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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Heydrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhaka Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Heydrikson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrikson stuffs the takedown attempt from Zulu. Zulu gets slowly back to his feet.
Heydrikson darts in and clinches Zulu up against the cage.
Heydrikson just leaning against Zulu, taking a breather.
Heydrikson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Heydrikson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zulu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heydrikson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heydrikson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrikson forces Zulu back against the cage and clinches.
Zulu goes for a takedown attempt but Heydrikson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhaka Zulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Heydrikson.
Heydrikson scores with a punch to the head.
Dan Heydrikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Heydrikson is predictable there
and Zulu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heydrikson is looking to escape.
Zulu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Dan Heydrikson has been cut.
Ground and pound from Zulu.
Zulu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Heydrikson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zulu working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zulu throwing shots but Heydrikson is blocking nicely.
Zulu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heydrikson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zulu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zulu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heydrikson's head.
Heydrikson wants to get back to his feet.
Zulu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zulu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heydrikson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zulu.
Zulu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zulu lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zulu lands a nice short elbow.
Zulu winds up and cracks Heydrikson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Dan Heydrikson's cut even more.
Zulu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heydrikson's head.
Zulu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dan Heydrikson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Heydrikson is trying to stand.
Heydrikson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zulu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heydrikson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Heydrikson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zhaka Zulu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Zappa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Murch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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240 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Zappa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Murch!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murch tries for a takedown but Zappa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zappa.
Zappa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zappa swings around for an armbar but Murch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zappa's guard.
Murch content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Zappa has locked up a guillotine! Zappa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Murch is holding on here and Zappa must be using up a lot of energy. Murch has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Zappa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Zappa!
Frank Zappa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Extreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Maslanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Extreme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Extreme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Maslanka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslanka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Extreme with a hook.
It looks like Andrzej Maslanka has been cut.
Maslanka shoots in for a takedown but Extreme shows good takedown defense.
Maslanka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Extreme thuds a left hand into Maslanka's body.
Extreme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maslanka.
Josh Extreme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Maslanka.
Extreme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Extreme connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Extreme catches Maslanka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Extreme missing with a left hand there. Maslanka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maslanka defending well as Extreme loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Extreme. No joy for Maslanka on that attempt.
Extreme lands with a straight right. Maslanka didn't see that one coming.
Extreme tests Maslanka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maslanka is rocked!
Extreme connects with the punch.
Maslanka is still on wobbly legs! Can Extreme finish him?
Maslanka dives in and grabs Extreme's left leg, looking for a takedown. Extreme pushes down on Maslanka's head and hops out.
Extreme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Josh Extreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Extreme catches Maslanka with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Maslanka forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josh Extreme!
Josh Extreme was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Potnoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Potnoir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Potnoir!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potnoir throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James dives in and grabs Potnoir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potnoir pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Jason Potnoir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James slips a jab and a cross from Potnoir.
Good exchange - Potnoir coming out on top.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potnoir swivels and escapes.
Potnoir wants to clinch
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Potnoir's guard.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James won't allow Potnoir to get back to his feet.
Potnoir can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potnoir is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Potnoir has managed to free his arm - good work.
James is just content to waste time from the top position. Potnoir takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
James drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and James jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Potnoir dives on top into guard.
James is looking for a triangle but Potnoir pushes his legs off easily.
Potnoir is looking to stand up but James won't let him.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potnoir stands up from James's guard - Potnoir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Potnoir misses with the combination.
A lazy body kick from Potnoir
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is trying to work for a kimura but Potnoir is defending well.
James is looking for a kimura here.
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Potnoir is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James wants to take Potnoir's back here but Potnoir is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Potnoir is on top in guard.
Potnoir wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Potnoir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but James is tightening it up a little... Potnoir has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Potnoir reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Potnoir taps out! Nice BJJ there by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darren James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt - Johnny Cash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon White!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash avoids the head kick by White.
Cash looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Cash thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a nice body kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decent striking displayed by Cash there.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cash avoids the head kick by White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Cash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Cash misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a leg kick
and White counters with a head kick. That will keep Cash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White is rocked!
White misses with a head kick.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Cash finish him?
Cash shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. White takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cash sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! White bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Cash!
Our winner, Johnny Cash, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Hanhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into the arena with Danzig-I'm the One blaring out of the sound system. Hanhi has chosen Hannu Hanhet höyhennetään as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hanhi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanhi checks a leg kick.
