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CEC 208 : Lifestream PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korczewski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Korczewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Warwick!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korczewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Korczewski misses.
Korczewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warwick.
Korczewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warwick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korczewski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Korczewski avoids the head kick by Warwick.
Korczewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korczewski misses with a double jab
and Warwick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korczewski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Korczewski misses its intended target.
Korczewski misses with a wild combination.
Warwick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Edgar Warwick has been cut.
Warwick blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Warwick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warwick counters with a big head kick but Korczewski shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Korczewski.
Warwick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warwick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korczewski tries to bum rush Warwick with a series of wild strikes but Warwick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korczewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Korczewski throws a series of punches but Warwick moves out of range.
Korczewski wants to clinch.
Warwick misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warwick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Korczewski looks to land a combination but Warwick avoids it well.
Warwick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korczewski misses with a combination
and Warwick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korczewski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korczewski has managed to clinch.
Warwick keeps control of Korczewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warwick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Korczewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warwick pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Korczewski wants to pass the guard but Warwick is keeping the position.
Korczewski wants to get up but he can't break Warwick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Korczewski trying to control but Warwick is working from the bottom.
Korczewski wants to stand but Warwick is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Korczewski won't allow Warwick to get back to his feet.
Korczewski stands up and waves to Warwick to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warwick slips a jab and a cross from Korczewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Korczewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Warwick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Korczewski throws a nice looking combination but Warwick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korczewski throws a head kick that misses.
Warwick moves out of range as Korczewski throws a body kick.
Korczewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamil Korczewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warwick throws a head kick but Korczewski moves out of range.
Korczewski misses with the combination.
Korczewski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Korczewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Korczewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warwick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Korczewski misses with a combination
and Warwick counters with a head kick. That will keep Korczewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczewski wants to clinch.
Warwick tries a head kick but it misses.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warwick tries a head kick but it misses.
Korczewski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Korczewski.
Warwick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korczewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski throws a combination that misses
and Warwick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korczewski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Korczewski misses with a combination
and Warwick counters with a big head kick but Korczewski shrugs it off.
Korczewski moves into range and clinches up with Warwick.
Korczewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Korczewski working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korczewski tries to break the clinch but Warwick is controlling the position.
Korczewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warwick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Korczewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korczewski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Warwick throws a head kick but Korczewski moves out of range.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korczewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warwick counters with a head kick.
Korczewski throws a nice looking combination but Warwick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korczewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Korczewski misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korczewski looks to land a combination but Warwick avoids it well.
Korczewski avoids the head kick by Warwick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korczewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Korczewski.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korczewski looks to land a combination but Warwick avoids it well.
Korczewski tries to bum rush Warwick with a series of wild strikes but Warwick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski tries to bum rush Warwick with a series of wild strikes but Warwick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Warwick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korczewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Korczewski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Warwick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Korczewski misses with a hook. Warwick ducked under it nicely.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Korczewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korczewski darts in trying to clinch
and Warwick counters with a head kick. That will keep Korczewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Korczewski blocks a head kick by Warwick.
Korczewski throws a jab when Warwick was well out of range.
Warwick tries a head kick but it misses.
Korczewski misses with a wild combination.
Korczewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Korczewski. Those never looked like landing.
Korczewski throws a right hand that Warwick ducks under and follows up with a left that Warwick also avoids with ease.
Korczewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Warwick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korczewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warwick manages to avoid it.
Korczewski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warwick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korczewski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kamil Korczewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korczewski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korczewski tries to bum rush Warwick with a series of wild strikes but Warwick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warwick.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warwick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korczewski swinging wildly here.
Korczewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warwick circles away quickly and effectively.
Korczewski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warwick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Korczewski tries to bum rush Warwick with a series of wild strikes but Warwick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korczewski is looking to land body kicks.
Korczewski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warwick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warwick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korczewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Warwick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Edgar Warwick's cut even more.
Warwick misses with a head kick.
Korczewski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warwick dodges the punch combination from Korczewski.
Korczewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korczewski misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Korczewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korczewski blocks a head kick by Warwick.
Korczewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warwick counters with a head kick. That will keep Korczewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warwick misses with a head kick.
Korczewski blocks a head kick by Warwick.
Korczewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warwick counters with a head kick. That will keep Korczewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Korczewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warwick counters with a head kick. That will keep Korczewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Warwick tries a head kick but it misses.
Korczewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warwick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korczewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Warwick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korczewski misses with the combination.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Korczewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Korczewski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Korczewski!
After the fight, Kamil Korczewski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieuan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ieuan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sykes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Sykes seems content to control.
Sykes wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Sykes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Sykes is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ieuan Williams just wasn't active enough.
Sykes walks into a jab.
Sykes gets a double leg takedown into Williams's guard.
Sykes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sykes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Sykes tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sykes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sykes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Sykes.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Sykes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sykes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Williams tries to bench press Sykes off him but Sykes keeps the position.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sykes is controlling him well.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sykes slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykes advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Sykes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sykes on his heels. He'll look to pass Sykes's guard now, I'm sure.
Sykes controlling the position.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sykes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sykes has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Sykes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sykes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams tries to stand but Sykes is controlling from the bottom.
Williams trying to move into half guard but instead Sykes has managed to sweep!
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams looking to control but Sykes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Sykes is looking to get to half guard.
Sykes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sykes is trying to escape the mount.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sykes is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sykes holds on for dear life, controlling Williams's posture momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bill Sykes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sykes holds on for dear life, controlling Williams's posture momentarily.
Sykes is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams punching from mount but Sykes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sykes tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sykes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams scoring with strikes but Sykes is staying in there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sykes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieuan Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Sykes.
Sykes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sykes closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Sykes pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Sykes on that attempt.
Ieuan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Sykes.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Sykes misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sykes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams pushes Sykes up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams jumps guard.
Sykes trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sykes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sykes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sykes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Sykes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sykes is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sykes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Sykes's guard.
Sykes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Sykes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sykes is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Sykes is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Sykes is controlling him well.
Williams keeping hold of Sykes's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ieuan Williams just wasn't active enough.
Sykes rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykes jumps guard.
Williams is pushing down on Sykes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sykes is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sykes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ieuan Williams.
I think Williams 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieuan Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet home alabama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hacky Sack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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28
173 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Schaefer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hacky Sack!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sack lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Sack does it's job there.
It looks like Ben Schaefer has been cut.
Sack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schaefer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sack wants to get back to his feet but Schaefer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schaefer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sack is keeping the position for now.
Sack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sack has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Schaefer has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack is looking to regain half guard here but Schaefer keeps moving and retains side control.
Schaefer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Schaefer working the ground and pound but Sack is defending the strikes.
Schaefer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sack has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schaefer but great work by Sack.
Sack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Schaefer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schaefer is working hard here to advance position.
Sack creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sack tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sack is putting a hurting on Schaefer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Schaefer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
Sack wants to control but Schaefer is keeping him busy.
Sack in side control, throwing shots but Schaefer defends.
Schaefer sneaks back into half guard.
Sack is stalling here. Schaefer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sack seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schaefer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sack is looking to regain half guard here but Schaefer keeps moving and retains side control.
Schaefer tries to move to mount but Sack blocks the move with his legs.
Schaefer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sack regains half guard.
Sack tries to get to full guard but Schaefer has control of the leg.
Sack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schaefer.
Schaefer trying to mount his opponent but Sack defends it.
Sack keeping hold of Schaefer's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer thows a huge punch but Sack dodges it nicely.
Schaefer is thwarting Sack's attempts to control the position.
Schaefer seems to be looking for submissions.
Schaefer drops an elbow to the side of Sack's head.
Schaefer is trying to control. Sack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaefer wants to pass to mount but Sack is defending the position.
Sack wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hacky Sack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Schaefer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sack but Sack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schaefer staying out of range there.
Sack throws a hook but Schaefer blocks it.
Sack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schaefer moves out of range as Sack strikes.
Sack throws a good cross that connects.
Schaefer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schaefer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sack cracks Schaefer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schaefer takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer staying out of range there.
