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UMMA - Finnish 205 ! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Carlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlsson throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Carlsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carlsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nelson is in Carlsson's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carlsson pushes Nelson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carlsson looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Carlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carlsson.
Carlsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Carlsson.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Carlsson.
Carlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Carlsson as Nelson shoots in.
Henrik Carlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Nelson.
Carlsson misses with a wild combination.
Carlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Carlsson.
Carlsson misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carlsson throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Carlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlsson throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carlsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carlsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlsson gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carlsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nelson, into his guard.
Carlsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Carlsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlsson postures up.
Carlsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carlsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Nelson won't allow Carlsson to get back to his feet.
Nelson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carlsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Carlsson.
It looks like Skyler Nelson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Carlsson does no damage.
Carlsson scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Carlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carlsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carlsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nelson will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Carlsson.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carlsson looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlsson circles away.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Carlsson.
A good leg kick by Carlsson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nelson backs up against the cage.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Carlsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henrik Carlsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Carlsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carlsson scores with a nice strike.
Carlsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carlsson is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson jumps guard and drags Carlsson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carlsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carlsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlsson has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Nelson working for a triangle but Carlsson defends it easily.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Carlsson throwing strikes but missing.
Carlsson throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Skyler Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carlsson lands a couple of elbows.
Carlsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Carlsson drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Carlsson off! Carlsson jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Carlsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson working for a triangle but Carlsson defends it easily.
Carlsson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Carlsson postures up.
Nelson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Carlsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Carlsson defends easily.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Carlsson tries to pass.
Carlsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlsson stops Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Carlsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlsson is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Carlsson manages to move to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlsson landing punches.
Carlsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Carlsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carlsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlsson.
Carlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlsson lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Nelson is rocked!
That has opened up Skyler Nelson's cut even more.
Carlsson scores with a push kick.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlsson finish him?
Carlsson connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carlsson. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from Carlsson.
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!
Carlsson lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Nelson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henrik Carlsson!
After winning the bout, Henrik Carlsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White scores with a shot to the body.
Mehoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mehoff is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from White.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mehoff.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mehoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack Mehoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mehoff.
White dips to his left and cracks Mehoff with an uppercut!
White scores with a jab to the head.
Mehoff is rocked!
White cracks Mehoff with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob White!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bubba Willis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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134 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Willis is out of range and Hammer settles back down.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis is looking to land body kicks.
Willis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Hammer.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Willis.
Hammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a head kick that drops Willis to the mat! Willis scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Willis is rocked!
Antti Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Willis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis tries to clinch but Hammer moves away
and Hammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Willis tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Willis avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer lands a big head kick that sends Willis to the canvas! Hammer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Hammer!
Antti Hammer 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Housequake as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson rushes Gepardi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Gepardi.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gepardi's elbow.
Gepardi tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gepardi tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Gepardi's head.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
Gepardi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gepardi tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Gepardi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gepardi looking to slow down the pace here.
Gepardi tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gepardi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nelson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gepardi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gepardi cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Gepardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Gepardi scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson defending well as Gepardi loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Gepardi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gepardi.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Gepardi moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson.
Nelson clinches up with Gepardi and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Gepardi's takedown attempt.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gepardi backwards.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Gepardi trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Gepardi misses with a body punch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gepardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gepardi is rocked!
Gepardi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oh Gepardi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson jabs Gepardi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gepardi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gepardi is breathing heavily.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Gepardi off balance momentarily.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson cracks Gepardi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Gepardi.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gepardi throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gepardi off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gepardi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nelson on his heels. He'll look to pass Nelson's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson looking to control.
Gepardi tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Gepardi wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson is trying to keep Gepardi in close.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gepardi moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson jabs Gepardi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gepardi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson 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.
Gepardi closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Gepardi pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Gepardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson slips under a jab from Gepardi.
Gepardi looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Gepardi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Gepardi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gepardi tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi connects with a looping right hand.
Gepardi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson is looking to slow Gepardi down with leg kicks.
Gepardi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gepardi misses with a straight left.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson slips a straight right by Gepardi.
Gepardi shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson throws a leg kick that misses.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson motions for Gepardi to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gepardi.
Gepardi throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nelson tries to clinch but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Gepardi tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson is leaning against Gepardi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gepardi trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gepardi jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Gepardi around his waist. Gepardi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gepardi.
A short body shot lands from Nelson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gepardi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Rogers Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Gepardi in his tracks for a moment.
