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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pokerihai Bilismestari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. Bilismestari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Kings. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pokerihai Bilismestari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking to clinch.
James forces Bilismestari back against the cage and clinches.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Bilismestari misses.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bilismestari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilismestari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
Pokerihai Bilismestari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilismestari tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bilismestari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
A slow jab from Bilismestari misses its intended target.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James moves into the clinch.
Bilismestari throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Bilismestari avoiding damage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bilismestari misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilismestari throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Bilismestari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bilismestari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bilismestari circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bilismestari is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Bilismestari tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Bilismestari misses with an attempted mid kick.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
James cracks Bilismestari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bilismestari looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Bilismestari clinches with his opponent.
James leaning his opponent against the cage.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bilismestari is keeping busy.
Bilismestari stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilismestari lands an uppercut.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James lands a right hand.
James lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bilismestari fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with an uppercut.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bilismestari under the eye.
Bilismestari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
James moves into the clinch.
James pushes Bilismestari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James digs a right hand into Bilismestari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bilismestari's gas tank.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bilismestari tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Bilismestari gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Bilismestari swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from James.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bilismestari's elbow.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from James misses.
Bilismestari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James swinging wildly here.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bilismestari swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bilismestari misses.
Bilismestari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
James lands with an overhand left.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bilismestari is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Bilismestari circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilismestari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James misses with an uppercut. Bilismestari saw that one coming.
Bilismestari has managed to clinch.
James trying to stall but Bilismestari improves his position.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Bilismestari misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bilismestari lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James has Bilismestari pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bilismestari fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James thumps Bilismestari with a low kick.
Bilismestari cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Helio James is winning the standup battle so far.
Bilismestari throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
Bilismestari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James moves in looking to clinch but Bilismestari pushes him off.
Bilismestari slips a jab and a cross from James.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
James fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bilismestari.
James works the jab nicely.
Bilismestari slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bilismestari is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James lands a jab to Bilismestari's midsection.
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!
James closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bilismestari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Bilismestari backwards.
Good body shot from James.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bilismestari is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from James.
Bilismestari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from James.
Good body shot from James.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
Bilismestari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by James.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilismestari needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilismestari can do to turn this around?
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Bilismestari tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bilismestari 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 Helio James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bilismestari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James scores with a nice head shot.
James throws a series of punches but Bilismestari moves out of range.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - James scores with a four punch combination!
Bilismestari is rocked!
A good leg kick by James.
James tries to clinch there but Bilismestari circles away.
Bilismestari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilismestari throws a low kick but James avoids it.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James jabs Bilismestari right on the nose. Bilismestari blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
James rushes Bilismestari with punches - Bilismestari moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bilismestari goes down! James follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio James!
During a confident post fight interview, Helio James thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Zombie - Superbeast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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248 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Abadi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Abadi wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Abadi throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Abadi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abadi swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a jab. Abadi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Joel Abadi has been cut.
Abadi throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Gracie sends Abadi down but not out. Gracie dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abadi keeps working.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. Abadi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie wants to control but Abadi is keeping him busy.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie working Abadi over with strikes here.
That has opened up Joel Abadi's cut even more.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Abadi looks very uncomfortable down there.
The cut above Joel Abadi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Joel Abadi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joel Abadi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Torrentini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian Unicorn. Torrentini has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luciano Torrentini enters the cage!
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298 lbs
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309 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Torrentini!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe throws a leg kick that misses.
Torrentini throws a push kick but Sharpe slaps the foot to one side.
Sharpe stalks Torrentini and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torrentini's face. Torrentini staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Torrentini.
It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Torrentini misses with a few strikes there.
Sharpe lands a front kick.
Torrentini is looking to chop away at Sharpe's legs.
Luciano Torrentini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpe avoids the body shot from Torrentini.
Torrentini closes the distance and clinches.
Torrentini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrentini takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharpe working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharpe lands a left hand.
Sharpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrentini stalling in the clinch but Sharpe improves position.
Nice elbow from Sharpe.
Sharpe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Torrentini.
Torrentini misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sharpe pulls guard successfully.
Sharpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torrentini.
Sharpe has his foot on Torrentini's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torrentini works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharpe is working an open guard so Torrentini takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Torrentini has Sharpe up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharpe takes a shot to the head.
Sharpe successfully pulls guard.
Torrentini trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe 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.
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!
Torrentini being controlled here momentarily.
Sharpe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharpe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torrentini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Sharpe just wasn't active enough.
Torrentini is looking to land body kicks.
Torrentini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharpe moves out of range of the body kick from Torrentini.
Sharpe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torrentinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sharpe thows a body kick. Torrentini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Torrentini misses with a double jab.