Hanhi tests Freeman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanhi lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanhi cracks Freeman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Freeman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanhi manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanhi misses the target.
Hanhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanhi moves out of range of the body kick from Freeman.
Hanhi jabs Freeman right on the nose. Freeman blinks but takes it well.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanhi cracks Freeman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Hanhi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freeman. That's going to slow Hanhi down.
Jab by Hanhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanhi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanhi looking to control.
Freeman won't allow Hanhi to sweep him here.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Freeman throws a strike but Hanhi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hanhi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freeman has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hanhi doesn't defend quickly enough and Freeman has managed to lock this one up! Can Hanhi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Freeman on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Freeman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Freeman waved his t-shirt featuring Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fowwest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fowwest Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Bortman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Fowwest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump misses with a wild body shot.
Gump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Bortman.
Gump scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alex Bortman has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bortman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Fowwest Gump has been cut.
A nice combination there by Bortman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bortman throws a series of punches but Gump moves out of range.
Gump feints and as Bortman raises his hands in defense, Gump changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bortman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gump stops Bortman from standing up.
Gump postures up in Bortman's guard and throws a big left but Bortman blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bortman is looking to stand up but Gump isn't so interested in that idea.
Gump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gump postures up in Bortman's guard and throws a big left but Bortman blocks it.
Bortman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Bortman blocks nicely.
Gump prevents Bortman from getting back to his feet.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gump is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bortman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gump is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump is looking to work some ground and pound but Bortman has wrist control.
Gump has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gump is looking to work some ground and pound but Bortman has wrist control.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump tries to free his leg and advance position but Bortman is retaining full guard.
Gump postures up in Bortman's guard and throws a big left but Bortman blocks it.
Gump postures up in Bortman's guard and throws a big left but Bortman blocks it.
Gump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gump working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gump with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bortman wants to stand and escape but Gump is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gump works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bortman to regain full guard.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Bortman blocks nicely.
Bortman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gump lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bortman keeping full guard, as Gump tries to pass.
Gump working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gump throwing strikes but missing.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bortman wants to stand and escape but Gump is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gump postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gump lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bortman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gump throws a strike but Bortman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gump wants to sweep here but Bortman controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump working for a triangle but Bortman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fowwest Gump dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gump shoots in but no luck this time.
Gump misses with the combination.
A jab from Gump does it's job there.
Gump lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Gump throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bortman's waist but Bortman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gump off to one side.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bortman.
Gump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alex Bortman is winning the standup battle so far.
Gump throws a big shot that misses.
Bortman throws a right hand that Gump ducks under and follows up with a left that Gump also avoids with ease.
Bortman scores with a jab to the body.
Gump throws a series of punches but Bortman moves out of range.
Alex Bortman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Bortman. That snapped Gump's head back.
Gump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bortman.
Gump is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bortman was well out of range. Poor timing from Gump.
Bortman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bortman lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Fowwest Gump's cut even more.
Gump takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Gump both land. Nice combination.
Bortman scores with a hook.
Gump throws a hook but Bortman avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Fowwest Gump's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gump misses with a looping left.
Gump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bortman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bortman throws a sloppy head kick and Gump moves out of range easily.
Alex Bortman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gump looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bortman is fending him off so far but Gump persists. Nope, Bortman circles away and we're back to standing.
Alex Bortman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fowwest Gump.
Gump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bortman prevents the takedown attempt.
Gump is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bortman is trying to pull guard but Gump turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bortman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gump uses from the top position.
Bortman is looking to stand up but Gump isn't so interested in that idea.
Bortman has his feet on Gump's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gump takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fowwest Gump's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gump shoots for a double leg takedown but Bortman sprawls well. He's pushed Gump's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bortman clobbers Gump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fowwest Gump's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Bortman!
After winning the bout, Alex Bortman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crispin Mathias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crispin Mathias will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crispin Mathias!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathias connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanma momentarily.
Hanma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Mathias 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 Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mathias tries to avoid it but Hanma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mathias to the ground. Mathias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mathias tries to avoid it but Hanma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mathias to the ground. Mathias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanma moves away.
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!
Mathias lands the left hand.
Mathias throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mathias.
Mathias comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathias circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanma's head.
Mathias thumps Hanma with a low kick.
Mathias lands a nice shot that snaps Hanma's head back.
Mathias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanma checks the leg kick.