Sack tries to clinch there but Schaefer circles away.
Sack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid body kick from Sack.
A shot to the liver by Sack. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schaefer ducks right into an uppercut from Sack.
Sack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sack cracks Schaefer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schaefer in his tracks.
Sack lands a nice shot to the body.
Hacky Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack drops Schaefer with a big left hand! Schaefer is injured, injured bad! Sack jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hacky Sack!
Hacky Sack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommi Kauri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kauri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tried to score with a low kick but Kauri checks it.
Maynard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kauri.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Kauri slips the punch.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kauri's calf.
Maynard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kauri.
Nice defenses there by Kauri.
Kauri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Kauri - just one landing.
Maynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kauri swinging wildly here.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick
and Kauri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kauri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Kauri misses.
Kauri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kauri's sensitive parts.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauri blocks a leg kick.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kauri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kauri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kauri.
Kauri throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maynard throws a lazy head kick
and Kauri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kauri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maynard is looking to score with low kicks.
Kauri misses with a hook. Maynard ducked under it nicely.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kauri is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kauri scores with a jab. Maynard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maynard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kauri throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Kauri just misses with a punch to the body.
Kauri tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Kauri's legs.
Kauri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peter Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kauri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kauri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kauri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maynard circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Kauri.
Kauri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kauri lands with a nice combination. Maynard backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maynard scores with a leg kick.
Maynard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kauri forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kauri's efforts to push away.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kauri up against the cage.
Kauri taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard stalling in the clinch.
Kauri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kauri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maynard blocks the elbow strike.
Kauri works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maynard is looking to control Kauri's arms but Kauri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Maynard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Maynard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kauri manages to avoid it.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kauri shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Kauri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kauri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kauri.
Tommi Kauri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kauri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kauri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maynard.
Maynard motions for Kauri to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kauri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Kauri misses its intended target.
Kauri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard motions for Kauri to come forward. Maynard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard is looking to land body kicks.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maynard throws a head kick but Kauri moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kauri misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kauri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maynard clinches with his opponent.
Maynard is trying to maintain a safe position but Kauri gets an underhook and turns Maynard into the cage.
Kauri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maynard misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kauri blocks an elbow strike.
Maynard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kauri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri tries to score a body lock takedown but Maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Kauri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kauri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kauri's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauri stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maynard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kauri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
Kauri can't find room to land a body shot as Maynard controls the action.
Kauri stalling the fight.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kauri blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Kauri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Kauri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kauri looking to slow down the pace here.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maynard stalling.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
Kauri avoids the elbow strike from Maynard, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kauri avoids it.
Kauri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Maynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maynard lands with a kick to the temple. Kauri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kauri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maynard. Maynard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Kauri coming out on top.
Kauri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Kauri clinches.
Maynard prevents Kauri from breaking the clinch.
Kauri tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Kauri back against the cage.
Maynard leaning against his opponent.
Maynard lands an elbow just above Kauri 's eye.
Maynard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kauri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kauri working aggressively here.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kauri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kauri is keeping busy.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Kauri shrugs off.
Kauri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kauri avoiding damage.
Maynard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Kauri managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Kauri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynards head.
Maynard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kauri blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard lands an elbow inside that Kauri shrugs off.
Tommi Kauri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maynard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kauri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maynard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kauri's brow.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kauri.
Maynard pushes off an throws an elbow but Kauri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kauri is keeping busy.
Maynard lands an elbow that stopped Kauri in his tracks for a moment.
Maynard just leaning against Kauri, taking a breather.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses.
Maynard lands an elbow just above Kauri 's eye.
Maynard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard tries to land knees in the clinch but Kauri avoids the damage to the body.
Peter Maynard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard letting Kauri take a breather here.
Maynard misses with an elbow over the top.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kauri stalling against the cage.
Maynard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tommi Kauri has been cut.
Maynard throws an elbow but it misses.
Kauri tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kauri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kauri up against the cage.
Peter Maynard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kauri tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maynard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Maynard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kala finds it's way through Bloodgood's defenses.