Sharpe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrentini.
Torrentini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a body shot.
Sharpe throws a solid leg kick but Torrentini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharpe.
Sharpe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torrentini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torrentini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torrentini misses with a two punch combination.
Sharpe leaves Torrentini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sharpe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Sharpe tenderised Torrentini's leg. Torrentini is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Torrentini.
Sharpe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini throws a leg kick but Sharpe checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrentini tries to bum rush Sharpe with a series of wild strikes but Sharpe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Torrentini with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sharpe.
Sharpe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharpe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrentini.
Torrentini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sharpe counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torrentini throws out the jab.
Torrentini misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Torrentini as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luciano Torrentini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Sharpe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Torrentini. Beautiful body shot.
Sharpe is looking to clinch but Torrentini is avoiding it.
Torrentini throws a low kick but Sharpe avoids it.
Luciano Torrentini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrentini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torrentini drops Sharpe with a left right combo! Torrentini follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrentini controls the position from side control.
Sharpe is looking for a sweep.
Sharpe is working hard here to advance position.
Sharpe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharpe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torrentini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrentini makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sharpe misses with a body shot.
Torrentini throws a shot from downtown. Sharpe moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torrentini. Sharpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Torrentini misses the target.
Jab from Torrentini.
Torrentini shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharpe sprawls well. He's pushed Torrentini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torrentini fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torrentini scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano Torrentini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrentini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrentini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sharpe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrentini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharpe.
Torrentini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe cracks Torrentini with a good jab.
Torrentini looks to land a combination. Sharpe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richard Sharpe's cut is getting worse.
Torrentini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharpe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Torrentini is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Torrentini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharpe moves into range and clinches up with Torrentini.
Sharpe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torrentini.
Torrentini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharpe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torrentini avoids it.
Torrentini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharpes head.
Sharpe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torrentini avoids it.
Torrentini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Torrentini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharpe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torrentini backwards.
Sharpe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torrentini blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrentini's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrentini blocking some punches.
A short right from Sharpe on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sharpe.
Sharpe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torrentini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richard Sharpe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torrentini takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrentini tries to work over Sharpe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrentini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torrentini blocks an elbow strike from Sharpe.
Torrentini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Torrentini blocking some punches.
Sharpe pulls Torrentini into guard.
Sharpe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torrentini won't allow Sharpe to sweep him here.
Torrentini with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to sweep here but Torrentini controlling him for the moment.
Torrentini wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Torrentini wants to pass the guard but Sharpe is keeping the position.
Torrentini trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sharpe working for a triangle but Torrentini defends it easily.
Torrentini trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Torrentini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sharpe is keeping the position for now.
Torrentini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Torrentini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Sharpe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sharpe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torrentini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharpe is out of range.
Torrentini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Torrentini scores with a hook to the body. Sharpe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torrentini lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharpe at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrentini closes the distance and clinches.
Sharpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torrentini's elbow.
Torrentini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrentini has a couple of punches blocked by Sharpe.
Torrentini pushes Sharpe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torrentini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sharpe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torrentini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torrentini lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Torrentini.
Torrentini trying to stall but Sharpe improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torrentini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sharpe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharpe tries to work over Torrentini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharpe pulls Torrentini into guard.
Sharpe controls Torrentini momentarily but Torrentini frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrentini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torrentini wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Sharpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharpe, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torrentini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sharpe pulls Torrentini in close to prevent any damage.
Torrentini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torrentini wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sharpe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sharpe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sharpe cracks Torrentini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sharpe cracks Torrentini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sharpe lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Torrentini taking shots to the head.
Sharpe throwing strikes here but Torrentini is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sharpe unloading with bombs!
Sharpe avoids the attempt from Torrentini to control.
The referee warns Torrentini that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sharpe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharpe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A big strike lands for Sharpe! That's really hurt Torrentini and he's turned his back - Sharpe keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sharpe jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Sharpe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka works Bisley's body with a nice hook.
Bisley slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Leuka.
Bisley takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisley circles away.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Leuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisley misses the shot to the body.
Bisley throws a body punch but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leuka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Bisley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Bisley misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bisley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leuka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lasi Leuka 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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bisley.
A punch combination from Leuka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Bisley.
Bisley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leuka dives in and scores a takedown into Bisley's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bisley trying to keep a closed guard but Leuka is proving a slippery customer.
Leuka wants to get up but he can't break Bisley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leuka advances position into side control!
Leuka trying to control the action but Bisley is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bisley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bisley keeps working.
Bisley tries to buck Leuka off but Leuka is having none of it.
Bisley looking for a sweep but Leuka has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Leuka looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looking to control but Bisley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leuka looking to finish with strikes here!
Leuka controlling from mount.
