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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Charles Bishop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
305 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a swing at Louhikko's ribcage but misses.
Louhikko takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Louhikko misses with a jab to the body
and Bishop counters with a low kick, right behind Louhikko 's knee.
Louhikko jabs at Bishop's body.
Louhikko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louhikko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop cracks Louhikko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Louhikko moves away and avoids it.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Louhikko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Louhikko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
It looks like Charles Bishop has been cut.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louhikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bishop rather than just go for the knockout.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Louhikko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louhikko has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Louhikko has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Louhikko being controlled against the cage.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Louhikko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Louhikko working aggressively here.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Louhikko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bishop up against the cage.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Louhikko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bishop avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Louhikko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Louhikko takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with a body punch.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Louhikko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louhikko throws an elbow that misses.
Louhikko stalling in the clinch but Bishop improves position.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Louhikko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Louhikko won't want to take too many of those.
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Bishop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop avoiding damage as Louhikko throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Louhikko avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louhikko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Louhikko blocks an elbow strike.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Louhikko, against the cage.
Louhikko takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lauri Louhikko has been cut.
Louhikko dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lauri Louhikko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bishop rushes Louhikko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop tries to stall but Louhikko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Louhikko misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Louhikko backwards.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louhikko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louhikko.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Louhikko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louhikko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Louhikko 's eye.
Louhikko stalling in the clinch.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Louhikko controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Louhikko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Louhikko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louhikko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Louhikko leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Louhikko tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.
Louhikko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Charles Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louhikko avoids it.
Bishop stalling against the cage.
Louhikko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Louhikko trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop displaying some good clinch control by pressing Louhikko up against the cage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Louhikko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louhikko lands with a left to the head.
Louhikko can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working Louhikko over with knees to the body.
Louhikko landing knees to the head.
Charles Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louhikko is defending well for now.
Bishop tries a body shot but Louhikko blocks it.
Charles Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Louhikko avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louhikko misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louhikko taking a breather.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bishop landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
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 Charles Bishop will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louhikko.
Louhikko lands with a good body shot.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louhikko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louhikko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Louhikko. Beautiful body shot.
Louhikko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Louhikko ducks down to avoid it.
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Louhikko wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Louhikko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko misses with a straight left.
Louhikko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Louhikko moved out of range.
Louhikko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louhikko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bishop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Louhikko.
Louhikko looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louhikko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louhikko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Louhikko.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Louhikko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louhikko looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Louhikko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Louhikko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Louhikko lands with a shot to the body.
Louhikko throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Louhikko loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jeez, Charles Bishop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lauri Louhikko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louhikko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Louhikko.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Louhikko moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Louhikko misses with a straight left.
Louhikko stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louhikko misses the shot to the body.
Louhikko drops Bishop with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bishop looks back up at him and smiles so Louhikko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bishop is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lauri Louhikko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mista Blista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tsushima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Till I Collapse. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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30
187 lbs
24 - 10 - 3 |
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190 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mista Blista!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blista tries to clinch up.
Tsushima catches Blista with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mista Blista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blista wants to clinch up but Tsushima keeps it at a distance.
Blista swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blista tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tsushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Blista tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsushima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blista wants to clinch but Tsushima slips to the side
letting Tsushima counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsushima blocks the leg kick.
Blista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsushima rushes Blista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tsushima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsushima digs a right hand underneath Blista's ribcage. Blista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blista has had enough of the clinch but Tsushima keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blista backwards.
Tsushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsushima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsushima is looking for a kimura but Blista is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tsushima to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blista trying to hold on to Tsushima's head to control him but Tsushima postures up.
Tsushima trying to control the action but Blista is working from the bottom.
Tsushima thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsushima prevents Blista from improving his position.
Tsushima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blista defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima thows a huge punch but Blista dodges it nicely.
Tsushima not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Blista is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsushima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blista defending well though.
Tsushima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blista's head.
Tsushima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsushima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blista kicks Tsushima off and gets back to his feet.
Tsushima shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsushima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blista circles away.
Blista wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Blista misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima misses with an uppercut.
Blista tries to clinch but Tsushima is having none of it.