Kala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kala just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodgood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloodgood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kala checks a low kick from Bloodgood.
Kala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
Bloodgood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodgood moves away.
Kala lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Kala misses
and Bloodgood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodgood misses with a hook. Kala ducked under it nicely.
Kala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodgood throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala throws a shot to the body.
Bloodgood slips a jab and a cross from Kala.
Bloodgood is looking to score with low kicks.
Bloodgood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodgood moves away.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but Kala moves out of range easily.
Bloodgood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Kala as he checks the leg kick.
Bloodgood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bloodgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodgood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bloodgood tries to land a leg kick but Kala saw it coming and moves away.
Bloodgood lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kala scores with a jab.
Tatau Bloodgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kala digs a good hook to Bloodgood's body.
Bloodgood tries a low kick but Kala avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kala throws a jab when Bloodgood was well out of range.
Kala misses with an uppercut. Bloodgood saw that one coming.
Bloodgood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kala connects with the punch.
Kala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodgood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bloodgood staying out of range there.
Bloodgood thuds a left hand into Kala's body.
Bloodgood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bloodgood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Bloodgood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodgood 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.
Kala misses with a hook.
Kala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloodgood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kala manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bloodgood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kala throws a series of punches but Bloodgood moves out of range.
Bloodgood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodgood manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Kala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodgood swings for the body but Kala moves out of range.
Bloodgood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bloodgood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kala scores with a sloppy right hand. Bloodgood should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodgood looks to throw the jab but Kala is out of range.
Kala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bloodgood rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kala.
Some bone on bone action there as Kala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Bloodgood as he connects with a hook.
Bloodgood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kala checks the leg kick.
Bloodgood cracks the inside of Kala's front leg.
Bloodgood lands a nice looking body shot.
Kala misses the shot to the body.
Bloodgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bloodgood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kala throws a lazy right hand but Bloodgood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloodgood misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kala takes one to the side of the head.
Bloodgood connects with a right hand. Kala shakes it off.
Kala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bloodgood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kala checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tatau Bloodgood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bloodgood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bloodgood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kala misses with a combination
and Bloodgood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bloodgood misses with a right hand
and Kala counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodgood staying out of range there.
Kala misses with the combination.
Bloodgood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala takes a swing at Bloodgood's ribcage but misses.
Kala takes a swing at Bloodgood's ribcage but misses.
Bloodgood throws out a leg kick but Kala moves out of range and Bloodgood only half commits.
Bloodgood throws a looping overhand right but Kala ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodgood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kala is able to avoid easily.
Bloodgood staying out of range there.
Bloodgood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bloodgood scoring well with a low kick there.
Bloodgood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kala on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a looping overhand right but Kala ducks down to avoid it.
Bloodgood scores with a nice right hand.
Kala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Bloodgood.
Kala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodgood was well out of range. Poor timing from Kala.
Kala stuns Bloodgood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bloodgood lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodgood lands a slapping body shot.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but Kala moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kala. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kala in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut lands for Kala. That snapped Bloodgood's head back.
Kala misses with a hook
letting Bloodgood counter with a right hand.
Bloodgood misses the shot to the body.
Tatau Bloodgood is winning the standup battle so far.
Kala connects with a body shot that sends Bloodgood's belly button to the back.
Some bone on bone action there as Kala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloodgood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bloodgood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kala.
Bloodgood tries to bum rush Kala with a series of wild strikes but Kala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kala lands a jab-cross combination.
Kala misses with a few strikes there.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kala.
Sloppy strikes from Kala. Those never looked like landing.
Bloodgood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala thows a body shot but no joy.
Kala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood walks into a jab.
Kala scores with a jab to the head.
Kala throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodgood.
A shot to the body from Kala misses
and Bloodgood counters with a nice leg kick.
Bloodgood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Bloodgood feints and then cracks Kala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kala down.
Kala is breathing heavily.
Bloodgood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bloodgood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bloodgood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bloodgood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kala takes a swing at Bloodgood's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodgood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kala circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala missing with a left hand there. Bloodgood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodgood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Kalle Kala's cut even more.