Bisley tries to lock up and control but Leuka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bisley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Leuka is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka controlling the pace for now.
Bisley tries to hold on but Leuka postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bisley.
Leuka lunges at Bisley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bisley's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka slips under a jab.
Bisley misses with a straight left.
Leuka lands a head kick. Bisley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bisley looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Leuka misses the target.
Leuka throws out a loose jab but Bisley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leuka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
Leuka misses the shot to the body.
Bisley scores with a takedown into Leuka's guard.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leuka keeping moving, preventing Bisley from controlling successfully.
Bisley lands a couple of digs.
Leuka is controlling Bisley's posture.
Bisley postures up and lands a big shot to Leuka's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka trying to keep a closed guard but Bisley is proving a slippery customer.
Bisley tries to free his leg and advance position but Leuka is retaining full guard.
Leuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisley.
Bisley trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.
Bisley throws a strike but Leuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka is stalling in the full guard.
Leuka won't allow Bisley to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bisley wants to sweep here but Leuka controlling him for the moment.
Bisley looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Bisley misses its intended target.
Leuka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Leuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leuka digs a good hook to Bisley's body.
Leuka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bisley.
Bisley looks to throw the jab but Leuka is out of range.
Bisley lands a really nice looking cross but Leuka seems unphased.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leuka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good exchange - Leuka coming out on top.
Leuka connects with a nice looking jab.
Leuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bisley.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka swings for the body but Bisley moves out of range.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leuka throws the left hand but Bisley avoids the punch easily.
Bisley shoots in and drives through. Leuka sprawls well.
Bisley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
Leuka throws out a powerful jab.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley tries to clinch but Leuka moves out of range.
Bisley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Leuka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bisley tries to move into range but Leuka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisley misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka throws the left hand but Bisley avoids the punch easily.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisley moves away.
Bisley shoots for a takedown but Leuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisley moves out of range as Leuka strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bisley looks to land a left hand but Leuka moved out of range nicely.
Bisley moves out of range of the body kick from Leuka.
Bisley misses with an uppercut.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
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 Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bisley swings for the body but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka throws out a loose jab but Bisley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisley tries to clinch but Leuka is having none of it.
Bisley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisley throws out the jab.
Leuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bisley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leuka wants to clinch.
Leuka scores with a one two! Bisley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka throws a big shot that misses.
Bisley tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Bisley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leuka doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Leuka does it's job there.
Bisley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka punishes Bisley's body with a nice straight punch.
Leuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leuka with a hook.
Bisley misses with a body shot.
Bisley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisley misses with a straight right.
Bisley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bisley at a distance.
Bisley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Bisley moved out of range.
Bisley throws a looping overhand right but Leuka ducks down to avoid it.
Bisley takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Bisley looks to land a left hand but Leuka moved out of range nicely.
Bisley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leuka throws a sloppy head kick
and Bisley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leuka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bisley throws the left hand but Leuka avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisley.
Leuka cracks Bisley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leuka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bisley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leuka is looking to clinch but Bisley is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bisley as he connects with a hook.
Leuka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leuka tried to score with a low kick but Bisley checks it.
Bisley misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leuka, right into the meat.
Bisley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Bisley circles away.
Leuka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bisley on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka clobbers Bisley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leuka ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
Leuka throws out a powerful jab.
Leuka moves forwards but Bisley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bisley throws a big shot that misses.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka misses with a straight right.
Leuka slips under a jab from Bisley.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bisley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
Leuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Leuka.
Leuka throws a right hand that Bisley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisley also avoids with ease.
Bisley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bisley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leuka.
Leuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisley.
Bisley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Bisley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bisley throws a hook but Leuka avoids it easily.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leuka wants to get back to full guard.
Lasi Leuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bisley.
Leuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisley throwing shots but Leuka is blocking nicely.
Leuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garrett Bisley.
I think Leuka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lasi Leuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Silva Jr has chosen Pendulum - Blood Sugar as his entrance music. Wanderlei Silva Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reijo Rymy's chin.
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190 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rymy lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rymy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Rymy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rymy looks to land a left hand but Silva Jr moved out of range nicely.
Silva Jr throws the left hand but Rymy avoids the punch easily.
Rymy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rymy takes a swing at Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rymy looks to land a combination but Silva Jr avoids it well.
Silva Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rymy at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy cracks Silva Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva Jr looks to land a right hand but Rymy moved out of range.
Rymy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rymy connects with a body shot that sends Silva Jr's belly button to the back.
Reijo Rymy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rymy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rymy blocks a jab.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rymy.
Rymy jabs Silva Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Rymy.
Rymy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wanderlei Silva Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rymy cracks Silva Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymy scores with a nice strike.
Silva Jr moves out of range as Rymy strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Silva Jr. No joy for Rymy on that attempt.