Gepardi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Gepardi.
Nelson pushes Gepardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gepardi's elbow.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson working Gepardi over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogers Nelson 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! And we move into the final round!
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gepardi throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Gepardi shoots in.
Nelson cracks the inside of Gepardi's front leg.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Gepardi takes it in his stride.
Gepardi cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gepardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Gepardi keeps it at a distance.
Gepardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Gepardi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gepardi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nelson on his heels. He'll look to pass Nelson's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Gepardi defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gepardi is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson trying to control but Gepardi is having none of it.
Gepardi tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uolevi Gepardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gepardi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gepardi?
Gepardi working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Gepardi working to try and regain half guard.
Gepardi tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson misses with a head shot.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with shots to the head and body - Gepardi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Gepardi is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Rogers Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gepardi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gepardi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson looking to control but Gepardi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gepardi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogers Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogers Nelson!
Rogers Nelson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that -OVERDOSE Factory- logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappula has chosen The Troggs- Wild Thing 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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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Winston Dunham III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jokke Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappula slips a jab from Dunham III.
Jokke Nappula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Nappula finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nappula just misses with a punch to the body.
Nappula thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Dunham III misses.
Dunham III missing with a left hand there. Nappula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunham III looks to throw the jab but Nappula is out of range.
Nappula lands with a nice combination. Dunham III backs away looking to recover.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nappula misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Dunham III.
Dunham III forces Nappula back against the cage and clinches.
Nappula jumps guard but Dunham III turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nappula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunham III lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nappula breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham III shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nappula delivers a nice body kick.
Nappula shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nappula is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nappula wants to pass the guard but Dunham III is keeping the position.
Nappula controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nappula trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham III is looking to stand up but Nappula isn't so interested in that idea.
Dunham III is trying to control the position but Nappula postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jokke Nappula was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nappula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunham III circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappula throws a low kick but Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Nappula throws a low kick but Dunham III moves out of range easily.
Nappula is looking to slow Dunham III down with leg kicks.
Dunham III tries to clinch but Nappula is having none of it.
Dunham III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nappula.
Nappula misses with a head kick.
Nappula looks to land a body kick but Dunham III moved away.
Nappula checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunham III swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunham III throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nappula.
Nappula tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunham III goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunham III walks into a straight right hand from Nappula.
Dunham III checks a low kick from Nappula.
Winston Dunham III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham III misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappula slips a straight right by Dunham III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunham III misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Dunham III lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nappula doesn't seem phased though.
Nappula thuds his shin into the meat of Dunham III's side.
Nappula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Dunham III misses its intended target.
Nappula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nappula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunham III defends it nicely.
Winston Dunham III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Nappula.
Dunham III works the jab nicely.
Nappula misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nappula.
Dunham III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunham III connects with the punch.
Nappula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nappula gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four 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!
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Dunham III's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham III tries to avoid it.
Nappula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunham III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappula swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunham III.
Nappula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunham III moves out of range of the body kick.
Dunham III throws a nice looking combination but Nappula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nappula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunham III misses with a hook. Nappula ducked under it nicely.
Dunham III misses the jab.
Nappula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunham III.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunham III stuffs the takedown attempt from Nappula. Nappula gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunham III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nappula throws a front kick that sends Dunham III stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokke Nappula dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Nappula.
Dunham III misses with a series of wild punches.
Nappula tries to score with a low kick but Dunham III moves his leg out of the way.
Dunham III is looking to slow Nappula down with leg kicks.
Nappula tries a head kick but it misses.
Nappula lands a nice shot that snaps Dunham III's head back.
Nappula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nappula slips a jab from Dunham III.
Dunham III thows a body shot but no joy.
Nappula throws a low kick but Dunham III avoids it.
Nappula misses with a kick to the body.
Nappula throws a head kick that misses
letting Dunham III counter with a right hand.
Dunham III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nappula.
Nappula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunham III.
Nappula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice defenses there by Dunham III.
Dunham III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nappula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham III throws out the jab.
Nappula throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nappula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nappula avoids the head kick by Dunham III.
Dunham III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nappula.
Nappula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nappula slips under a jab from Dunham III.
Dunham III scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nappula in his tracks.
Dunham III feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nappulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nappula.
Nappula walks into a straight right hand from Dunham III.
A solid body kick from Nappula.