Blista wants to clinch.
Blista misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsushima.
Tsushima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blista fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsushima misses with a body shot
and Blista counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tsushima thuds his right hand into Blista's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blista closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Tsushima counter with a right hand.
Tsushima checks a low kick from Blista.
Blista clinches up with Tsushima and pushes him back against the cage.
Blista throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blista wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsushima won't allow it.
Tsushima lands with a light punch inside.
Tsushima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blista's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blista can't break the clinch.
Tsushima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Tsushima.
Tsushima misses with a body punch.
Tsushima lands a hook that snaps the head of Blista backwards.
Tsushima pushes Blista back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tsushima lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsushima thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsushima takes a swing at Blista's ribcage but misses.
Tsushima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blista tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsushima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blista throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tsushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blista throws a leg kick but Tsushima moved away.
Blista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blista.
Blista tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsushima throws a lazy right hand but Blista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blista forces Tsushima back against the cage and clinches.
Tsushima digs a right hand underneath Blista's ribcage. Blista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blista missing with knees to the body.
Blista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Blista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blista fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mista Blista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsushima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blista tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsushima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis Tsushima is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsushima.
Blista darts in and clinches Tsushima up against the cage.
Tsushima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blista using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsushima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tsushima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsushima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsushima lands a left hand.
Tsushima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsushima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsushima lands with a left to the head.
Blista throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsushima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blista is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tsushima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsushima lands a nice shot to the body.
Blista throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsushima misses with a body punch.
Blista takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsushima scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsushima avoids the elbow strike from Blista, against the cage.
Tsushima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blista backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Blista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blista with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blista looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsushima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blista fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blista tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsushima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsushima closes the distance and pushes Blista back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blista's elbow.
Tsushima lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsushima.
Blista creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsushima scores with a hook to the body.
Tsushima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blista or not.
Blista is trying to force a seperation but Tsushima has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Tsushima.
Tsushima digs a right hand underneath Blista's ribcage. Blista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blista takes a shot to the head.
Blista looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima lands with a right to the head.
Tsushima lands with a short shot to the head.
Blista takes a shot to the head.
Tsushima lands with a left to the head.
Blista tries to circle away but Tsushima has him pinned against the cage.
Blista avoiding damage as Tsushima throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blista prevents a body shot from Tsushima.
Blista just leaning against Tsushima, taking a breather.
Tsushima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsushima tries to work over Blista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsushima scores with a hook to the body.
Blista takes a shot to the head.
Tsushima turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Check out the look on Tsushima's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blista takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blista is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tsushima asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tsushima working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsushima cracks Blista with a big elbow.
Blista takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tsushima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blista keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tsushima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blista.
Blista tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsushima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blista doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsushima shoots in and gets a takedown into Blista's guard.
Tsushima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsushima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsushima looks up at the clock and then as Blista takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsushima smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tsushima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blista has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blista some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blista is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tsushima connects with a decent elbow.
Tsushima is putting a hurting on Blista here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tsushima landing strikes.
Blista taking a bit of punishment here - Tsushima scoring with strikes.
Lewis Tsushima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsushima is working Blista over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blista is rocked!
Tsushima grinds an elbow into Blista's temple.
Blista is still in real trouble! Can Tsushima finish him?
Tsushima landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima cracks Blista with a big right hand but Blista just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tsushima lands a strong strike to the head of Blista. That's dazed him! Tsushima looking to finish here. Blista is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tsushima lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Tsushima!
Our winner, Lewis Tsushima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyyrikki Kaiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Kaiho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sven Larsson's chin.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Kaiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaiho.
Kaiho throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Kaiho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaiho momentarily.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Kaiho's head back.
Larsson takes one to the chin there.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsson throws out a leg kick but Kaiho moves out of range and Larsson only half commits.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Kaiho as he checks the leg kick.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaiho throws out the jab.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Kaiho.
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
Kaiho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsson lands a really nice looking cross but Kaiho seems unphased.
Larsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Larsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larsson. That's going to slow Kaiho down.
Larsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaiho's calf.
