to the midsection. Arnarson won't want to take too many of those.
McMylly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnarson up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnarson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMylly is pushing Arnarson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rike McMylly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McMylly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for McMylly to work.
McMylly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMylly connects with a knee to the head.
Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Ingolfur Arnarson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McMylly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arnarson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arnarson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMylly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMylly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnarson backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ingolfur Arnarson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rike McMylly!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Hector. Dell Trotter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Cabrera's chin.
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30
155 lbs
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26
165 lbs
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trotter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera 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.
Trotter throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Trotter shoots in for a double leg but Cabrera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trotter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Trotter is avoiding it.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Trotter circles away.
Trotter misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Trotter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Trotter.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trotter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Cabrera defending well as Trotter loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Trotter had a free shot at his head there.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hector Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trotter looks for a takedown but Cabrera sprawls well.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera cracks Trotter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trotter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trotter throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cabrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trotter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a big head kick but Trotter shrugs it off.
Hector Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Trotter ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Trotter moves out of range easily.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Trotter throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Trotter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cabrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trotter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Trotter avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Trotter ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Trotter is having none of it.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Trotter throws a shot to the body.
Trotter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trotter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trotter misses with a two punch combination.
Trotter misses with a hook.
Trotter throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Trotter saw that one coming.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trotter just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Trotter lands with a hook. Cabrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Trotter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trotter takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Trotter misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trotter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Trotter misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trotter misses with a straight right.
Trotter throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trotter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cabrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Trotter finds it's target.
Cabrera scores with a jab.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trotter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera takes one on the button.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Trotter moved out of range nicely.
Trotter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trotter is rocked!
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trotter is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Cabrera points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Trotter wakes up just in time to hear Cabrera thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Cabrera!
A very excited looking Hector Cabrera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amplifier - The Wave. Savage has chosen Bon Jovi - It's my life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mercurius is looking to slow Savage down with leg kicks.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercurius punishes Savage's body with a nice straight punch.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurius.
Mercurius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius thuds a left hand into Savage's body.
Savage dives in and grabs Mercurius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercurius pushes down on Savage's head and hops out.
Mercurius slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercurius circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Mercurius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savage. Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Jackson Savage has been cut.
Mercurius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Mercurius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mercurius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savage will feel that in the morning.
Savage looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mercurius there.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mercurius counter with a right hand.
Savage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mercurius is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Savage.
Mercurius scores with a push kick.
Savage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercurius.
Mercurius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Savage tries to keep at a distance but Mercurius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercurius lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands a nice uppercut.
Savage fails to pull guard.
Mercurius lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mercurius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Savage to the mat. Savage regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mercurius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mercurius postures up and lands a big shot to Savage's brow.
Mercurius distracts Savage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercurius controlling from the top position.
Mercurius throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is in close to Savage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Mercurius from controlling successfully.
Mercurius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mercurius 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.
Mercurius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Mercurius just wasn't active enough.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercurius counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius counters with a head kick.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercurius's corner calls for a 1-2. Mercurius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mercurius moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercurius working aggressively here.
Mercurius is working Savage over against the cage.
Mercurius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Mercurius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercurius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercurius works on Savage's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage prevents a body shot from Mercurius.
Mercurius digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercurius.
Savage tries to pull guard but Mercurius won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Mercurius.
Mercurius has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Mercurius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savage goes for a takedown attempt but Mercurius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mercurius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Savage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savage fails with the takedown
and Mercurius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercurius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercurius scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercurius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Mercurius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
Savage takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius scores with a spinning back kick!
Savage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercurius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercurius closes the distance and clinches.
Mercurius can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Mercurius can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Mercurius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercurius lands a body punch.
Mercurius pushes Savage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercurius misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius scores with a hook to the body.
Mercurius lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands a body shot.
Mercurius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Savage prevents a body shot from Mercurius.
A shot in the inside from Mercurius.
Savage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercurius.
A right hand to the body from Mercurius.
Mercurius pushes Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercurius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Mercurius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mercurius.
Mercurius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercurius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
That has opened up Jackson Savage's cut even more.
Mercurius misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mercurius.
Rocky Mercurius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercurius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercurius lands with a left to the head.
Savage is rocked!
A short uppercut from Mercurius.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercurius finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands a body punch.
Mercurius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercurius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercurius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mercurius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mercurius.
Mercurius is trying to trip Savage. He has hold of a leg but Savage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mercurius persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mercurius with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mercurius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercurius advances to half guard.
Mercurius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Savage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage'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.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercurius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercurius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercurius lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Mercurius lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius shows good takedown defense.
Mercurius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mercurius slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mercurius lands a jab to the head.
Savage shoots and misses
and Mercurius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mercurius.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Savage.
Savage fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercurius stops a takedown attempt from Savage.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercurius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
A nice left hand lands by Mercurius.
A short body shot lands from Mercurius as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercurius.
Mercurius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage with a poor takedown
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
Mercurius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercurius has Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercurius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercurius.
Mercurius can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Mercurius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercurius lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercurius.
Mercurius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercurius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Jackson Savage's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mercurius digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
Savage is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mercurius presses Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercurius scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercurius gets through Savage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercurius lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercurius lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Savage to his knees! Mercurius keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rocky Mercurius made sure he mentioned Perkele! NEW STUFF!!!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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