Nappula moves forwards but Dunham III connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nappula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Dunham III throws a looping overhand right but Nappula ducks down to avoid it.
Nappula cracks the inside of Dunham III's front leg.
Dunham III throws a series of punches but Nappula avoids them all with ease.
Dunham III looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dunham III jabs Nappula right on the nose. Nappula blinks but takes it well.
Dunham III throws a shot from downtown. Nappula moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Dunham III does no damage.
Nappula scores with a jab to the body.
Dunham III throws a looping overhand right but Nappula ducks down to avoid it.
Nappula cracks the inside of Dunham III's front leg.
Nappula looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunham III misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Dunham III.
Dunham III blocks a head kick by Nappula.
Dunham III swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham III takes one to the side of the head.
Dunham III looks to throw the jab but Nappula is out of range.
Dunham III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nappula moves away.
Dunham III misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Nappula blocks the low kick.
Nappula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nappula swinging wildly here.
Nappula scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nappula feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunham III's calf.
Dunham III sizes up Nappula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dunham III looks to score with a jab to the body but Nappula is just out of range.
Nappula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunham III throws out the jab.
Dunham III looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nappula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappula throws a body kick that misses.
Dunham III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nappula slips under a jab from Dunham III.
Nappula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham III manages to avoid it.
Nappula slips a jab from Dunham III.
Nappula looks to land a body kick but Dunham III moved away.
Nappula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dunham III circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappula swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunham III counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunham III attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Dunham III's front leg but catches the back leg as Dunham III tries to avoid it.
Dunham III will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dunham III throws a big shot that misses.
Dunham III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappula slips under a jab from Dunham III.
Nice straight punches there by Dunham III. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dunham III.
Nappula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunham III swivels and escapes.
Nappula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Winston Dunham III will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nappula loads up on a big right hand but Dunham III slips the punch.
Nappula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dunham III 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.
Nappula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dunham III defends it nicely.
Nappula tries to bum rush Dunham III with a series of wild strikes but Dunham III uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nappula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nappula throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunham III looks to land a left hand but Nappula moved out of range nicely.
Nappula thows a body kick. Dunham III tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dunham III cracks Nappula with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunham III thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Dunham III.
Nappula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dunham III throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nappula's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nappula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nappula looks to land a body kick but Dunham III moved away.
Dunham III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nappula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nappula throws an overhand right that lands on Dunham III's shoulder, as Dunham III tries to avoid the shot.
Nappula lands a really nice looking cross but Dunham III seems unphased.
Nappula just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Nappula.
Nappula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunham III misses with a hook.
Dunham III connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nappula fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunham III is out of range.
Nappula tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunham III sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nappula somewhat.
Nappula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappula misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Nappula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunham III misses with a wild combination.
Nappula misses with a body shot.
Nappula thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunham III if he has to take too many more of those.
Dunham III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nappula's calf.
Nappula throws the left hand but Dunham III avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Dunham III misses.
Winston Dunham III is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunham III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nappula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nappula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham III lands a body shot.
Dunham III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunham IIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nappula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nappula is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Dunham III misses its intended target.
Dunham III swings widly with a right hand
and Nappula counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Dunham III misses its intended target.
Nappula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunham III throws a head kick but Nappula moves out of range.
Dunham III takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sloppy strikes from Dunham III. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nappula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunham III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nappula counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nappula darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nappula lands with a nice body kick.
Dunham III throws a hook but Nappula avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunham III checks a leg kick.
Dunham III scoring well with a low kick there.
Nappula misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Nappula.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nappula throws a body kick that misses.
Dunham III is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Dunham III.
Nappula scoring well with a low kick there.
Nappula dives in and grabs Dunham III's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dunham III pushes down on Nappula's head and hops out.
Winston Dunham III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Nappula.
Dunham III fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nappula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunham III scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crunch! Nappula slams his shin into Dunham III's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunham III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunham III swings for the body but Nappula moves out of range.
Nappula cracks Dunham III with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nappula moves away from the strike by Dunham III.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Winston Dunham III.
I think Dunham III has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Da Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Da Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Da Souza.
Da Souza misses with a combination
and Da Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ricardo Da Souza has been cut.
Uzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Souza.
Da Souza slips under a jab from Uzi.
Uzi throws a looping overhand right but Da Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Uzi misses with a right hand
and Da Souza counters with a series of strikes. Uzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Da Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Souza is just out of range.
Uzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uzi lands a jab to the nose.
Da Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Uzi backing up. Uzi nods at Da Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Uzi avoids the head kick by Da Souza.
Da Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi.
Da Souza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi misses with a left hand
and Da Souza counters with a series of strikes. Uzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzi blocks a head kick by Da Souza.
Uzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Souza misses with a wild combination.
Da Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Da Souza.
Da Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzi throws out the jab.
Uzi dodges the punch combination from Da Souza.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Da Souza crashing down! Da Souza tries to stagger back to his feet but Uzi just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Da Souza asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyr Uzi!
A determined Tyr Uzi didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. Lebowski has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music. Jeffrey Lebowski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but Uzi moved out of range.
Uzi checks a low kick from Lebowski.
The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lebowski scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lebowski as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Uzi blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Uzi scores with a head kick. Lebowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Uzi throws a looping overhand right but Lebowski ducks down to avoid it.
Lebowski misses with an uppercut
and Uzi counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski thuds a left hand into Uzi's body.
Lebowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uzi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lebowski's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi blocks a jab.
Lebowski scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Lebowski misses its intended target.
Lebowski misses with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lebowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lebowski misses with the combination.
Lebowski lands with a hook. Uzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Uzi should have avoided that one.
Uzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kalle Uzi's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lebowski.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzi slips under a jab.
A low kick from Lebowski misses
and Uzi counters with a nice body shot.
Uzi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lebowski blocks a head kick by Uzi.
Lebowski connects with a body shot that sends Uzi's belly button to the back.
Lebowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lebowski throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Lebowski throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
A combination from Lebowski does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lebowski throws a push kick but Uzi slaps the foot to one side.
Lebowski is looking to slow Uzi down with leg kicks.
Uzi tries to bum rush Lebowski with a series of wild strikes but Lebowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uzi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lebowski checks it well.
Lebowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lebowski throws a leg kick but Uzi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Uzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lebowski takes a swing at Uzi's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Lebowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uzi doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lebowski duly obliges.
Kalle Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Uzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski throws a good cross that connects.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uzi throws a right hand that Lebowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Lebowski also avoids with ease.
Uzi moves out of range as Lebowski strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski dodges the punch combination from Uzi.
A big right from Lebowski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Uzi misses.
A jab lands there for Lebowski.
Lebowski misses with a hook.
Lebowski throws a body kick that misses.
Lebowski throws a lazy right hand but Uzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzi moves away.
Uzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uzi slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lebowski 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.
Lebowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lebowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzi counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Lebowski misses
and Uzi counters with a nice leg kick.
Lebowski swings widly with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski checks a leg kick.
Uzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lebowski.
Jeez, Kalle Uzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Uzi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lebowski swings widly with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lebowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lebowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebowski.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi avoids the body shot from Lebowski.
Uzi throws the kick towards the body but Lebowski avoids it.
Lebowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi.
Lebowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebowski scores with a hook to the body. Uzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lebowski staying out of range there.
Lebowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Lebowski.
Lebowski scores with a punch to the head.
Uzi misses with the body kick
and Lebowski counters with a left and a right that stings Uzi.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Uzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeffrey Lebowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeffrey Lebowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey MacNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacNamara comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no grave by Johnny Cash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Spatz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz misses with a few strikes there.
MacNamara throws out a powerful jab.
Spatz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spatz looks to clinch
and MacNamara counters with an inside leg kick.
Spatz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
Spatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Spatz blocks the low kick.
Spatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara moves forwards but Spatz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spatz manages to avoid it.
Spatz shoots in looking for a takedown but MacNamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spatz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spatz scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spatz avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Some bone on bone action there as MacNamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spatz tries to close the distance and clinch but MacNamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacNamara throws a big shot that misses.
Spatz fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacNamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spatz doesn't seem bothered though.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Spatz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz moves to clinch but MacNamara breaks away
and MacNamara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacNamara closes the distance and clinches.
Spatz misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacNamara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacNamara misses with a body punch.
MacNamara lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacNamara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacNamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spatz's elbow.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spatz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spatz throws a nice looking combination but MacNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacNamara scores with a shot to the body.
Spatz looks gassed!
MacNamara cracks a nice hook into Spatz's ribs.
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!
Spatz throws a leg kick but MacNamara moved away.
MacNamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spatz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spatz walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara keeps the fight on the outside.
MacNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spatz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spatz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacNamara tries to bum rush Spatz with a series of wild strikes but Spatz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spatz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacNamara doesn't seem bothered though.
Spatz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacNamara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacNamara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacNamara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spatz. That did some damage!
MacNamara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spatz.
Spatz is rocked!
MacNamara lands with a shot to the body.
Spatz is still on wobbly legs! Can MacNamara finish him?
MacNamara 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.
Spatz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MacNamara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara cracks Spatz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Spatz falls backwards against the cage. MacNamara follows up with more strikes that drop Spatz to his knees. MacNamara keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Spatz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey MacNamara!
A victorious Mickey MacNamara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Klint has chosen The Pixies - Tame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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142 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Key misses.
Key swings for the body but Klint moves out of range.
Key closes the distance and pushes Klint back into the cage.
Klint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Key just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Key.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Klint's head.
Klint trying to stall but Key improves his position.
Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Key misses with a body punch.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klint wants a takedown but no success here.
Key lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klint backwards.
Klint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Key working aggressively here.
Key tries to throw a body punch but Klint avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Key tries to work over Klint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klint wants a takedown but no success here.
Tim Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Klint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key lands a hook that snaps the head of Klint backwards.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klint blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klint.
Nice elbow from Key.
It looks like Olav Klint has been cut.
Key misses with a hook to the ribs.
Key creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klint wants a takedown but no success here.
Klint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Key forces Klint back against the cage and clinches.
Key lands a nice shot to the body.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Key fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klint backwards.
Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Klint.
Klint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key breaks from the clinch.
Tim Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klint with a poor takedown
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Key.
A telegraphed right hand from Klint misses the target.
Key looks to score with a jab to the body but Klint is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throws an off balance right hand
and Klint counters with a single leg into guard. Key didn't expect that.
Key looking to control.
Key working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klint.
Key lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klint!
Key tries to control but Klint wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klint is trying to escape the mount.
Key looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klint tries to lock up and control but Key gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Key swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Klint is now in Key's guard. A big mistake from Key there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key keeping moving, preventing Klint from controlling successfully.
Key is trying to control the position but Klint postures up.
Klint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klint is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klint shoots in for a takedown but Key shows good takedown defense.
Klint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klint shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Key dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olav Klint's cut.
That's time! Key's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Key. Klint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klint moves into the clinch successfully.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Key.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klint blocks a body shot from Key.
Klint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klint wants a takedown.
Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Klint.
Key is fighting off a takedown attempt but Klint is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Key to the mat. Key regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Klint won't allow Key to sweep him here.
Klint won't allow Key to get back to his feet.
Klint is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Key is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Klint is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key is trying to hold Klint in close to prevent damage but Klint has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Key manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Klint postures up.
Klint content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klint trying to control the position from guard on top but Key is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Key swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Key wants to stand and escape but Klint is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Key is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Key looking to pass the guard.
Key tries to stand but Klint is controlling from the bottom.
Key throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Key wants to control from the top but Klint keeps moving.
Key with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Key missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Key avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key trying to control but Klint is working from the bottom.
Tim Key overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klint can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Key controls the pace.
Key drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Klint dives on top into guard.
Key bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klint's guard.
Klint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Key's guard.
Klint trying to control but Key is working from the bottom.
Klint looking to sit in guard and control but Key gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Key drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Klint dives on top into guard.
Klint has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Key to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Klint is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Key pulls down on the head and he's put Klint to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Key!
Tim Key retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Tim Key was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miksu Rupunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupunen has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miksu Rupunen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rupunen.
A punch combination from Rupunen misses.
Lindros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eric Lindros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindros swinging wildly here.
Lindros ducks under a wild hook from Rupunen.
Rupunen misses with a double jab.
Lindros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rupunen's head backwards.
Lindros lands a really nice looking cross but Rupunen seems unphased.
Rupunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lindros wants it to stay on the feet.
Rupunen throws out a loose jab but Lindros uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rupunen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Lindros.
Rupunen misses with a few strikes there.
Lindros moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupunen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rupunen is rocked!
Rupunen 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.
Rupunen slips a jab and a cross from Lindros.
Rupunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rupunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindros finish him?
Lindros fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rupunen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rupunen looks to clinch but Lindros throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rupunen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros retains his light heavyweight title!
Eric Lindros bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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