Kaiho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Kaiho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiho misses with a hook.
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaiho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Kaiho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaiho's head.
Kaiho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaiho.
Larsson lands with a nice body kick.
Larsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson tries to land a leg kick but Kaiho saw it coming and moves away.
Larsson walks into a jab.
Kaiho throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaiho fails to land with a series of punches.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kaiho moves out of range easily.
Kaiho throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Kaiho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaiho.
Larsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Kaiho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Larsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaiho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaiho.
Kaiho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sven Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiho lands a nice hook to Larsson's body. Larsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaiho swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Kaiho moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Larsson connects with a single shot there.
Kaiho throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Larsson forces Kaiho back against the cage and clinches.
Kaiho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaiho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Kaiho lands.
Kaiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaiho throws a chopping leg kick but Larsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larsson scores with a head kick. Kaiho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaiho is rocked!
Larsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Kaiho.
Kaiho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaiho manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson wants to slow Kaiho down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaiho throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice cross by Kaiho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kaiho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaiho momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaiho as he connects with a hook.
Good work by Kaiho as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kaiho is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaiho doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
Larsson takes a swing at Kaiho's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a hook but Kaiho avoids it easily.
Kaiho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaiho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaiho scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaiho connects with a nice looking jab.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaiho misses the jab.
Kaiho connects with a high kick.
Kaiho misses with a looping left.
Kaiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Nice body punch from Kaiho.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body
and Kaiho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larsson's knee momentarily.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Kaiho moved out of range.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsson jabs Kaiho right on the nose. Kaiho blinks but takes it well.
Kaiho misses with a looping left.
Kaiho misses with a body kick.
Kaiho defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson connects with a single shot there.
Larsson throws a body punch but Kaiho moves out of range.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Kaiho saw that one coming.
Kaiho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Kaiho checks it.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Kaiho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaiho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaiho's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaiho checks a leg kick.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Kaiho's ribs.
Larsson throws a head kick but Kaiho moves out of range.
Larsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaiho's head backwards.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Kaiho is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson lands a right hook to the body.
Larsson throws a body kick the misses
and Kaiho counters with an inside leg kick.
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaiho defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaiho.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaiho checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Kaiho swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson throws a leg kick
and Kaiho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson throws a nice head kick!
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson tries a low kick but Kaiho avoids it.
Kaiho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiho is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
Larsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larsson slips under a jab from Kaiho.
Kaiho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larsson lands with a hook. Kaiho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyyrikki Kaiho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiho connects with a body shot.
Larsson throws a hook but Kaiho avoids it easily.
Kaiho misses with a low kick.
Kaiho misses the jab.
Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaiho back to the cage. Larsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson throws a low kick, looking for Kaiho's leg but Kaiho calmly moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaiho moves away.
Kaiho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaiho misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Kaiho's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiho tries to avoid it.
Larsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaiho misses with an uppercut.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaiho throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Kaiho misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsson scores with a four punch combination!
Kaiho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Kaiho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Larsson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kaiho! Larsson dives in looking to finish! Kaiho is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Larsson!
Sven Larsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler has chosen IZ as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
270 lbs
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260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Raction.
Raction connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raction takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raction displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Raction misses
and Schweidler counters with a nice body shot.
Schweidler slips under a jab from Raction.
Raction moves out of range of the leg kick from Schweidler.
Raction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raction connects with a nice looking jab.
That has opened up Rene Schweidler's cut even more.
Hug Raction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schweidler lands a nice looking body shot.
Raction is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schweidler blocks a jab.
Raction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schweidler moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raction blocks a leg kick.
Raction connects with a solid leg kick.
Raction cracks Schweidler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raction throws out a loose jab but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raction looks to throw the jab but Schweidler is out of range.
Raction cracks Schweidler with a good jab.
The cut above Rene Schweidler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Raction coming out on top.
Rene Schweidler'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 Rene Schweidler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hug Raction!
Hug Raction decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otakar Janecky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janecky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Strauss - Radetzky March. Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Otakar Janecky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell tries to score with a low kick but Janecky moves his leg out of the way.
Janecky misses the shot to the body.
