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Kumite 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie The Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie The Rocket could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Thomas's chin.
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249 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie The Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Rocket is out of range.
Thomas throws a lazy body kick
and The Rocket counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
The Rocket 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.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Rocket tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Rocket tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Robbie The Rocket has been cut.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Rocket is breathing heavily.
The Rocket tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
The Rocket blocks an elbow strike.
The Rocket blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends The Rocket tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves The Rocket back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and The Rocket moves out of range easily.
The Rocket attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rocket gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbie The Rocket's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
The Rocket tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Rocket's defenses.
The Rocket is rocked!
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh The Rocket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Rocket tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Rocket seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Rocket avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
The Rocket using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Rocket tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Rocket's brow.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Robbie The Rocket's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Rocket looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
The Rocket avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
The Rocket with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas lands an elbow just above The Rocket 's eye.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doug Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas pushes The Rocket up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Jeez, Robbie The Rocket's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robbie The Rocket's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Thomas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Doug Thomas waved his t-shirt featuring Global MMA Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Black Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Hurt me as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
250 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Black Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Bear works Tolonen's body with a nice hook.
Black Bear fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tolonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Black Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Rich Black Bear has been cut.
Tauno Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen 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.
No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black Bear slips a jab from Tolonen.
Tolonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black Bear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Black Bear. Beautiful body shot.
Black Bear blocks a jab.
Black Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black Bear is looking to wear down Tolonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tolonen looks gassed!
Black Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tolonen circles away.
Black Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Black Bear has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tolonen defend it? Black Bear steps over the head and cranks it - Tolonen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Black Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rich Black Bear!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McMurtry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Ocipzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen McMurtry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
204 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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30
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen McMurtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Ocipzak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocipzak throws a chopping leg kick but McMurtry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ocipzak avoids the head kick by McMurtry.
Ocipzak throws a leg kick that is checked
and McMurtry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ross Ocipzak has been cut.
Ocipzak avoids the head kick by McMurtry.
Ocipzak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McMurtry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ocipzak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McMurtry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ocipzak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ocipzak tries for a kimura but McMurtry is defending well.
Ocipzak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocipzak tries for a kimura but McMurtry is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocipzak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McMurtry can't do much from the bottom here.
McMurtry tries to improve position but can't.
Ocipzak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McMurtry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ocipzak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocipzak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McMurtry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ocipzak working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocipzak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ocipzak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McMurtry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ocipzak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McMurtry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ocipzak is trying to get an arm triangle but McMurtry is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocipzak swings around for an armbar but McMurtry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ocipzak's guard.
McMurtry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ocipzak on the ground.
Ocipzak keeping moving, preventing McMurtry from controlling successfully.
Ocipzak trying to control the position.
McMurtry trying to control but Ocipzak is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocipzak managing to control the position.
Ocipzak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McMurtry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ocipzak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McMurtry wants to get up but he can't break Ocipzak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ocipzak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ocipzak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McMurtry is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ross Ocipzak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kallo Rattallan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
212 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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28
219 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallo Rattallan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Ismael!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismael scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Kallo Rattallan has been cut.
Rattallan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ismael. Those never looked like landing.
Ismael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rattallan.
Ismael rushes Rattallan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rattallan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ismael's efforts to push away.
Ismael working hard to break the clinch.
Ismael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rattallan backwards.
Rattallan prevents Ismael from breaking the clinch.
Ismael breaks the clinch.
Ismael misses with a wild body shot.
Ismael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rattallan's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismael stuffs the takedown attempt from Rattallan. Rattallan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rattallan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ismael.
Ismael clinches up with Rattallan and pushes him back against the cage.
Ismael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ismael is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ismael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rattallan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ismael defends it nicely.
Rattallan misses with a takedown attempt - Ismael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kallo Rattallan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan shoots in looking for a takedown but Ismael manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rattallan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rattallan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rattallan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ismael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rattallan keeps the fight on the outside.
Rattallan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ismael misses with a wild body shot.
Rattallan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ismael's waist but Ismael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rattallan off to one side.
Lee Ismael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismael digs a good body shot into Rattallan's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Ismael has knocked Rattallan down with a huge combo! Ismael steps away and waves a wobbly Rattallan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael scores with a shoulder strike.
Ismael tries to land knees in the clinch but Rattallan avoids the damage to the body.
Ismael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ismael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rattallan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ismael.
Ismael tries to clinch but Rattallan is having none of it.
Rattallan throws a right hand that Ismael ducks under and follows up with a left that Ismael also avoids with ease.
Ismael clinches.