Bloodgood clobbers Kala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kala is rocked!
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Kala.
Kala is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodgood finish him?
Bloodgood walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kala drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bloodgood swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kala's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatau Bloodgood!
Tatau Bloodgood looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'COME AT ME BRO'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is New York - Empire state of mind. Jackson Taylor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpa throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Arpa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arpa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jackson Taylor has been cut.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arpa moves away.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Arpa.
A low kick from Arpa is predictable there
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arpa won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Arpa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arpa, who protects the arm well.
Arpa looks to move to half guard but instead Taylor has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taylor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arpa has worked his arm free - good work by Arpa!
Arpa wants to get back to his feet but Taylor drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Arpa's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor taking a breather here.
Taylor trying to control the position but Arpa is working away.
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arpa is trying to get back to half guard.
Arpa wants to get back to his feet but Taylor drags him back down.
Arpa trying to remain calm as Taylor controls from the top position.
Taylor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Arpa is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arpa isn't going anywhere.
Arpa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Juri Arpa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Taylor stuns Arpa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arpa throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Arpa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor cracks Arpa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Arpa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arpa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Arpa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Taylor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arpa misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arpa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juri Arpa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Arpa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor dives in and scores a takedown into Arpa's guard.
Arpa keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Jackson Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arpa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Arpa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor throws a low kick but Arpa moves out of range easily.
Arpa cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arpa throws a head kick that half lands.
Arpa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arpa misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arpa is keeping the position for now.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Arpa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Arpa!
Taylor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Arpa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arpa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Taylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arpa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Arpa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Arpa is trying to escape the mount.
Arpa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Taylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Arpa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Taylor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arpa leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor swings for the body but Arpa moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arpa is out of range.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor throws the left hand but Arpa avoids the punch easily.
Arpa scores with a nice head shot.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arpa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arpa. Taylor shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a leg kick but Arpa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arpa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arpa feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Arpa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa motions for Taylor to come forward. Arpa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arpa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Arpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arpa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arpa misses with a head kick.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Arpa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arpa.
Arpa fakes the leg kick and cracks Taylor in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arpa.
Arpa takes one to the chin there.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Arpa tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arpa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arpa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arpa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Arpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arpa drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juri Arpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Arpa.
Juri Arpa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arpa throws a body kick that misses.
Arpa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arpa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Arpa is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arpa.
Arpa keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arpa. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arpa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor tried to score with a low kick but Arpa checks it.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Arpa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arpa misses with the combination.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arpa tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arpa to the ground. Arpa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Arpa moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arpa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arpa. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Juri Arpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arpa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Arpa connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arpa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arpa misses with a head kick.
Arpa defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Arpa throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juri Arpa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jackson Taylor!
An out of breath Jackson Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sluggo Brott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
215 lbs
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31
221 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott misses with a body shot.
Brott thows a leg kick but Hartola checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hartola throws a body punch but Brott moves out of range.
Brott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brott scores with a decent looking hook.
Hartola is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartola throws out a leg kick but Brott moves out of range and Hartola only half commits.
Brott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartola is looking to score with low kicks.
Brott connects with a right hand. Hartola shakes it off.
Hartola throws a front kick aimed at Brott's knee but Brott avoids it well.
Hartola throws a body punch but Brott moves out of range.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hartola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Brott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brott showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola is trying to maintain the position but Brott is very close to passing his half guard.
Hartola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brott lands with a punch from half guard.
Hartola is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartola is trying to stand back up but Brott is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hartola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brott pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartola is staying active underneath Brott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartola looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartola, not yet.
Brott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hartola has momentary wrist control but Brott slips an elbow through the middle.
Hartola keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Brott is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartola has wrist control.
Brott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brott with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brott pushing down on Hartola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hartola moves into full guard.
Brott pushing down on Hartola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brott is thwarting Hartola's attempts to control the position.
Brott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartola's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brott moves into full mount! Hartola won't be happy about that!
Brott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola regains half guard.
Hartola is trying to get back to full guard.