Otakar Janecky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell lands a jab to Janecky's midsection.
Harrell walks into a left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janecky checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
Janecky misses with a straight right.
Harrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janecky was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrell.
Harrell throws a low kick but Janecky moves out of range easily.
Janecky throws a body punch but Harrell moves out of range.
Janecky looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Janecky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrell - the referee stops the clock and Janecky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrell. Janecky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janecky fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell connects with a leg kick. Janecky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janecky throws a shot from downtown. Harrell moves away and avoids it.
Janecky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Janecky takes one on the button.
Harrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janecky manages to avoid it.
Harrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrell lands a nice hook to Janecky's body. Janecky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Janecky thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Janecky catches Harrell right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harrell throws a shot to the body.
Janecky misses with a hook to the body
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janecky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Janecky misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrell.
Janecky misses with a left hand
and Harrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Janecky's knee momentarily.
Harrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Janecky rather than just go for the knockout.
Janecky connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Janecky does no damage.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrell ducks under a wild hook from Janecky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janecky blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Harrell. No joy for Janecky on that attempt.
Harrell throws a leg kick but Janecky checks it.
Janecky looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Janecky walks into a stiff left hand from Harrell.
Harrell works Janecky's body with a nice hook.
Harrell misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrell.
Harrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Janecky in his tracks.
Harrell lands a right hook to the body.
Harrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janecky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrell lands a nice shot that snaps Janecky's head back.
A shot to the body from Harrell misses
and Janecky counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Janecky. Those never looked like landing.
Harrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Janecky on the side of the head.
Janecky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harrell misses with a body shot.
Harrell slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janecky closes the distance and clinches up with Harrell, looking for a takedown. Janecky pushes Harrell against the cage but Harrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otakar Janecky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Janecky just misses with a punch to the body.
Janecky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrell. Harrell obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrell.
Janecky throws an overhand right that lands on Harrell's shoulder, as Harrell tries to avoid the shot.
Janecky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrell.
Harrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrell misses with an uppercut. Janecky saw that one coming.
Harrell moves away from the strike by Janecky.
Janecky throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janecky looks to throw the jab but Harrell is out of range.
Harrell throws a nice looking combination but Janecky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Janecky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janecky. Harrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Janecky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Janecky looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
Harrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janecky.
Janecky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Janecky.
Janecky takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell lands with a good body shot.
Janecky thows a body shot but no joy.
Janecky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janecky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrell. That's going to slow Janecky down.
Harrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janecky throws an overhand right that lands on Harrell's shoulder, as Harrell tries to avoid the shot.
Janecky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otakar Janecky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janecky closes the distance and clinches up with Harrell, looking for a takedown. Janecky pushes Harrell against the cage but Harrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Janecky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janecky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrell's waist but Harrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Janecky off to one side.
Harrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janecky lands a slapping body shot.
Janecky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Janecky.
Harrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrell throws a solid leg kick but Janecky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Janecky. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Harrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janecky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Janecky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janecky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Janecky throws an overhand right that lands on Harrell's shoulder, as Harrell tries to avoid the shot.
Harrell throws a leg kick but Janecky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Janecky thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Janecky on the side of the head.
Harrell looks to land a body kick but Janecky moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janecky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Janecky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Janecky.
Harrell thumps Janecky with a low kick.
Harrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell thuds his right hand into Janecky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Janecky just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Harrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Janecky doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrell circles away.
Harrell looks to land a right hand but Janecky moved out of range.
Janecky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Janecky.
Harrell takes a swing at Janecky's ribcage but misses.
Harrell misses with a body shot.
Harrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Janecky tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janecky loads up on a big right hand but Harrell slips the punch.
Harrell misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Janecky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrell - the referee stops the clock and Janecky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrell. Janecky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Janecky blocks a jab.
Janecky lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrell off the cage and back into range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Janecky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell avoids the body shot from Janecky.
A jab from Janecky finds it's way through Harrell's defenses.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janecky.
Janecky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Harrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrell tries to work over Janecky's front leg with a kick but Janecky checks it.
Harrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Janecky.