Ismael misses with a knee strike.
Ismael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rattallan shoots for a takedown but Ismael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ismael works Rattallan's body with a nice hook.
Ismael is looking to clinch but Rattallan is avoiding it.
Rattallan 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.
Rattallan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rattallan.
Ismael wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Ismael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rattallan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Ismael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kallo Rattallan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ismael thows a body shot but no joy.
Ismael lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kallo Rattallan's cut is getting worse.
Ismael drops Rattallan with a beautiful combination! Rattallan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ismael is looking for the KO!
Kallo Rattallan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee Ismael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rattallan shoots in for a takedown but Ismael shows good takedown defense.
Ismael 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.
Rattallan is rocked!
Jeez, Kallo Rattallan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rattallan closes the distance and clinches up with Ismael, looking for a takedown. Rattallan pushes Ismael against the cage but Ismael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ismael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rattallan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ismael moves into the clinch.
Ismael scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rattallan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ismael prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kallo Rattallan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ismael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattallan shoots for a double leg takedown but Ismael sprawls well. He's pushed Rattallan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rattallan shoots in but Ismael avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kallo Rattallan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ismael closes the distance and clinches.
Ismael misses with a knee strike.
Ismael prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ismael lands a right hand.
Ismael lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ismael breaks the clinch.
Rattallan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ismael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismael connects with a leg kick. Rattallan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ismael wants to land a leg kick but Rattallan is out of range.
Rattallan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ismael sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rattallan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rattallan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ismael manages to avoid it.
Rattallan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ismael sprawls well. Ismael wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rattallan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ismael cracks Rattallan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kallo Rattallan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Ismael!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vucinic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Destroy Destroy Destroy - To Die Without Honor/The Winged Panther. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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186 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silver Surfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Vucinic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Surfer.
Vucinic is looking to clinch.
Vucinic tries to clinch but Surfer moves out of range.
Vucinic delivers a nice body kick.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Vucinic.
Mirko Vucinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surfer throws a hook but Vucinic blocks it.
Surfer is looking to clinch.
Surfer clinches up with Vucinic and pushes him back against the cage.
Vucinic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vucinic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Surfer's elbow.
Vucinic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vucinic's elbow.
Surfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Surfer tries to pull guard but Vucinic won't allow it.
Surfer lands a left hand.
Vucinic misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Vucinic.
Surfer misses with a body punch.
Vucinic lands a right hand.
Surfer avoiding damage.
Vucinic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Vucinic. Those never looked like landing.
Surfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vucinic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vucinic tries to clinch
and Surfer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Surfer.
Surfer can't find room to land a body shot as Vucinic controls the action.
Surfer tries to work over Vucinic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Vucinic.
Vucinic blocks a body shot from Surfer.
Surfer controlling the action here for a moment.
Surfer lands a body shot.
Vucinic missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surfer tries to pull guard but Vucinic holds him up against the cage and eventually Surfer drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surfer managing to block the knees to the body from Vucinic.
Surfer fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vucinic has Surfer pressed against the cage.
Surfer dodges an elbow strike from Vucinic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surfer just leaning against Vucinic, taking a breather.
Surfer tries for a takedown but Vucinic manages to get underhooks.
Surfer tries to work over Vucinic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vucinic tries a knee to the head but Surfer blocks it.
Vucinic prevents a body shot from Surfer.
Vucinic lands a nice shot to the body.
Surfer is looking to control Vucinic's arms but Vucinic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Surfer has his back to the cage.
Surfer misses with a body punch.
Vucinic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vucinic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Surfer is breathing heavily.
Surfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vucinic or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vucinic avoiding damage.
Surfer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vucinic is trying to maintain a safe position but Surfer gets an underhook and turns Vucinic into the cage.
Vucinic breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic closes the distance but Surfer moves to the side
and Surfer counters by moving into the clinch.
Vucinic breaks the clinch.
Vucinic lands with a kick to the temple. Surfer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vucinic doesn't manage to clinch there - Surfer circles away.
Vucinic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vucinic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Surfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vucinic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Surfer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirko Vucinic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Surfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Surfer coming out on top.
Vucinic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Surfer.
Surfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Surfer shoots in for a double leg but Vucinic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Vucinic moves to clinch but Surfer breaks away
enabling Surfer to counter with a crisp jab.
Surfer lands with a shot to the body.
Vucinic lands a head kick!
Vucinic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Surfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vucinic misses with a head kick.
Vucinic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surfer moves away.
Vucinic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Surfer fails to pull guard.
Vucinic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vucinic stalling in the clinch.