Hanma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mathias misses with a low kick.
Mathias scores with a shot to the body.
Crispin Mathias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathias 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.
Hanma throws a jab when Mathias was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Mathias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathias will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mathias wants to slow Hanma down by chopping away at his legs.
Mathias misses with a straight right.
Mathias lands with a shot to the body.
Mathias scores with a one two! Hanma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Mathias as Hanma shoots in.
Mathias throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
Hanma shoots in but Mathias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mathias lands a left and a right that send Hanma crashing to the mat, dazed. Mathias thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hanma is rocked!
Crispin Mathias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mathias lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hanma. Mathias pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crispin Mathias!
Crispin Mathias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaunn Chen (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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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaunn Chen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thermandin.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Thermandin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chen avoiding damage as Thermandin throws knees to the body.
Thermandin blocks a body shot from Chen.
Thermandin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen cracks Thermandin with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.
Thermandin wants to stall.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Thermandin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermandin working Chen over with knees to the body.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Thermandin blocks an elbow strike from Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
A short right from Chen.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin blocking some punches.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thermandin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chen lands with a right to the head.
Chen is struggling to control the position.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Thermandin.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thermandin obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chen.
Chen misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chen.
Thermandin pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Thermandin has locked up a guillotine! Thermandin's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Chen is holding on here and Thermandin must be using up a lot of energy. Chen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Thermandin gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Twelf Thermandin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the cage accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Yossi Avitan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sobieski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Avitan looks to throw the jab but Sobieski is out of range.
Avitan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sobieski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sobieski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avitan slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobieski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobieski shoots in for a double leg but Avitan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobieski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avitan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobieski can pounce on him.
Sobieski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Avitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avitan. Avitan obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski throws a low kick, looking for Avitan's leg but Avitan calmly moves out of range.
Sobieski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobieski.
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick from Sobieski.
Donk. Avitan catches Sobieski right on the button with a cross.
Sobieski doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobieski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobieski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches up with Avitan, looking for a takedown. Sobieski pushes Avitan against the cage but Avitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Avitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Avitan misses with a double jab
and Sobieski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Avitan sprawls well. Avitan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Avitan tried to score with a low kick but Sobieski checks it.
Sobieski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Avitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan connects with a solid leg kick.
Avitan misses with a kick to the body.
Avitan looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobieski is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Sobieski moved away.
Sobieski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avitan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avitan manages to avoid it.
Sobieski throws the kick towards the body but Avitan avoids it.
Good leg kick by Avitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sobieski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avitan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobieski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avitan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Avitan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sobieski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avitan.
Sobieski takes a swing at Avitan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Avitan throws a leg kick which misses Sobieski's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobieski tries to avoid it.
Avitan checks a leg kick nicely.
Avitan stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Avitan misses with a double jab
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Avitan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Avitan kicks Sobieski off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sobieski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avitan is out of range.
Avitan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avitan misses the jab.
Yossi Avitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Avitan misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
A good leg kick by Avitan.
Avitan stuffs the takedown attempt from Sobieski. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski is looking to clinch.
Avitan avoids a kick to the body.
Sobieski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avitan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sobieski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobieski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Avitan misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avitan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avitan 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 Sobieski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sobieski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avitan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobieski throws out the jab.
Avitan misses with a kick to the body.
Sobieski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avitan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobieski somewhat.
Sobieski is looking to clinch but Avitan is avoiding it.
Avitan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobieski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobieski scores with a nice body kick.
Sobieski lands with an uppercut that bounces Avitan off the cage and back into range.
Avitan blocks the body kick.
Sobieski moves out of range as Avitan strikes.
Sobieski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avitan.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Avitan does it's job there.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan misses with a body kick.
Avitan lands with a good body shot.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Sobieski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sobieski moves in looking to clinch but Avitan pushes him off.
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski shoots for a takedown but Avitan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobieski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sobieski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avitan throws a leg kick that misses.
Avitan misses with a hook.
Sobieski throws out a leg kick but Avitan moves out of range and Sobieski only half commits.
Sobieski tries to clinch there but Avitan circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avitan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sobieski is looking to clinch but Avitan is avoiding it.
Sobieski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a kick to the body
and Avitan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Sobieski wants to clinch up but Avitan keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Sobieski misses
and Avitan counters with a right hand to the body.
Sobieski tries to clinch there but Avitan circles away.