Janecky looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
Janecky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shelton Harrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janecky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Janecky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Janecky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Harrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Janecky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrell tries to roll over but Janecky keeps him under control.
Harrell manages to get to full guard.
Otakar Janecky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janecky advances position into side control!
Harrell tries to buck Janecky off but Janecky is having none of it.
Janecky tries for a kimura but Harrell is defending well.
Harrell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shelton Harrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell wants to control but Janecky is keeping busy.
Harrell won't allow Janecky to pass to mount.
Harrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janecky.
Janecky is nestled in close to Harrell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Janecky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harrell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Harrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrell pulls Janecky in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shelton Harrell.
I've got Harrell 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Harrell!
After the big win, Shelton Harrell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable-E.S. Posthumus. Ford has chosen Stand up - Ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jacob Ford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Marko looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford moves to clinch but Marko breaks away
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Ford darts in trying to clinch
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford lands a right hand.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Ford stalling in the clinch but Marko improves position.
Marko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Marko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford has Marko pushed against the cage.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Marko.
Ford wants to stall.
Marko tries to score a body lock takedown but Ford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ford.
Ford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Marko.
Marko swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko working aggressively here.
Marko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marko lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford tries a body shot but Marko blocks it.
Marko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Marko.
That has opened up Jacob Ford's cut even more.
Marko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Marko tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Marko back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Marko.
Ford looks gassed!
A short left from Marko.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marko lands with a short shot to the head.
Marko lands a left hand.
The cut above Jacob Ford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marko lands a big uppercut and Ford is down! He's in big trouble - Marko follows him to the mat!
Ford is rocked!
Marko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ford is still in real trouble! Can Marko finish him?
Marko passes to side control.
Marko in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ford looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Marko turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cain Marko waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestigor Tazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tazar comes to the cage accompanied by Beastmaster's Fortress. Adwamba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Execution Style. Bestigor Tazar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bestigor Tazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bosede Adwamba!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adwamba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adwamba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tazar connects with a leg kick. Adwamba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adwamba throws a low kick, looking for Tazar's leg but Tazar calmly moves out of range.
Adwamba looks to throw a body kick
and Tazar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adwamba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adwamba moves out of range of the leg kick from Tazar.
Tazar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tazar avoids a kick to the body.
Tazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adwamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tazar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Nice defenses there by Tazar.
Adwamba misses with a low kick as Tazar jumps back.
Adwamba throws a body punch but Tazar moves out of range.
Tazar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tazar scores with a leg kick.
Tazar misses the shot to the body.
Tazar misses with a few strikes there.
Adwamba sizes up Tazar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tazar. Tazar obviously looking to wear him down.
Tazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adwamba.
Adwamba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Adwamba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tazar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adwamba tries to land a body kick
and Tazar counters with a solid body kick.
Tazar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tazar moves forwards but Adwamba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Adwamba. That's going to slow Tazar down.
Adwamba motions for Tazar to come forward. Adwamba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tazar tries to land a front kick but Adwamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adwamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tazar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tazar.
Adwamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tazar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tazar.
Adwamba throws a head kick that misses.
Adwamba looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba slips under a jab from Tazar.
Tazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Adwamba misses with the body kick
and Tazar counters with a leg kick.
Tazar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adwamba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tazar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Tazar.
Tazar connects with the punch.
Tazar ducks under a wild hook from Adwamba.
Tazar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tazar throws a body kick that misses.
Tazar moves out of range of the body kick from Adwamba.
Tazar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adwamba.
The fighters circling - Adwamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tazar connects with an inside leg kick.
Adwamba walks into a straight right hand from Tazar.
Adwamba throws a head kick that Tazar semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar lands a nice shot that snaps Adwamba's head back.
Tazar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tazar sends Adwamba crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tazar is motioning to the referee to let Adwamba up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Adwamba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tazar pushes Adwamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Adwamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Tazar finish him?
Tazar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tazar tries to land a knee to the head but Adwamba blocks with his arms.
Adwamba seems to have recovered his senses.
Tazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adwamba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tazar is keeping busy.
Tazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adwamba avoids it.