Rymy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but Rymy ducks down to avoid it.
Rymy throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Rymy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rymy throws a leg kick
letting Silva Jr counter with a right hand.
Rymy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr drops Rymy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rymy looks back up at him and smiles so Silva Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rymy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Rymy.
Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Silva Jr throws the kick towards the body but Rymy avoids it.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rymy.
Rymy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Rymy misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Rymy.
Silva Jr throws a solid leg kick but Rymy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a nice looking combination but Silva Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rymy cracks a nice hook into Silva Jr's ribs.
Silva Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rymy looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Rymy counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Rymy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rymy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva Jr is trying to defend but Rymy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Reijo Rymy 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.
Rymy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva Jr is just out of range.
Silva Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rymy throws out the jab.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Rymy moves out of range.
Rymy rushes Silva Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rymy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Jr controls the action.
Rymy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva Jr up against the cage.
Rymy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva Jr controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rymy prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Rymy throws a head punch that misses.
Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Rymy controls the action.
Rymy misses with a punch to the body.
Rymy prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
A short uppercut from Rymy.
Silva Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rymy wants a takedown.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rymy is working for takedown but Silva Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rymy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy misses with the head strike.
Silva Jr working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rymy is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rymy avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Rymy struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva Jr controls his hands.
Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rymy wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rymy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
Rymy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rymy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rymy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rymy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Rymy 's knee.
Nice body punch from Rymy.
Rymy throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Silva Jr works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr stuns Rymy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rymy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rymy checks a leg kick.
Rymy defending well as Silva Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Silva Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rymy on the side of the head.
Rymy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rymy swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Rymy throws a body punch but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Rymy just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy lunges at Silva Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva Jr's hand.
A slow jab from Rymy misses its intended target.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva Jr pushes Rymy away with a front kick.
Rymy lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Silva Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rymy doesn't seem phased though.
Rymy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Rymy.
Rymy misses with a looping right.
Rymy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva Jr.
Rymy misses with a combination
and Silva Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Rymy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Rymy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva Jr is pulling down on Rymy's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy postures up in Silva Jr's guard and throws a big left but Silva Jr blocks it.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as Rymy tries to pass.
Rymy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rymy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rymy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rymy tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy looking to control but instead Silva Jr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rymy thows a huge punch but Silva Jr dodges it nicely.
Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.
Rymy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rymy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rymy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to improve his position.
Silva Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Rymy.
Rymy works his way into side control.
Rymy is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva Jr is defending well.
Rymy wants to control for a moment but Silva Jr uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rymy wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is defending well.
Silva Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rymy working over Silva Jr with some ground and pound. Silva Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva Jr tries to roll over but Rymy keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rymy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rymy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rymy!
Reijo Rymy very nearly forgot to thank Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Cmon Feel The Noise. Ivey has chosen Friday as his entrance music. Thomas Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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32
211 lbs
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28
215 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ivey moves out of range easily.
Ivey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivey avoids the body shot from Stark.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Ivey tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivey is looking to clinch.
Stark misses with a hook. Ivey ducked under it nicely.
Ivey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stark to the ground. Ivey is now in Stark's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivey postures up.
Ivey with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Ivey is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Ivey is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ivey thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Ivey prevents Stark from improving his position.
Stark is staying active underneath Ivey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ivey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark is trying to keep Ivey in close.
Ivey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ivey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Stark just wasn't active enough.
Stark takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Ivey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey lands a body punch.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Ivey.
Ivey lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivey avoids the damage to the body.
Ivey lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Ivey misses with a body punch.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Ivey.
Ivey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Ivey misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivey throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Ivey - just one landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stark.
Ivey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ivey moves into the clinch successfully.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Ivey controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivey.
Ivey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivey blocks an uppercut.
Ivey lands with a right to the head.
Ivey blocking some punches.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ivey tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Ivey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Ivey.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ivey moves out of range easily.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark misses with a hook. Ivey ducked under it nicely.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Ivey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivey moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
Stark blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivey misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Phil Ivey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivey misses with a head kick.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivey.
Stark misses with a body punch
and Ivey counters with a low kick, right behind Stark 's knee.
Ivey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ivey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Ivey ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Ivey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ivey throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivey manages to avoid it.
Ivey throws a front kick aimed at Stark's knee but Stark avoids it well.
Ivey wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Ivey.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivey.
A clash of legs there as Stark blocks the low kick.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivey.
Ivey moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivey.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Thomas Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivey misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Phil Ivey has been cut.
Ivey is breathing heavily.
Ivey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Ivey is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivey misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivey is rocked!