Vucinic swings wildly with an uppercut but Surfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vucinic prevents a body shot from Surfer.
Surfer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vucinic smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vucinic tries to clinch up
and Surfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Surfer gets tackled into the cage by Vucinic. Vucinic maintains the clinch.
Surfer fails to pull guard.
Surfer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vucinic uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Surfer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Surfer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Surfer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vucinic is now in Surfer's guard. A big mistake from Surfer there, giving up the dominant position!
Surfer looking for a sweep. Not yet Surfer, not yet.
Surfer is working hard here to advance position.
Surfer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vucinic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Surfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is trying to control the position but Vucinic postures up.
Vucinic won't allow Surfer to sweep him here.
Vucinic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Surfer is keeping the position for now.
Surfer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vucinic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Surfer.
Vucinic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vucinic clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vucinic throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mirko Vucinic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vucinic fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Surfer as he connects with a hook.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Surfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vucinic wants to clinch
and Surfer counters by clinching up.
Vucinic throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Surfer.
Surfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vucinic's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Surfer.
Vucinic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Surfer avoids it.
Surfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vucinic misses with a right hand
and Surfer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vucinic tries to clinch there but Surfer circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic tries to clinch up
and Surfer counters with a left and a right that stings Vucinic.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surfer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Vucinic moves to clinch but Surfer breaks away
and Surfer moves into the clinch.
Vucinic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Surfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Surfer.
Vucinic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Surfer lands with a right to the head.
Vucinic prevents a body shot from Surfer.
Vucinic throws a head punch that misses.
Vucinic is trying to break the clinch but Surfer has him pressed against the cage.
Vucinic is trying to break free.
Surfer lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Surfer.
Surfer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vucinic uses from the top position.
Surfer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vucinic is one step ahead there.
Surfer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vucinic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surfer is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surfer tries to free his leg and advance position but Vucinic is retaining full guard.
Surfer postures up in Vucinic's guard and throws a big left but Vucinic blocks it.
Vucinic controls Surfer momentarily but Surfer frees himself.
Surfer preventing the sweep.
Surfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Vucinic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surfer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vucinic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Surfer wants to pass the guard but Vucinic is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vucinic holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Surfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Vucinic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirko Vucinic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mirko Vucinic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Surfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver Surfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surfer takes a swing at Vucinic's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silver Surfer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vucinic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Vucinic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Man 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man with a jab.
Fernan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fernan misses with a wild combination.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernan moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fernan misses with a low kick.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man lands a front kick.
Man thuds a left hand into Fernan's body.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan clinches up against the cage.
Fernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Fernan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert Fernan has been cut.
Man misses with some punches.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernan controls his hands.
Fernan looking to stall.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man misses with a body punch.
Fernan pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Fernan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Fernan's ribcage.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Man.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fernan.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernan's elbow.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernan backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Fernan tries to tie him up.
Man lands a body shot.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernan controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan has hold of one of Man's legs. Man is fighting the takedown attempt but Fernan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fernan content to stall in guard here.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
Man wants to stand but Fernan is controlling the position.
Fernan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
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.
Fernan is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Fernan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man misses with a double jab.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fernan walks into a left hand.
Fernan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernan checks the leg kick.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernan.
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Fernan misses its intended target.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fernan throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Fernan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
He Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Fernan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernan thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fernan.
Fernan slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernan throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Fernan tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fernan takes one to the side of the head.
Fernan misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan moved away.
Fernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man cracks the inside of Fernan's front leg.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernan.
Man throws a body kick the misses
and Fernan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fernan misses with a hook to the body
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Man.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernan's head.
Fernan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fernan moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Fernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man lands a jab to Fernan's midsection.
Fernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Fernan blocks the low kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Fernan's shoulder, as Fernan tries to avoid the shot.
Fernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernan jabs at Man's body.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to bum rush Fernan with a series of wild strikes but Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernan lands a jab to the head.
Fernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a one two combo.
Fernan misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan slips a jab from Man.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Fernan avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a hook. Fernan ducked under it nicely.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernan.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man catches Fernan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fernan pushes Man away with a front kick.
Fernan cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernan at a distance.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man scores with a body shot.
Man throws a hook but Fernan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Fernan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man throws a series of punches but Fernan avoids them all with ease.
Fernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man misses the jab.
Fernan avoids the body shot from Man.
Fernan takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Fernan.
Fernan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fernan throws a good cross that connects.
Fernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Fernan moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernan fails with the takedown.
Fernan misses with a looping left.
Fernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Fernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Man checks a leg kick.
Fernan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Man rather than just go for the knockout.
Fernan misses with a straight left.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan moved away.
Fernan avoids the head kick by Man.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernan.
Fernan misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Fernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fernan cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man moves out of range as Fernan throws a body kick.
Fernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man misses with a hook.
Man misses the jab.
Fernan scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernan is just out of range.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernan.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Fernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
He Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man lands a nice hook to Fernan's body. Fernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man motions for Fernan to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Man.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fernan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernan. Fernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man connects with a body shot.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice cross by Fernan.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fernan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fernan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernan dodges the punch combination from Man.
Fernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernan swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Fernan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fernan is out of range.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fernan doesn't seem bothered though.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man checks a low kick from Fernan.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fernan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
He Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... He Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Reeding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Reeding has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Yee's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Reeding!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeding gets tackled into the cage by Yee. Yee maintains the clinch.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Yee.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jesse Reeding has been cut.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Yee blocks it.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Yee blocks it.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Reeding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding looks gassed!
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reeding's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reeding throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reeding has had enough of the clinch but Yee keeps him there for the moment.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Reeding throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Nice elbow from Yee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeding takes an elbow to the temple.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Reeding takes an elbow to the temple.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Reeding takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee lands an elbow inside.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Reeding lands a knee to the head.
Reeding is trying to break free.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reeding's defenses.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Reeding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reeding avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Yee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Yee lands an elbow just above Reeding 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
Reeding looking to throw knees to the head but Yee is blocking nicely.
Reeding misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Yee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Reeding's cut.
That's time! Yee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yee gets a clinch.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Reeding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Yee lands an elbow inside that Reeding shrugs off.
Reeding is trying to break free.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Jason Yee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reeding manages to break the clinch.
Yee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee moves into range and clinches up with Reeding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reeding throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Reeding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeding avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding is breathing heavily.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Reeding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reeding misses with a knee to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reeding's brow.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Reeding blocks an elbow strike.
Reeding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yee blocks it with crossed arms.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reeding dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands an elbow just above Reeding 's eye.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reeding takes an elbow to the temple.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Yee lands an elbow inside that Reeding shrugs off.
Reeding tries a knee to the head but Yee blocks it.
Reeding blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Yee lands an elbow inside.
Reeding is rocked!
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reeding is still on wobbly legs! Can Yee finish him?
Reeding blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Reeding seems to have recovered his senses.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Reeding in his tracks for a moment.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Reeding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Reeding in his tracks for a moment.
Reeding avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
Yee has Reeding pressed against the cage. He pushes Reeding back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Yee throws a beautiful elbow that sends Reeding crashing to the floor! Yee piles on the pressure with more strikes! Reeding is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Yee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX. Jamie Foster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Foster ducks under and follows up with a left that Foster also avoids with ease.
Sanchez swings for the body but Foster moves out of range.
Foster throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foster takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Foster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Foster misses its intended target.
Foster feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sanchez sprawling to the canvas! Sanchez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Foster finish him?!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Nickolas Sanchez has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Foster. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Foster finish him?
Sanchez looks gassed!
Foster misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez leaves his chin hanging out and Foster seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sanchez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Foster!
Jamie Foster 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ACDC - Are You Ready? . Sarpong has chosen HellRazor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Sarpong's head but Sarpong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarpong throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Sarpong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martinez's head.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Sarpong scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sarpong throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez moves forwards but Sarpong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez tries to bum rush Sarpong with a series of wild strikes but Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
Sarpong lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Sarpong catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Sarpong lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Sarpong lands a jab.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarpong.
Sarpong tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sarpong's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Sarpong dodges it nicely.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Sarpong defends it.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarpong defending well though.
Martinez wants to advance to full mount but Sarpong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sarpong keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Sarpong has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Sarpong keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Sarpong keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sarpong holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Sarpong's head but Sarpong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarpong misses the target.
Martinez moves out of range as Sarpong strikes.
Sarpong throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Sarpong avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarpong's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarpong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kojo Sarpong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sarpong throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sarpong as he connects with a hook.
Sarpong lands a lovely overhand right.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Sarpong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sarpong digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Sarpong looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez misses the jab.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarpong.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Sarpong misses.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Sarpong.
A slow jab from Sarpong misses its intended target.
Sarpong just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sarpong looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarpong.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarpong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Sarpong swinging wildly here.
Kojo Sarpong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Sarpong counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Sarpong's head but Sarpong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarpong.