Tazar misses with a punch to the body.
Adwamba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba avoiding damage as Tazar throws knees to the body.
Adwamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adwamba wants to stall.
Tazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tazar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tazar throws a head punch that misses.
Tazar trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tazar wants to clinch up but Adwamba keeps it at a distance.
Adwamba lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adwamba.
Adwamba misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Tazar finds it's target.
Tazar wants to slow Adwamba down by chopping away at his legs.
Tazar throws a wild body kick that Adwamba sees coming a mile off.
Adwamba throws a head kick that misses.
Adwamba misses with a head kick.
Tazar closes the distance and clinches.
Tazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Adwamba.
Adwamba prevents a body shot from Tazar.
Tazar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adwamba up against the cage.
Tazar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adwamba blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba is pushing Tazar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adwamba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adwamba lands a jab to the nose.
Adwamba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Bestigor Tazar has been cut.
Bestigor Tazar is winning the standup battle so far.
Adwamba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tazar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adwamba is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Adwamba blocks the low kick.
Adwamba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tazar.
Adwamba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tazar scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adwamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tazar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adwamba in his tracks.
Adwamba misses with a looping left.
Adwamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tazar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tazar catches Adwamba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tazar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adwamba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adwamba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tazar feints and then cracks Adwamba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adwamba down.
Tazar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adwamba's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tazar. Adwamba shrugs it off though.
Tazar lands with a nice body kick.
Tazar thuds his shin into the meat of Adwamba's side.
Tazar connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tazar. That's going to slow Adwamba down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tazar, right into the meat.
That kick from Tazar tenderised Adwamba's leg. Adwamba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adwamba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tazar.
Adwamba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tazar.
Good leg kick by Tazar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tazar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tazar looks to land a combination but Adwamba avoids it well.
Adwamba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adwamba misses with an uppercut
and Tazar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adwamba can do to turn this around?
Tazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Tazar coming out on top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tazar.
Tazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tazar working Adwamba over with knees to the body.
Tazar tries to land a knee to the head but Adwamba blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adwamba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adwamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tazar connects with the punch.
Adwamba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tazar scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tazar forces Adwamba back against the cage and clinches.
Tazar connects with a knee to the head.
Tazar just leaning against Adwamba, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestigor Tazar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bestigor Tazar'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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tazar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tazar is looking to slow Adwamba down with leg kicks.
Tazar lands a big head kick that sends Adwamba tumbling to the mat! Tazar takes a step backwards and waves Adwamba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adwamba throws a leg kick but Tazar checks it.
Tazar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adwamba moves out of range of the body kick.
Tazar is looking to clinch.
Tazar scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adwamba.
A head kick by Adwamba misses
and Tazar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tazar just misses with a punch to the body.
Adwamba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adwamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adwamba takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Tazar. Beautiful body shot.
Adwamba walks into a stiff left hand from Tazar.
Adwamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazar looks for the body kick but Adwamba saw that one coming.
Adwamba misses with a head kick.
Tazar works Adwamba's body with a nice hook.
Tazar drives through and clinches with Adwamba against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tazar fails to land.
Adwamba stalling against the cage.
Tazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adwamba backwards.
Tazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adwamba's efforts to push away.
Tazar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bestigor Tazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tazar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tazar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adwamba's face.
Bosede Adwamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tazar drops Adwamba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adwamba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Adwamba holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adwamba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bestigor Tazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tazar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bestigor Tazar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bestigor Tazar thanked Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York comes to the cage accompanied by British Grenadiers Song. Barac has chosen Connected as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barac lands a jab to the nose.
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
York scores with a hook to the body. Barac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
York takes a swing at Barac's ribcage but misses.
York wants to land a leg kick but Barac is out of range.
Barac misses with an uppercut
and York counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
York throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barac throws a big shot that misses.
Barac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from York finds it's way round the side to connect with Barac's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
York checks a leg kick.
Barac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Barac. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barac.
Barac lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Barac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
York connects with a crisp jab.
York smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as York throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
York looks to throw the jab but Barac is out of range.
Barac throws a sloppy head kick and York moves out of range easily.