Phil Ivey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
Ivey is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stark lands a big knee! That's hurt Ivey! Oh, he's all over the place! Stark lands another knee that sends Ivey to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell. Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music. Belin Billet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
20 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrel Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billet looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Billet throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Billet misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a push kick but Billet slaps the foot to one side.
Billet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Billet's legs.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Sackett or perhaps it was just good defense by Billet which made him look bad.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Billet throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Sackett.
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!
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billet.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Billet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Billet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Billet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billet misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.
Billet tries for a takedown but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sackett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Billet swivels and escapes.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Billet moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Billet saw that one coming.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Billet gets caught napping as Sackett dives in and scores a takedown. Billet manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Billet working for a triangle but Sackett defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Billet pulls Sackett in close to his closed guard and prevents Sackett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sackett won't allow Billet to sweep him here.
Billet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sackett defends it easily.
Sackett chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Billet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Billet wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrel Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Billet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrel Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Billet lands a jab.
Billet lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Billet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billet stuffs the takedown.
Billet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett misses with a double jab
and Billet counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Billet throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Billet only half commits.
Billet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett throws a series of strikes that have Billet backpedaling.
Tyrel Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Billet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Billet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Billet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Billet.
Billet looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
Billet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Billet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Billet throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Billet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Billet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett throws a head kick but Billet moves out of range.
Sackett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Billet is trying to get back to full guard.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Billet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Billet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Billet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sackett pulls his head out easily.
Sackett wants to take a breather but Billet is having none of it.
Billet gets back to full guard.
Tyrel Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billet working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
Sackett trying to control but Billet is working from the bottom.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Billet blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sackett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sackett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sackett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Billet's head.
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 Tyrel Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Billet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Billet's leg but Billet calmly moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Billet misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Billet misses
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Billet to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett with a hook.
Billet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
Billet with a hook.
Billet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Billet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Billet's torso.
Billet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Billet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Billet momentarily.
Sackett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Billet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Billet takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Billet to see if he's OK.
Sackett throws a strike aimed at the side of Billet's head but Billet avoids it well.
Sackett trying to control the action but Billet is working from the bottom.
Sackett tries to move into full mount but can't pass Billet's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Billet's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billet gets back to half guard.
Sackett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to free his trapped foot but Billet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sackett is trying to control the action in half guard but Billet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett working over Billet with some ground and pound. Billet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Billet's head.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Billet defending well though.
Billet looking for submissions off his back.
Billet is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sackett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sackett's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrel Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrel Sackett!
Tyrel Sackett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Fekt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaldun Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fekt comes to the cage accompanied by Ack Sundbyberg. Nazari has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest and the Best as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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308 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Fekt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khaldun Nazari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari blocks a jab.
Fekt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fekt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Per Fekt has been cut.
Fekt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fekt throws out the jab.
Nazari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nazari throws a body kick that misses.
Fekt slips a jab from Nazari.
Nazari throws a lazy head kick
and Fekt counters with a head kick that drops Nazari to the mat! Nazari scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nazari looks to land a body kick but Fekt moved away.
Fekt cracks Nazari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fekt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nazari to stand back up!
It looks like Khaldun Nazari has been cut.
Nazari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fekt is looking to land body kicks.
Fekt misses with a low kick.
Nazari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fekt thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazari throws a leg kick
and Fekt counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Nazari goes down! Will Nazari beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Nazari is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazari throws a leg kick but Fekt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fekt. Fekt obviously looking to wear him down.
Nazari looks to land a body kick but Fekt moved away.
Nazari tries to close the distance and clinch but Fekt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nazari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fekt.
Fekt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nazari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fekt misses.
Nazari takes the fight into the clinch.
Nazari breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazari.
Nazari walks into a stiff left hand from Fekt.
Nazari closes the distance and pushes Fekt back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fekt throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazari.
Nazari misses with a punch to the body.
Fekt misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nazari scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazari.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fekt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nazari backwards.
A short right from Nazari.
Nazari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fekt throws a body punch but Nazari moves out of range.
Nazari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fekt's calf.
Nazari lands with an overhand left.
Fekt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazari.
Nazari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fekt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fekt moves out of range of the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fekt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nazari - the referee stops the clock and Fekt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nazari. Fekt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nazari tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazari throws a head kick that half lands.
Khaldun Nazari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fekt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Nazari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nazari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Nazari.
Nazari throws a body kick that misses.
Nazari closes the distance and clinches.
Fekt wants to stall.
Fekt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fekt blocks a body shot from Nazari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazari tries a body shot but Fekt blocks it.
A hook to the body from Nazari.
Fekt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazari misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazari has Fekt pressed against the cage, preventing Fekt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nazari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fekt misses with a looping left.
Nazari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fekt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fekt is breathing heavily.
Nazari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nazari doesn't manage to clinch there - Fekt circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Per Fekt's cut is getting worse.