Sarpong slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarpong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sarpong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Martinez slips a straight right by Sarpong.
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarpong throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Sarpong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a looping left.
Sarpong jabs at Martinez's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Sarpong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Sarpong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez trying to control the position but Sarpong is working away.
Sarpong tries to buck Martinez off but Martinez is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kojo Sarpong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Sarpong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong lands the left hand.
Sarpong throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Sarpong throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Sarpong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarpong.
Sarpong defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Sarpong looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Sarpong misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Sarpong misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong scores with a nice strike.
Sarpong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Sarpong misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong misses with a double jab.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Sarpong throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarpong misses with a wild combination.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Martinez.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sarpong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Sarpong's guard.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sarpong's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Sarpong is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is pressing down on Sarpong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sarpong is holding on for now.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Sarpong's hands, connecting with Sarpong's forehead.
Sarpong is looking to improve his position.
Sarpong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martinez won't allow Sarpong to sweep him here.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Sarpong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarpong's guard.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Sarpong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Sarpong keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Sarpong is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kojo Sarpong just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sarpong misses with a hook.
Sarpong moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarpong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Sarpong which made him look bad.
Sarpong lands an overhand right.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Sarpong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sarpong's guard now.
Sarpong keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Sarpong is keeping the position.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Sarpong keeps moving.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarpong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarpong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow Sarpong to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Martinez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch lands to the side of Martinez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Sarpong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez slips a jab from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez throws a jab when Sarpong was well out of range.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Sarpong's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarpong cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Sarpong throws a good cross that connects.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Sarpong works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Martinez slips under a jab from Sarpong.
Sarpong cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves out of range as Sarpong throws a body kick.
Sarpong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarpong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Sarpong misses.
Martinez blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Sarpong staying out of range there.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kojo Sarpong dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martinez wants to clinch.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sarpong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sarpong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez punching from mount but Sarpong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martinez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sarpong is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong is trying desperately to improve position.
Sarpong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sarpong looks a forlorn figure.
Sarpong is rocked!
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sarpong in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sarpong to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Post fight, Javier Martinez stared into the camera and said 'I want my title back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Juicy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheng.
Cheng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Cheng's defenses.
Cheng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Cheng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Cheng looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez feints a jab promting Cheng to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheng slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheng.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez has Cheng up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chengs head.
Cheng breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab from Martinez.
Cheng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Cheng as Martinez shoots in.
Rafael Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheng throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheng.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Cheng moved out of range.
Cheng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Cheng counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez feints and as Cheng raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheng is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez has gone for a leg lock! Cheng slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martinez's guard.
Cheng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheng throws a big elbow that misses.
Cheng throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Cheng postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez has his foot on Cheng's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheng works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheng trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is trying to keep Cheng in close.
Cheng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez has his foot on Cheng's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheng works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheng trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheng wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cheng has picked Martinez up and slammed him! Martinez can't keep hold of the triangle and Cheng manages to pass to side control!
Martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheng wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Martinez taking a bit of punishment here - Cheng scoring with strikes.
Martinez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cheng in side control, throwing shots but Martinez defends.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheng working the ground and pound but Martinez is defending the strikes.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cheng working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheng as he jumps to the side.
Cheng lands a head kick. Martinez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Rafael Martinez has been cut.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheng misses with a body kick.
Cheng thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Cheng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheng misses with a double jab.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Cheng throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Cheng scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheng's head.
Martinez jabs Cheng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafael Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheng blocks the leg kick.
Cheng throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Cheng avoids it well.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Cheng backs away looking to recover.
Cheng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Cheng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Cheng cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Cheng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheng throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Cheng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Cheng.
Cheng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheng punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cheng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheng.
Martinez cracks Cheng with an open hand slap.
Cheng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheng ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick but Cheng moves out of range.
Cheng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cheng dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Cheng lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Martinez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng misses with a body shot.
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheng misses with a low kick.
Cheng thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martinez if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
Cheng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez throws a body punch but Cheng moves out of range.
Cheng takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Cheng. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez clobbers Cheng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez clobbers Cheng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cheng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Rafael Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheng throws a body kick that misses.
Cheng tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheng crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinez - the referee stops the clock and Cheng gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinez. Cheng manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheng lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez dives in and scores a takedown into Cheng's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cheng has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Martinez is looking to defend but Cheng has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Martinez! Cheng pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Martinez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Cheng!
Charles Cheng retains his light heavyweight title!
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