Barac scores with a punch to the head.
Barac connects with a body shot that sends York's belly button to the back.
Barac misses with a hook.
York lands with an uppercut that bounces Barac off the cage and back into range.
Barac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
York moves out of range as Barac strikes.
York gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Barac misses.
Barac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barac with a jab.
York uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York misses with a hook to the body
and Barac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
York is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by York.
York avoids the body shot from Barac.
A lazy body kick from York
and Barac counters with a nice uppercut.
Barac cracks York with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barac has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning York to stand back up!
York is rocked!
The crowd cheers as York lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barac doesn't seem phased though.
Oh York is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barac lands a big uppercut and York crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but York looks OK. Barac waves York back to his feet!
York misses with a body shot.
Barac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
York seems to have got his legs back now.
York misses the shot to the body.
York gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barac.
Barac connects with a right hand. York shakes it off.
York throws a leg kick
and Barac counters with a huge left! York is in big trouble! He's backing up but Barac isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save York from any more damage. A dominating finish by Barac!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Barac!
Ivan Barac looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Been cranking nuts since 1993! C'mon in boy, the water is fiineee.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goro Utini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P Coltrane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Dukes Of Hazard Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goro Utini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roscoe P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utini digs a good body shot into P Coltrane's ribs.
Utini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from P Coltrane.
P Coltrane thows a body shot but no joy.
Utini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Utini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by P Coltrane.
Utini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by P Coltrane.
A left lands for Utini.
P Coltrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Utini.
P Coltrane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
P Coltrane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Utini throws a right and a left that P Coltrane avoids nicely.
P Coltrane throws a nice looking combination but Utini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Utini pivots, looking for a leg kick but P Coltrane is out of range and Utini settles back down.
Utini with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for P Coltrane. That snapped Utini's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
P Coltrane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Utini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Utini is rocked!
It looks like Goro Utini has been cut.
Utini misses with an uppercut
and P Coltrane counters with a huge left! Utini is in big trouble! He's backing up but P Coltrane isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Utini from any more damage. A dominating finish by P Coltrane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roscoe P Coltrane!
Roscoe P Coltrane very nearly forgot to thank Real Fighters Nutrition 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 Dominic Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvath throws a lazy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a nice leg kick.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harvath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Harvath lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crizanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvath circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath with a jab.
Crizanto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harvath counters with a head kick that drops Crizanto - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harvath controlling the action here.
Crizanto pushes Harvath off and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harvath.
Crizanto connects with a body shot.
Harvath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crizanto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harvath.
Crizanto misses with a body shot.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crizanto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harvath finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crizanto closes the distance and pushes Harvath back into the cage.
Harvath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crizanto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvath.
Crizanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harvath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
Harvath looks for the body kick but Crizanto saw that one coming.
Crizanto moves out of range of the body kick from Harvath.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto checks it.
Crizanto keeps Harvath at a distance using the push kick.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto moved away.
Crizanto scores with a push kick.
Crizanto is looking to wear down Harvath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harvath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crizanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvath circles away.
Crizanto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto ducks right into an uppercut from Harvath.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Crizanto checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvath takes a swing at Crizanto's ribcage but misses.
Harvath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Harvath dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crizanto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crizanto motions for Harvath to come forward. Crizanto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath throws a sloppy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a two punch combo.
Harvath throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Crizanto misses.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Crizanto moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Crizanto looks for the body kick but Harvath saw that one coming.
Crizanto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvath circles away quickly and effectively.
Crizanto misses the shot to the body.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Harvath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath with a hook.
Harvath throws a front kick aimed at Crizanto's knee but Crizanto avoids it well.
Crizanto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvath.
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Harvath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvath checks the leg kick.
Harvath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crizanto looks for the body kick but Harvath saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Crizanto.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Dirk Harvath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvath tries to keep at a distance but Crizanto has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Harvath blocks the elbow strike.
Harvath working Crizanto over with knees to the body.
Crizanto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harvath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crizanto misses with a body punch.
Harvath prevents a body shot from Crizanto.
Harvath throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harvath avoiding damage as Crizanto throws knees to the body.