Brott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hartola has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brott working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Brott.
Hartola is staying active underneath Brott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brott throws a strike but Hartola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brott landing with the ground and pound.
Hartola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hartola throws a low kick but Brott moves out of range easily.
Hartola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hartola misses with a kick to the body.
Brott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
Brott lands a right hook to the body.
Hartola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hartola cracks the inside of Brott's front leg.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brott scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but Brott is out of range.
Hartola throws a leg kick that misses.
Brott sizes up Hartola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hartola is looking for a sweep. Brott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hartola defends it well.
Brott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hartola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brott's back!
Brott manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hartola's guard. Nice work there by Brott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartola is keeping the position for now.
Sluggo Brott has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola is trying to keep Brott in close.
Brott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hartola dives on top into guard.
Brott wants to sweep but no luck.
Brott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brott looking for a sweep. Not yet Brott, not yet.
Hartola trying to control the position from guard on top but Brott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartola wants to stand but Brott is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hartola gets to his feet - Brott follows without any prompting.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brott throws a leg kick but Hartola moved away.
Brott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brott checks a leg kick.
Brott lands with a straight right. Hartola didn't see that one coming.
Brott looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Brott - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hartola's guard.
Brott postures up.
Hartola looking for a guillotine here but Brott defends easily.
Brott connects with a couple of short punches.
Brott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola looking for a guillotine here but Brott defends easily.
Brott chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brott moves away.
Hartola blocks a jab.
Brott throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
Brott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartola.
Good work by Brott as he checks the leg kick.
Hartola 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.
Hartola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brott throws an overhand right that lands on Hartola's shoulder, as Hartola tries to avoid the shot.
Brott scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brott.
Hartola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brott, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brott lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hartola fails to land.
Hartola tries to stall but Brott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott tries for a takedown but Hartola manages to get underhooks.
Brott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hartola wants to stall.
Brott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick but Brott checks it.
A good leg kick by Brott.
Brott connects with a jab.
Hartola slips under a jab.
Brott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartola checks a low kick from Brott.
Some bone on bone action there as Hartola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tommi Hartola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hartola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartola.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Hartola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hartola walks into a stiff left hand from Brott.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brott was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brott.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Brott checks it.
Hartola is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Hartola.
Hartola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brott is able to avoid easily.
Brott throws a leg kick which misses Hartola's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartola tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott throws a leg kick which misses Hartola's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartola tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brott checks a leg kick.
Hartola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brott misses with a wild body shot.
Brott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Brott gets a double leg takedown into Hartola's guard.
Brott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartola parries the strikes from Brott easily there. Brott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hartola to escape.
Brott throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hartola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brott off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Brott is controlling Hartola 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott stands up over Hartola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brott landing with the ground and pound.
Hartola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartola looking for a triangle here. Brott is fighting it but it looks tight! Hartola pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brott is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Red Gym's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Ten Red Gym has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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204 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a push kick but Red Gym slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Red Gym sprawls well.
Red Gym loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Red Gym cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Red Gym throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Red Gym swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Red Gym thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Red Gym's brow.
Red Gym working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Red Gym has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red Gym avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Red Gym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Red Gym works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Red Gym is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Red Gym is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Red Gym trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red Gym swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ten Red Gym was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red Gym looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Red Gym fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Red Gym is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
Red Gym takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Red Gym is trying to improve his position.
Nelson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Red Gym's legs.
The referee asks Nelson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nelson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nelson scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is staying tight to Red Gym's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nelson working the ground and pound from side control.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Red Gym is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Well, if Nelson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Red Gym is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Red Gym defending well though.
Red Gym really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Red Gym.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Red Gym scores with a shot to the body.
Nelson jabs Red Gym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Red Gym on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Red Gym - just one landing.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Red Gym counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Red Gym to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
Red Gym misses with a combination
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Ten Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Red Gym moves out of range.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Red Gym fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Red Gym moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym blocks a leg kick.
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!
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red Gym takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.
Red Gym swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as Red Gym blocks the low kick.