Fekt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fekt slips under a jab from Nazari.
Fekt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazari. Nazari obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Per Fekt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fekt connects with a crisp jab.
Fekt throws a push kick but Nazari slaps the foot to one side.
Fekt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fekt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nazari.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fekt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nazari - the referee stops the clock and Fekt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nazari. Fekt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nazari misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Nazari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fekt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nazari to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Fekt takes a swing at Nazari's ribcage but misses.
Fekt tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazari feints a jab promting Fekt to slip. Nazari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fekt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nazari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fekt if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazari lands a head kick. Fekt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Per Fekt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nazari misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Nazari.
A solid body kick from Nazari.
Nazari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fekt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fekt ducks into an uppercut from Nazari and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khaldun Nazari!
A relieved looking Khaldun Nazari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihervaara has chosen Headhunterz - Last Of Mohicanz as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Destruction misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vihervaara working aggressively here.
Destruction doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Destruction swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Destruction pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Destruction tries to throw a body punch but Vihervaara avoids it by throwing Destruction back against the cage.
Destruction softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Destruction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vihervaara backwards.
It looks like Ernesti Vihervaara has been cut.
Destruction blocks a body shot from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Destruction 's eye.
Vihervaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Destruction has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Destruction makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Destruction won't want to take too many of those.
Destruction tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Destruction.
Vihervaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destruction tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
Destruction tries to work over Vihervaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Destruction struggles to land a body shot inside as Vihervaara controls his hands.
Destruction scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vihervaara landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shawn Destruction has been cut.
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Destruction is breathing heavily.
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara landing knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Destruction avoids the damage to the body.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Destruction avoids it.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Destruction.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Destruction avoids it.
Vihervaara landing knees to the head.
Destruction throws a head punch that misses.
Destruction can't find room to land a body shot as Vihervaara controls the action.
Destruction misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores with a shot to the side of Destruction's head.
Destruction softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Destruction has Vihervaara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Destruction pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vihervaara tumbling to the mat - Destruction dives into Vihervaara's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Destruction stopping the sweep attempt from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara is looking for a triangle but Destruction pushes his legs off easily.
Vihervaara keeping moving, preventing Destruction from controlling successfully.
Destruction with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Destruction trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vihervaara wants to sweep here but Destruction controlling him for the moment.
Vihervaara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Destruction is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara trying to keep a closed guard but Destruction is proving a slippery customer.
Vihervaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Vihervaara, not yet.
Vihervaara keeping moving, preventing Destruction from controlling successfully.
Vihervaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Destruction is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Destruction tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vihervaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vihervaara tries to clinch but Destruction is having none of it.
Vihervaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihervaara. Destruction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihervaara scores with a kick to the body.
Destruction gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Destruction prevents Vihervaara from improving his position.
Destruction takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervaara is staying active underneath Destruction, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Destruction thows a huge punch but Vihervaara dodges it nicely.
Destruction wants to take a breather but Vihervaara is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Destruction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vihervaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destruction misses with a looping left.
Vihervaara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vihervaara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vihervaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Destruction is controlling Vihervaara's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vihervaara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Destruction keeping full guard, as Vihervaara tries to pass.
Vihervaara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Destruction is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Destruction wants to get back to his feet but Vihervaara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Destruction is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destruction controlling Vihervaara's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vihervaara lands with a nice body punch.
Destruction lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vihervaara scores with a hook to the body. Destruction takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Destruction avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vihervaara jabs Destruction to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vihervaara moves in looking to clinch but Destruction pushes him off.
Vihervaara scores with a shot to the body.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara pushes Destruction away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihervaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Destruction circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara darts in and clinches Destruction up against the cage.
Vihervaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Destruction avoiding damage as Vihervaara throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vihervaara lands with a light punch inside.
Destruction avoiding damage as Vihervaara throws knees to the body.
Destruction avoiding damage as Vihervaara throws knees to the body.
Vihervaara blocks an uppercut.
Vihervaara misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vihervaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vihervaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Destruction is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vihervaara is working Destruction over against the cage.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vihervaara gets through Destruction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Destruction misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores with a hook to the body.
Destruction takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Destruction's defenses.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Destruction is defending well for now.
Destruction tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vihervaara misses with a knee strike.
Destruction lands with a left to the head.
Destruction tries to work over Vihervaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destruction struggles to land a body shot inside as Vihervaara controls his hands.
Vihervaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destruction blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Destruction.
Vihervaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Destruction backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destruction drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vihervaara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vihervaara misses with a body punch.
Destruction tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihervaara's elbow.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destruction digs a right hand into Vihervaara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vihervaara's gas tank.
Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Destruction blocks the elbow strike.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Destruction avoiding damage as Vihervaara throws knees to the body.
Vihervaara misses with a body punch.
Destruction prevents a body shot from Vihervaara.
Destruction misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vihervaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Destruction.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vihervaara backwards.
Destruction fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vihervaara blocks an elbow strike from Destruction.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside that Destruction shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Destruction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Destruction throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Destruction throws a leg kick
and Vihervaara counters with a left and a right that stings Destruction.
Vihervaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vihervaara shoots in for a double leg but Destruction sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Destruction keeps the fight on the outside.
Destruction changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Destruction misses with a low kick.
Destruction stuns Vihervaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Destruction attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Destruction looks to throw the jab but Vihervaara is out of range.
Vihervaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vihervaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Destruction rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destruction throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Destruction throws the left hand but Vihervaara avoids the punch easily.
Destruction gets tackled into the cage by Vihervaara. Vihervaara maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Vihervaara.
Destruction takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Vihervaara.
Destruction lands a left hand.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Destruction's defenses.
Destruction tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vihervaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihervaara.
Destruction misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destruction blocks an elbow strike.
Destruction tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihervaara's elbow.
Destruction tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
Vihervaara prevents a body shot from Destruction.
Destruction tries to work over Vihervaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Destruction's ribcage.
Ernesti Vihervaara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara prevents a body shot from Destruction.
Destruction swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vihervaara lands a knee to the body.
Vihervaara throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Vihervaara.
Destruction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Destruction tries to throw a body punch but Vihervaara avoids it by throwing Destruction back against the cage.
Destruction misses with a punch on the inside.
Destruction lands with a left to the head.
Shawn Destruction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vihervaara stops a takedown attempt from Destruction.
Vihervaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Destruction blocks it with crossed arms.
Vihervaara works on Destruction's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Destruction fails to land.
Destruction misses with a short punch on the inside.
Destruction tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara managing to block the knees to the body from Destruction.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Destruction.
Vihervaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Destruction throws a punch but it's blocked by Vihervaara.
Destruction misses with a punch on the inside.
Vihervaara presses Destruction against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihervaara.
Destruction tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vihervaara prevents the takedown attempt.
Destruction avoids the elbow strike from Vihervaara, against the cage.
Vihervaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction struggles to land a body shot inside as Vihervaara controls his hands.
Vihervaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Destruction tries to throw a body punch but Vihervaara avoids it by throwing Destruction back against the cage.
Destruction tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
Destruction tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
A body shot lands from Destruction.
Vihervaara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destruction pushes off an throws an elbow but Vihervaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Destruction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vihervaara backwards.
Destruction goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Destruction looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Destruction. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Vihervaara on the inside.
Destruction can't find room to land a body shot as Vihervaara controls the action.
Vihervaara prevents a body shot from Destruction.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihervaara.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernesti Vihervaara.
I've got Vihervaara 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
A victorious Ernesti Vihervaara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpo Nyrkki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent clinches up against the cage.
Nyrkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Crescent.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Crescent controls his hands.
Crescent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crescent cracks Nyrkki with a nice body shot.
Nyrkki blocking some punches.
Nyrkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crescent digs a right hand into Nyrkki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nyrkki's gas tank.
Nyrkki blocks an uppercut.
Crescent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nyrkki.
Nyrkki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crescent misses with some punches.
Crescent throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
A short right from Crescent.
Crescent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Crescent blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Crescent.
A nice left hand lands by Crescent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
A short right from Crescent on the inside.
Nyrkki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crescent avoids it.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crescent.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crescent working aggressively here.
Crescent misses with some punches.
Nyrkki crunches a lovely knee into Crescent's ribcage.
Crescent throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki blocking some punches.
Nyrkki taking a breather.
Crescent lands with a short shot to the head.
Crescent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyrkki's elbow.
Nyrkki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crescent lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crescent is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Crescent.
Crescent lands with a light punch inside.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
Crescent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crescent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nyrkki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki tries to work over Crescent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Nyrkki avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nyrkki obliges.
Crescent tries to work over Nyrkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crescent gets through Nyrkki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent working aggressively here.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Crescent controls his hands.
Crescent prevents a body shot from Nyrkki.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike.
Crescent lands a right hand.
Nyrkki blocks a body shot from Crescent.
Crescent on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crescent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crescent lands a nice shot to the body.
Crescent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crescent scores with a shot to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Crescent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyrkki takes a shot to the head.
Crescent scores with a shoulder strike.
Crescent lands an uppercut.
Crescent has a couple of punches blocked by Nyrkki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
Crescent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Urpo Nyrkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mornington Crescent.
Nyrkki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyrkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crescent tries to work over Nyrkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crescent lands a nice shot to the body.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crescent's elbow.