Crizanto can't find room to land a body shot as Harvath controls the action.
Harvath pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crizanto trying to move into half guard but instead Harvath has managed to sweep!
Harvath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvath works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harvath trying to control the action but Crizanto is working from the bottom.
Harvath is pressing down on Crizanto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crizanto is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath is working for a submission of some sort.
Harvath is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crizanto is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Harvath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harvath throws the kick towards the body but Crizanto avoids it.
Crizanto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvath was well out of range. Poor timing from Crizanto.
Crizanto wants to clinch up but Harvath keeps it at a distance.
Crizanto avoids a kick to the body.
Harvath looks for the body kick but Crizanto saw that one coming.
Harvath slips a jab and a cross from Crizanto.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Harvath circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvath misses with a body kick.
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Harvath.
Harvath 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.
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crizanto lands with a good body shot.
Crizanto throws a body punch but Harvath moves out of range.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harvath misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crizanto.
Crizanto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvath manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Crizanto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harvath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Harvath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath feints a jab promting Crizanto to slip. Harvath then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crizanto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harvath thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath lands with a good body shot.
Crizanto misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvath throws a leg kick
and Crizanto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harvath loads up on a big right hand but Crizanto slips the punch.
Crizanto slips under a jab.
Crizanto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crizanto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crizanto lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath misses with a looping right.
Harvath misses with a low kick.
Crizanto tries to clinch up.
Harvath throws a head kick that misses
and Crizanto counters with a thumping low kick.
Harvath lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crizanto will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Harvath as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvath misses with a head kick.
Dirk Harvath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Harvath really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crizanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvath connects with a high kick.
Crizanto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Harvath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvath. Crizanto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvath gets tackled into the cage by Crizanto. Crizanto maintains the clinch.
Harvath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harvath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crizanto lands a knee to the head.
Crizanto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harvath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto missing with knees to the body.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Crizanto trying to land knees to the body.
Harvath wants to break free but Crizanto has control.
Crizanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvath controls his hands.
Crizanto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crizanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harvath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crizanto throws a jab when Harvath was well out of range.
Harvath throws a low kick but Crizanto moves out of range easily.
Harvath throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
A lazy left from Crizanto finds it's target.
Harvath throws a sloppy head kick
and Crizanto counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvath avoids a kick to the body.
Crizanto throws a leg kick but Harvath sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crizanto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crizanto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvath throws a solid leg kick but Crizanto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvath.
Crizanto lands a nice hook to Harvath's body. Harvath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvath misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Harvath.
Crizanto blocks a head kick by Harvath.
Crizanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crizanto. Harvath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvath lands a jab to Crizanto's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvath is looking to land body kicks.
Crizanto takes a swing at Harvath's ribcage but misses.
Harvath thows a body kick. Crizanto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crizanto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvath thumps Crizanto with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Harvath tenderised Crizanto's leg. Crizanto is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dominic Crizanto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harvath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harvath throws out a leg kick but Crizanto moves out of range and Harvath only half commits.
Crizanto throws a shot from downtown. Harvath moves away and avoids it.
Harvath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harvath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crizanto is able to avoid easily.
Crizanto checks a leg kick.
Crizanto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Crizanto misses.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harvath.
Harvath throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crizanto lunges at Harvath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harvath's hand.
Crizanto misses with a combination
and Harvath counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harvath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crizanto misses the shot to the body.
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Dominic Crizanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harvath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harvath throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crizanto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvath scores with a jab to the body.
Crizanto moves out of range as Harvath strikes.
Harvath misses with a leg kick
enabling Crizanto to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvath circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Harvath counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvath keeps the fight on the outside.
Crizanto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harvath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crizanto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Harvath.
Crizanto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harvath checks it well.
Harvath lands a body shot.
Harvath looks to throw a body kick
and Crizanto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvath throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvath.
Crizanto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harvath in his tracks.
Harvath is looking to score with low kicks.
Crizanto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crizanto clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crizanto scores with a hook to the body.
Crizanto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crizanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvath controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Harvath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harvath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Harvath!
Dirk Harvath is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dirk Harvath decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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