Red Gym lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Red Gym moves out of range of the body kick.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Red Gym throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red Gym throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Red Gym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Red Gym ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
Red Gym's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Red Gym misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Red Gym misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Red Gym.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Red Gym is just out of range.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson thumps Red Gym with a low kick.
Red Gym takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Red Gym counters with a right hand to the body.
Red Gym scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Red Gym.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Red Gym lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Red Gym shrugs it off though.
Red Gym takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red Gym.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Nelson connects with the punch.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Red Gym stumbling back into the cage.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Red Gym misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red Gym takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Red Gym throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson moves out of range as Red Gym strikes.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red Gym was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson slips a straight right by Red Gym.
Red Gym swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson takes a swing at Red Gym's ribcage but misses.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Red Gym looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Red Gym off balance momentarily.
Red Gym throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a head kick.
Nelson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Red Gym is trying to defend but Nelson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson stalling.
Nelson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson scoring with strikes but Red Gym is staying in there.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Red Gym is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red Gym can do to turn this around?
Nelson landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Funakoshi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Martial Art Drum Beat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gichin Funakoshi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Plo's chin.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Funakoshi coming out on top.
Plo scores with a jab. Funakoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funakoshi cracks Plo with a good jab.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funakoshi connects with a crisp jab.
Plo is rocked!
A big left from Funakoshi misses.
Oh Plo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Funakoshi misses with a looping right.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Plo seems to have got his legs back now.
Funakoshi takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plo misses with a straight left.
Plo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a hook.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funakoshi is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Plo throws an overhand right that lands on Funakoshi's shoulder, as Funakoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Plo moves out of range as Funakoshi strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funakoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Funakoshi cracks Plo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Funakoshi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Plo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funakoshi is not content to let Plo control the position.
Funakoshi manages to get to full guard.
Funakoshi wants to sweep here but Plo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo forces his way into half guard.
Plo controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi tries to roll over but Plo keeps him under control.
Funakoshi taking some punishment here, with Plo in his half guard.
Funakoshi wants to get back to full guard but Plo has passed into side control.
Funakoshi tries to bench press Plo off him but Plo keeps the position.
Plo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Funakoshi down.
Funakoshi is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Funakoshi's face as Plo controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi sneaks back into half guard.
Funakoshi has hold of Plo's hands but Plo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Funakoshi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Funakoshi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Funakoshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funakoshi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Funakoshi kicks Plo off and gets back to his feet.
Funakoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Plo counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funakoshi has time to react.
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!
Plo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Funakoshis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Plo throws a good cross that connects.
Funakoshi is rocked!
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo throws a hook but Funakoshi blocks it.
Gichin Funakoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plo misses with a hook.
Plo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funakoshi.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plo.
Plo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Funakoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plo catches Funakoshi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Plo.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Funakoshi looks to throw the jab but Plo is out of range.
Plo throws a shot from downtown. Funakoshi moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Funakoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Funakoshi tries to bum rush Plo with a series of wild strikes but Plo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funakoshi misses with a left hand
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo scores with a jab.
Funakoshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Plo.
Plo scores with a nice right hand.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Plo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funakoshi.
Nice straight punches there by Plo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Plo.
Plo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plo lands with an overhand left.
Funakoshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Plo finish him?
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi seems to have recovered his senses.
Funakoshi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Funakoshi misses with a head shot.
Funakoshi avoids the attempt from Plo to control.
Funakoshi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Funakoshi throws a wild left hand from mount and Plo manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Funakoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Funakoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Funakoshi with the ground and pound but Plo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Funakoshi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patrick Plo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plo has momentary wrist control but Funakoshi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Plo looking to control.
Funakoshi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Plo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Funakoshi is looking to improve his position.
Plo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funakoshi keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut. Plo saw that one coming.
Funakoshi tries to clinch but Plo moves out of range.
Plo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Funakoshi counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plo slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plo moves out of range of the strikes.
Funakoshi tries to clinch but Plo is having none of it.
Funakoshi slips a jab from Plo.
Funakoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plo was well out of range. Poor timing from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Plo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funakoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gichin Funakoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funakoshi works Plo's body with a nice hook.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plo throws out the jab.
Funakoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plo misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
Funakoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi closes the distance and pushes Plo back into the cage.
Plo successfully pulls guard.
Funakoshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Plo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo looking for a sweep. Not yet Plo, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funakoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funakoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Funakoshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plo trying to control the position.
Funakoshi is fighting to break Plo's control of his arms but Plo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Funakoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Plo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funakoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Plo connects with a couple of short punches.
Funakoshi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Funakoshi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo trying to control but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi controlling Plo's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plo is one step ahead there.
Funakoshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funakoshi being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gichin Funakoshi.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Plo misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gichin Funakoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funakoshi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. Ungar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Viiksi Tolonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stu Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar lands a big head kick that sends Tolonen tumbling to the mat! Ungar takes a step backwards and waves Tolonen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Viiksi Tolonen has been cut.
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!
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Ungar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ungar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tolonen.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Tolonen lands with a shot to the body.
Ungar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tolonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ungar.
Tolonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ungar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ungar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ungar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tolonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ungar misses.
Ungar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ungar.
Tolonen with a jab.
Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolonen as he connects with a hook.
Tolonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ungar was covering up waiting for the punch and Tolonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tolonen is fighting to break Ungar's control of his arms but Ungar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ungar is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Ungar keeps moving.
Ungar working a defensive guard here.
Stu Ungar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Ungar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ungar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tolonen checks the leg kick.
Ungar needs to keep his hands up - Tolonen had a free shot at his head there.
Tolonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Ungar throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tolonen misses with a double jab
and Ungar counters with a nice body kick.
Tolonen misses the body punch
letting Ungar counter with a right hand.
Tolonen feints and as Ungar raises his hands in defense, Tolonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tolonen advances position into side control!
Ungar prevents Tolonen from moving into mount.
Ungar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ungar is looking for a sweep. Tolonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar trying to control from the bottom.
Ungar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolonen is looking to advance position but Ungar won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tolonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ungar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Viiksi Tolonen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolonen is just out of range.
Ungar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tolonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Viiksi Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viiksi Tolonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ungar checks a leg kick nicely.
Tolonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tolonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tolonen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
A big left from Ungar misses.
Tolonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ungar defends it nicely.
Ungar takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
Ungar tries to score with a low kick but Tolonen moves his leg out of the way.
Tolonen has a takedown stuffed.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tolonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ungar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ungar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
Ungar throws a body kick that misses.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Ungar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen lands with a nice combination. Ungar backs away looking to recover.
Tolonen throws out a leg kick but Ungar moves out of range and Tolonen only half commits.
Tolonen moves out of range as Ungar strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tolonen is defended easily by Ungar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viiksi Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Ungar sprawls well. He's pushed Tolonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tolonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ungar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ungar tries to work over Tolonen's front leg with a kick but Tolonen checks it.
Viiksi Tolonen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
Ungar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Ungar feints and then cracks Tolonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tolonen down.
Ungar digs a good body shot into Tolonen's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ungar.
Ungar throws a low kick, looking for Tolonen's leg but Tolonen calmly moves out of range.
Tolonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tolonen misses with a straight right.
Ungar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tolonen.
Tolonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ungar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Ungar misses.
Tolonen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ungar.
Ungar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolonen blocks a head kick by Ungar.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ungar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ungar scores with a spinning back kick!
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolonen. That did some damage!
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ungar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ungar throws a wild body kick that Tolonen sees coming a mile off.
Tolonen throws a low kick but Ungar avoids it.
Ungar throws a body kick that misses.
Ungar drops Tolonen with a beautiful combination! Tolonen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ungar is looking for the KO!
Tolonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tolonen is rocked!
Ungar keeps Tolonen at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar is looking to slow Tolonen down with leg kicks.
Tolonen misses with a low kick as Ungar jumps back.
Ungar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ungar lands a nice hook to Tolonen's body. Tolonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Ungar has cracked Tolonen with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Ungar lands another huge swinging hook and Tolonen tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Tolonen, before Ungar can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stu Ungar!
Stu Ungar is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Stu Ungar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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