Nyrkki tries to work over Crescent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crescent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crescent lands with a left to the head.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Crescent blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki missing with knees to the body.
Crescent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crescent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Crescent pushes Nyrkki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that round.
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.
Nyrkki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crescent 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 Nyrkki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nyrkki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crescent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crescent misses with a wild body shot.
Crescent shoots in for a double leg but Nyrkki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crescent shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crescent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nyrkki has hold of Crescent's hands but Crescent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crescent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crescent thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nyrkki's head.
Nyrkki is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Crescent in his half guard.
Crescent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nyrkki wants to improve his position but Crescent is controlling well.
Crescent moves nicely into side control.
Crescent tries to move to mount but Nyrkki blocks the move with his legs.
Nyrkki is looking for a sweep.
Crescent tries to score with some ground and pound. Nyrkki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is not content to let Crescent control the position.
Crescent is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Crescent landing a few strikes.
Crescent misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki is looking to regain half guard here but Crescent keeps moving and retains side control.
Crescent happy to just control the position for now.
Crescent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crescent decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent checks a low kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki looks to land a right hand but Crescent moved out of range.
Crescent cracks the inside of Nyrkki's front leg.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Crescent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nyrkki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Nyrkki.
Crescent throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Crescent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crescent lands with a good body shot.
Nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crescent.
Crescent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crescent scores with the left hand. Nyrkki knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nyrkki 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.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Crescent slips the punch.
Crescent tries to land a leg kick but Nyrkki saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Nyrkki.
Some wild striking there from Crescent.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
Mornington Crescent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crescent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crescent misses with a takedown attempt - Nyrkki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyrkki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crescent lands with a good body shot.
Nyrkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crescent clinches up with Nyrkki and pushes him back against the cage.
Crescent misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Crescent misses with the head strike.
Crescent throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crescent backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crescent avoiding damage as Nyrkki throws knees to the body.
Crescent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mornington Crescent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyrkki controls his hands.
Crescent scores with a shoulder strike.
Crescent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyrkki's elbow.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Crescent controls his hands.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyrkki controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nyrkki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crescent lands with a right to the head.
Crescent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyrkki's elbow.
Crescent throws a head punch that misses.
Crescent pushes Nyrkki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crescent throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crescent is working Nyrkki over against the cage.
Nyrkki wants to stall.
Nyrkki blocks a body shot from Crescent.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Crescent blocks it.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Crescent.
Nyrkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Crescent.
Crescent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crescent has a couple of punches blocked by Nyrkki.
Crescent lands a left hand.
Crescent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Crescent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crescent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Nyrkki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crescent can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Crescent works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Crescent postures up in Nyrkki's guard and throws a big left but Nyrkki blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nyrkki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nyrkki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nyrkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crescent is in close to Nyrkki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crescent sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crescent throws an elbow that misses. Nyrkki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crescent's guard. Nice move by Nyrkki!
Crescent lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nyrkki!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent with shots to the head and body - Nyrkki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crescent thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crescent punching from mount but Nyrkki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crescent lands a big elbow.
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki is desperately trying to improve his position but Crescent has a good base and remains in mount.
Crescent in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crescent is working for a guillotine from mount but Nyrkki frees his head quite easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crescent cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crescent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nyrkki. That did some damage!
Crescent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crescent wants to clinch up but Nyrkki keeps it at a distance.
Crescent lands a jab to the head.
Nyrkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nyrkki.
Nice jab there from Nyrkki.
Crescent closes the distance and clinches.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Crescent.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Crescent blocks it.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyrkki controls his hands.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Crescent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crescent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyrkki controls his hands.
Crescent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crescent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyrkki.
Nice elbow from Nyrkki.
A right handed body shot lands from Crescent.
Nyrkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crescent is defending well for now.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent blocks a body shot from Nyrkki.
Crescent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Crescent controls the action.
Crescent working aggressively here.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crescent swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crescent misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nyrkki works on Crescent's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki slows down the pace here.
Crescent lands with a left to the head.
Crescent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nyrkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crescent gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nyrkki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crescent wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crescent.
Crescent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nyrkki controlling the position well.
Crescent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crescent wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is defending well.
Crescent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Crescent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crescent throws a big right hand that misses.
Crescent lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Nyrkki keeps moving.
Crescent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyrkki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nyrkki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crescent wants to slow Nyrkki down by chopping away at his legs.
Nyrkki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crescent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nyrkki counters with a low kick, right behind Crescent 's knee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nyrkki, as that shot connected.
Crescent connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crescent lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crescent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nyrkki is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crescent landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nyrkki is rocked!
Crescent loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nyrkki scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Crescent land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Crescent stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mornington Crescent!
Mornington Crescent decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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