A big left from Avitan misses.
Avitan slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobieski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski scores with a head kick. Avitan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Avitan thuds a left hand into Sobieski's body.
Sobieski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
A thudding body kick lands there by Avitan!
Avitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Avitan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Avitan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Avitan throws out a leg kick but Sobieski moves out of range and Avitan only half commits.
Yossi Avitan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
Avitan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobieski can pounce on him.
Sobieski is looking to clinch but Avitan is avoiding it.
Avitan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski moves forwards but Avitan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. Avitan catches Sobieski right on the button with a cross.
Sobieski blocks a leg kick.
Avitan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Avitan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avitan slips a straight right by Sobieski.
Avitan lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avitan.
Avitan throws the kick towards the body but Sobieski avoids it.
Avitan scores with a decent looking hook.
Avitan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avitan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avitan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avitan connects with a solid leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobieski.
Avitan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobieski doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Avitan.
Sobieski walks into a straight right hand from Avitan.
Avitan connects with a jab.
Sobieski is rocked!
Avitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Sobieski is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Avitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobieski seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Avitan does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Avitan.
Avitan misses with an uppercut.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Avitan.
Avitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avitan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avitan misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Avitan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Avitan lands a jab to the nose.
Avitan checks a low kick from Sobieski.
Avitan thows a leg kick but Sobieski checks it
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick.
Sobieski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sobieski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobieski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Sobieski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avitan.
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobieski can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Avitan.
Avitan misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Avitan checks it well.
Avitan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobieski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avitan throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Avitan scores with a decent looking hook.
Avitan scores with a nice body kick.
Avitan scores with a punch to the head.
Avitan misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski tries to clinch there but Avitan circles away.
Avitan drops Sobieski with a beautiful combination! Sobieski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Avitan is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sobieski working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan manages to get back to half guard.
Avitan trying to control here.
Sobieski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Avitan!
Avitan is looking to improve his position but Sobieski isn't that keen on the idea.
Avitan wants to hold on but Sobieski pushes him away.
Sobieski thowing shots but they're missing.
Sobieski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is working for a guillotine from mount but Avitan frees his head quite easily.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Avitan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sobieski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sobieski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Avitan is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Avitan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Avitan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski raining down shots from the mount!
Avitan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sobieski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sobieski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Avitan cracks the inside of Sobieski's front leg.
Avitan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avitan cracks Sobieski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobieski works Avitan's body with a nice hook.
Sobieski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sobieski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Avitan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sobieski's guard! Nice work there by Avitan!
Sobieski wants to hit a switch here but Avitan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sobieski there!
Sobieski wants to control but Avitan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Avitan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sobieski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sobieski is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski wants to hold on but Avitan pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avitan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sobieski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Avitan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sobieski is looking to escape.
Sobieski regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to maintain the position but Avitan is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yossi Avitan.
Avitan moves away from the strike by Sobieski.
Sobieski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sobieski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avitan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobieski somewhat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sobieski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Avitan - the referee stops the clock and Sobieski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Avitan. Sobieski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches.
Avitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yossi Avitan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobieski has closed the distance and engaged Avitan in a clinch.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Avitan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Avitan lands an elbow that stopped Sobieski in his tracks for a moment.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avitan taking a breather.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but Avitan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Avitan lands an elbow just above Sobieski 's eye.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Avitan won't allow it.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski wants to get back to striking at distance but Avitan won't allow it.
Avitan tries to break the clinch but Sobieski is controlling the position.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sobieski.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobieski is defended easily by Avitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Avitan misses.
Avitan avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sobieski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobieski tries to clinch but Avitan moves out of range.
Avitan throws a nice looking combination but Sobieski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Avitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avitan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yossi Avitan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
Sobieski clinches.
Avitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobieski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Avitan lands an elbow that stopped Sobieski in his tracks for a moment.
Sobieski is trying to pull guard but Avitan has him pressed against the cage.
Sobieski goes for a takedown attempt but Avitan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Avitan takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Sobieski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sobieski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Avitan regains half guard.
Sobieski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Avitan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sobieski is thwarting Avitan's attempts to control the position.
Avitan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avitan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avitan is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up.
Avitan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobieski throws a strike but Avitan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Avitan sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski is looking for a triangle here but Avitan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Sobieski.
I think Avitan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan retains his light heavyweight title!
Yossi Avitan 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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