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EPL Season 2 Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amato's entrance music is Gonna Fly Now. A fine choice. Kuure has chosen I'm Coming Home as his entrance music. Kuure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Domenic Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure misses with a body kick.
Amato throws a nice head kick!
Amato tries for a takedown but Kuure sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuure throws a low kick but Amato avoids it.
Kuure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuure displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amato throws out the jab.
A jab from Kuure does it's job there.
Kuure lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuure leaves Amato with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuure takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuure jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amato misses with a body shot.
Amato avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Amato throws a jab when Kuure was well out of range.
Kuure lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
Amato checks a leg kick.
Amato shoots in for a takedown but Kuure shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Amato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuure pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuure slips under a jab from Amato.
Kuure lands a head shot.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Amato moved out of range.
Amato blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuure throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amato.
Kuure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amato.
Kuure swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.
Kuure swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.
Kuure slips under a jab.
Kuure's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuure obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato misses the jab.
Kuure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amato misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
Kuure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuure swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.
Amato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuure checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuure is looking to slow Amato down with leg kicks.
Kuure steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amato.
Nice straight punches there by Amato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amato.
Kuure looks to land a combination but Amato avoids it well.
A low kick from Kuure misses
and Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuure falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuure takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuure can pounce on him.
Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Kuure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuure swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuure catches Amato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Amato stalks Kuure and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuure's face. Kuure staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuure tries a head kick but it misses.
Amato's corner calls for a 1-2. Amato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amato dips to his left and cracks Kuure with an uppercut!
Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Amato throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuure is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuure throws a right hand that misses
and Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuure misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Kuure is predictable there
and Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuure tries to bum rush Amato with a series of wild strikes but Amato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuure. That snapped Amato's head back.
Amato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuure sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
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 Domenic Amato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuure lands a nice looking body shot.
Amato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amato throws a right and a left that Kuure avoids nicely.
Amato throws a leg kick but Kuure checks it.
Amato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuure throws a low kick but Amato moves out of range easily.
Kuure lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amato takes a step back to recover.
Amato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amato scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuure should have avoided that one.
Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amato checks a leg kick.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amato is able to avoid easily.
Kuure takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Domenic Amato is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kuure misses its intended target.
Amato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuure ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amato. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amato.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Amato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Amato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Kuure. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amato, as that shot connected.
Kuure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amato circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuure misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws a leg kick but Kuure sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuure defending well as Amato loads up on a big left hand.
Amato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuure throws a low kick, looking for Amato's leg but Amato calmly moves out of range.
Amato throws a wild body kick that Kuure sees coming a mile off.
Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
Amato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Amato throws a hook to the side of Kuure's head but Kuure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuure blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amato misses with a body punch
and Kuure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Amato misses.
A big left from Kuure misses.
Kuure moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kuure looks to throw the jab but Amato is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Amato blocks the leg kick.
Kuure loads up on a big right hand but Amato slips the punch.
Amato moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuure ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuure.
Kuure throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amato moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amato.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amato.
Amato tries to land a front kick but Kuure steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws a leg kick but Kuure checks it.
Kuure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amato takes a swing at Kuure's ribcage but misses.
Kuure bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amato's head.
Jab by Amato.
Amato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amato looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Kuure. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuure fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amato won't allow Kuure to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Domenic Amato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuure as he avoids it easily.
Kuure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuure goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kuure. Those never looked like landing.
Amato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuure to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuure connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amato. Amato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amato throws a low kick, looking for Kuure's leg but Kuure calmly moves out of range.
Jab by Amato.
Kuure walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuure scores with a jab. Amato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Kuure.
Amato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuure scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amato's sensitive parts.
Kuure misses with a leg kick
and Amato counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuure misses with a lunging right hand
and Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuure takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Kuure's shoulder, as Kuure tries to avoid the shot.
Amato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuure scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Amato misses with a hook. Kuure ducked under it nicely.
Amato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuure has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amato finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuure's head.
Amato dives in and grabs Kuure's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuure pushes down on Amato's head and hops out.
Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuure.
A swing and a miss from Amato.
Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Amato moved out of range.
Amato works over Kuure's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Amato misses the jab.
Kuure throws a low kick but it's checked well by Amato.
Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amato.
Amato dodges the punch combination from Kuure.
Amato lands a nice hook to Kuure's body. Kuure takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuure swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.
Kuure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amato with a nice cross.
Kuure throws a jab but it's blocked by Amato.
Amato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
Amato lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuure off the cage and back into range.
Domenic Amato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuure throws a body punch but Amato moves out of range.
Amato throws a looping overhand right but Kuure ducks down to avoid it.
Kuure throws a head kick that misses.
Kuure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Kuure tried to score with a low kick but Amato checks it.
Amato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuure at a distance.
Amato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Amato lands with a nice body punch.
Kuure throws a looping overhand right but Amato ducks down to avoid it.
Kuure 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.
Kuure misses with a right hand
and Amato counters with a good low kick that Kuure was not able to check.
Amato lands a nice hook to Kuure's body. Kuure takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Amato.
Amato jabs Kuure right on the nose. Kuure blinks but takes it well.
Amato scores with a nice strike.
Kuure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuure takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuure's sensitive parts.
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!
Kuure takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Amato.
Amato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuure scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amato lands with an overhand left.
Kuure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amato.
Kuure throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Amato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenic Amato!
A relieved looking Domenic Amato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Columbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Columbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Overeem is fending him off so far but Columbar persists. Nope, Overeem circles away and we're back to standing.
Columbar slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Overeem as Columbar shoots in.
Columbar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Columbar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbar moves away.
Columbar cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Overeem cracks Columbar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Overeem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Columbar throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Columbar only half commits.
Columbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbar checks a leg kick.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Columbar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Columbar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Columbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Columbar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Columbar thinking.
Nice cross by Overeem.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Columbar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overeem.
Overeem throws a leg kick
and Columbar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Columbar throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Columbar only half commits.
Overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Columbar misses with a kick to the body.
Overeem delivers a nice body kick.
Columbar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Columbar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Overeem pinned against the cage. Overeem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Columbar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overeem but Overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Columbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Columbar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Columbar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Columbar throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Columbar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Overeem is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Columbar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Columbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to kick Columbar off but Columbar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Overeem is looking for a sweep. Columbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Overeem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Overeem wants to get back to full guard.
Overeem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Columbar.
Overeem wants to improve his position but Columbar is controlling well.
Columbar prevents Overeem from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Columbar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Columbar thows a huge punch but Overeem dodges it nicely.
Columbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Overeem is doing well to control the position and prevent Columbar from advancing to side control.
Overeem wants to get back to his feet.
Columbar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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!
Overeem is trying to maintain the position but Columbar is very close to passing his half guard.
Overeem looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alistair Overeem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Columbar misses.
Overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Columbar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Columbar tries a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
Overeem misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
Columbar wants to land a leg kick but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Columbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Overeem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Columbar - the referee stops the clock and Overeem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Columbar. Overeem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Overeem checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Columbar - just one landing.
Columbar 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.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Overeem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Columbar throws a leg kick
and Overeem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Columbar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Overeem as Columbar shoots in.
Overeem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Columbar.
Overeem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overeem connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Overeem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbar in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbar shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overeem.
Overeem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Columbar lands a slapping body shot.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbar gets a takedown into half guard.
Overeem is doing well to control the position and prevent Columbar from advancing to side control.
Overeem is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Columbar wants to pass the guard but Overeem is defending well.
Columbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Overeem trying to control from the bottom.
Overeem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Columbar.
Overeem is trying to stand.
Columbar is thwarting Overeem's attempts to control the position.
Columbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Overeem is trying to maintain the position but Columbar is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Columbar.
Columbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Overeem is pressing down on Columbar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Overeem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Overeem wants to pass the guard but Columbar is defending well.
Columbar is in trouble now - Overeem has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overeem tries to control but Columbar wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbar is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alistair Overeem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Overeem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Columbar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Columbar.
Overeem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Columbar.
Overeem misses with a wild body shot.
Columbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Columbar if he has to take too many more of those.
Columbar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Columbar throws a solid leg kick but Overeem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Columbar.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Columbar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Overeem throws a head kick but Columbar moves out of range.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Columbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem lands a nice shot that snaps Columbar's head back.
Overeem wants to slow Columbar down by chopping away at his legs.
Columbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Overeem.
Columbar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Overeem wants to get back to full guard.
Jan Columbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Overeem controlling the position well.
Overeem wants to control but Columbar is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to stand back up but Columbar is controlling him
Columbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Overeem's head.
Overeem is trying to stand back up but Columbar is controlling him
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Columbar with a momentary lay and pray from half 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!
Columbar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem is trying to stand up here but Columbar is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem pushes Columbar off and gets back to his feet.
Overeem misses the shot to the body.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Columbar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Columbar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Overeem tries to avoid it but Columbar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Overeem to the ground. Overeem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jan Columbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
A punch lands to the side of Columbar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Columbar sees coming a mile off.
Overeem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbar.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Columbar off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Columbar saw that one coming.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Columbar avoids it well.
Overeem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Columbar at a distance.
Overeem checks the leg kick nicely there.
Columbar tried to score with a low kick but Overeem checks it.
Alistair Overeem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Columbar tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbar moves away.
Overeem scores with a head kick. Columbar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbar scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Columbar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Overeem is out of range.
Columbar 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alistair Overeem.
I've got Overeem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alistair Overeem thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into the arena with Burn It To The Ground blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Fedor Belfort has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fedor Belfort seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
180 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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31
185 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Alavaara clinches up against the cage.
Alavaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Belfort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alavaara looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belfort closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alavaara quickly recovers to half guard.
Alavaara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belfort scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alavaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belfort.
Belfort is looking to take a break and control but Alavaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alavaara gets full 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!
Alavaara trying to control the position.
Alavaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belfort throws an elbow that misses. Alavaara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belfort's guard. Nice move by Alavaara!
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Alavaara wants to pass the guard but Belfort is keeping the position.
Belfort seems keen to control Alavaara's posture.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Alavaara from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mauri Alavaara.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Alavaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alavaara throws out a leg kick but Belfort moves out of range and Alavaara only half commits.
Alavaara tries a low kick but Belfort avoids it.
Alavaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alavaara. That's going to slow Belfort down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort cracks Alavaara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Alavaara throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauri Alavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alavaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort digs a good body shot into Alavaara's ribs.
Alavaara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belfort checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belfort changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alavaara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alavaara is looking for a sweep.
Belfort tries to score with some ground and pound. Alavaara controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alavaara taking a bit of punishment here - Belfort scoring with strikes.
Belfort misses with the ground and pound.
Belfort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alavaara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alavaara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alavaara's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belfort is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alavaara is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
Alavaara is staying active underneath Belfort, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara is looking to improve his position.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alavaara's head.
Belfort is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Belfort dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belfort fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belfort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alavaara throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Alavaara misses.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alavaara scores with a punch to the head.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Alavaara tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Alavaara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alavaara wants to sweep here but Belfort controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort wants to control from the top but Alavaara keeps moving.
Belfort has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belfort postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belfort trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Alavaara pulls Belfort in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Belfort.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a body kick.
Alavaara scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alavaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Alavaara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
A big right from Alavaara misses.
Alavaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Alavaara.
Alavaara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Belfort shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alavaara's guard.
Alavaara controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mauri Alavaara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good standup being displayed there by Belfort as he connects with a hook.
Alavaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Fedor Belfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alavaara to score with a decent uppercut.
Alavaara thumps Belfort with a low kick.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a front kick aimed at Belfort's knee but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alavaara as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alavaara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Belfort shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alavaara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belfort.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Belfort will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Alavaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but Belfort checks it.
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alavaara misses with a wild body shot.
Belfort takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alavaara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alavaara sprawls well. Alavaara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet.
Alavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belfort.
Alavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alavaara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alavaara throws the left hand but Belfort avoids the punch easily.
Belfort connects with the punch.
Alavaara forces Belfort back against the cage and clinches.
Alavaara stalling in the clinch but Belfort improves position.
Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Belfort looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alavaara is fending him off so far but Belfort persists. Nope, Alavaara circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belfort scores with a jab.
Belfort misses with a straight right.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Belfort catches Alavaara right on the button with a cross.
Alavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alavaara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belfort momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Alavaara.
A jab from Alavaara finds it's way through Belfort's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara tries to score with a low kick but Belfort moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Alavaara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belfort doesn't seem phased though.
Alavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alavaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alavaara lands a slapping body shot.
Belfort scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alavaara in his tracks.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Alavaara's head but Alavaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alavaara struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alavaara keeps working.
Belfort working the ground and pound.
Alavaara throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Alavaara throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alavaara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fedor Belfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alavaara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauri Alavaara.
I think Belfort 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mauri Alavaara!
During a confident post fight interview, Mauri Alavaara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaloviina comes to the cage accompanied by UNKLE - Reign. Yabu Kersikov 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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26
293 lbs
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197 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaloviina motions for Kersikov to come forward. Jaloviina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaloviina.
Jaloviina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaloviina avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kersikov as Jaloviina tries to tie him up.
Kersikov tries to work over Jaloviina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina breaks from the clinch.
Jaloviina throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov works Jaloviina's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kersikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaloviina - the referee stops the clock and Kersikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaloviina. Kersikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Jaloviina slips the punch.
Jaloviina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaloviina looks to land a combination. Kersikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jaloviina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaloviina.
Jaloviina throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown.
Jaloviina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Jaloviina's head but Jaloviina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yabu Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Kersikov.
Jaloviina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Jaloviina slips the punch.
Jaloviina lands a big head kick that sends Kersikov tumbling to the mat! Jaloviina takes a step backwards and waves Kersikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kersikov is rocked!
It looks like Yabu Kersikov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaloviina throws a body kick the misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaloviina finish him?
Jaloviina avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Jaloviina throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaloviina.
Kersikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov jabs at Jaloviina's body.
Kersikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaloviina circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jaloviina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov pushes Jaloviina up against the cage in a clinch.
Kersikov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaloviina controls his hands.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaloviina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaloviina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov pushes Jaloviina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov pushes Jaloviina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kersikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov stalling against the cage.
Jaloviina misses with a punch to the body.
Jaloviina struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov gets underhooks to prevent Jaloviina's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Jaloviina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Come on Kersikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaloviina is looking for a takedown.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Jaloviina can't get the takedown.
Kersikov gets through Jaloviina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov gets through Jaloviina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaloviina gets an underhook and turns Kersikov into the cage.
Jaloviina throws a head punch that misses.
Jaloviina has hold of one of Kersikov's legs. Kersikov is fighting the takedown attempt but Jaloviina gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jaloviina lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaloviina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jaloviina will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kersikov controls Jaloviina momentarily but Jaloviina frees himself.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Jaloviina postures up.
Kersikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaloviina throwing strikes but missing.
Jaloviina throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaloviina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov managing to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yabu Kersikov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jaloviina blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Jaloviina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yabu Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kersikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaloviina displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaloviina tries to keep at a distance but Kersikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaloviina can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Jaloviina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kersikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kersikov throws a hook but Jaloviina blocks it.
Jaloviina staying out of range there.
Jaloviina throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaloviina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a swing at Jaloviina's ribcage but misses.
Jaloviina takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaloviina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaloviina shoots in but no luck this time.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov takes a swing at Jaloviina's ribcage but misses.
Jaloviina blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Risto Jaloviina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaloviina slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jaloviina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov tries to clinch but Jaloviina moves out of range.
Jaloviina throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Jaloviina's head but Jaloviina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaloviina.
Jaloviina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kersikov moves into range and clinches up with Jaloviina.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Jaloviina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kersikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Jaloviina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov tries to work over Jaloviina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaloviina.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Jaloviina tries to stall but Kersikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov lands a body punch.
Jaloviina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaloviina backwards.
Come on Kersikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaloviina misses with an elbow strike.
Jaloviina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Jaloviina tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
A short right from Jaloviina.
Jaloviina misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaloviina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaloviina pushes off an throws an elbow but Kersikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kersikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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!
Jaloviina tries to stall but Kersikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov gets through Jaloviina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kersikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kersikov pushes Jaloviina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaloviina goes for a takedown attempt but Kersikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jaloviina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Jaloviina moved out of range nicely.
Jaloviina throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaloviina is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kersikov tries to clinch but Jaloviina is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jaloviina throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Risto Jaloviina is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Jaloviina's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yabu Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yabu Kersikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jaloviina connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Jaloviina.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaloviina was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaloviina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Kersikov misses with a double jab.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaloviina lands an overhand right.
Kersikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Jaloviina avoids it.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaloviina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Jaloviina lands a jab.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaloviina. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaloviina slips a jab from Kersikov.
Jaloviina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaloviina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaloviina throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Jaloviina ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a swing at Jaloviina's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov cracks Jaloviina with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaloviina slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
Jaloviina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Jaloviina counters with a left and a right that stings Kersikov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaloviina scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov wants to slow Jaloviina down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Jaloviina keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov thows a leg kick but Jaloviina checks it
and Jaloviina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaloviina slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Jaloviina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaloviina ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Jaloviina lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaloviina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov lands a jab to the head.
Kersikov thows a leg kick but Jaloviina checks it
and Jaloviina counters with a straight right hand.
Jaloviina looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Jaloviina blocks a jab.
Jaloviina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaloviina finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Jaloviina misses with a body kick.
Jaloviina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Jaloviina avoids it.
Jaloviina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaloviina misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Jaloviina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaloviina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaloviina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaloviina swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaloviina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaloviina misses with a low kick.
Jaloviina fails with the takedown.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaloviina counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaloviina on the side of the head.
Kersikov closes the distance and pushes Jaloviina back into the cage.
Jaloviina can't get the takedown.
Kersikov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaloviina backwards.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaloviina controls his hands.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yabu Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yabu Kersikov!
An out of breath Yabu Kersikov 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rivera's choice of entrance music: Your Hand in Mine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
195 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera avoids the head kick by Apanson.
Rivera slips under a jab from Apanson.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Apanson finds it's target.
Apanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Rivera 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.
A jab from Apanson misses.
A slow jab from Apanson misses its intended target.
Apanson cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Apanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johan Apanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson closes the distance and clinches up with Rivera, looking for a takedown. Apanson pushes Rivera against the cage but Rivera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rivera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Apanson loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Apanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Apanson cracks Rivera with an open hand slap.
Rivera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Apanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Apanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson lands a body shot.
Apanson lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Apanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Apanson.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Apanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Apanson avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Apanson misses with some punches.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apanson blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Apanson is keeping busy.
Apanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Apanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Apanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Rivera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Apanson is avoiding it.
Apanson dives in and grabs Rivera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivera pushes down on Apanson's head and hops out.
Apanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Apanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Apanson ducks down to avoid it.
Apanson throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Apanson leaves Rivera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Apanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Apanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Apanson throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Apanson defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apanson.
Rivera slips a jab from Apanson.
Apanson throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivera throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Apanson is defended easily by Rivera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Apanson.
Rivera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivera wants it to stay on the feet.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Apanson lands with a kick to the temple. Rivera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Rivera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apanson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Rivera connects with a looping right hand.
Apanson throws a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Apanson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
Apanson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apanson can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Apanson can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Apanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apanson.
Apanson has picked Rivera up - he's going for a ride! Apanson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. Apanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera wants to control but Apanson is keeping busy.
Apanson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rivera to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Apanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Apanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson trying to move into half guard but instead Rivera has managed to sweep!
Rivera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Apanson swivels though and keeps the full 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!
Rivera trying to control but Apanson is working from the bottom.
Apanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivera won't allow Apanson to sweep him here.
Apanson is looking for a triangle but Rivera pushes his legs off easily.
Rivera preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Apanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apanson is trying to keep Rivera in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Apanson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera slips under a jab from Apanson.
Apanson takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Apanson misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apanson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Apanson wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
Johan Apanson is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Apanson throws a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Apanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Apanson throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera tries to work over Apanson's front leg with a kick but Apanson checks it.
Apanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Apanson throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick from Apanson misses.
Rivera throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apanson misses with a low kick as Rivera jumps back.
Rivera misses with a takedown attempt
and Apanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Apanson tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Apanson misses with a few strikes there.
Apanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
A right-left combo lands from Apanson.
A lazy left from Apanson finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera rushes Apanson and presses him up against the cage.
Apanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
Apanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to control Apanson's arms but Apanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivera has his back to the cage.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera trying to control the position but instead, Apanson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rivera into the cage.
Apanson working aggressively here.
Apanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apanson or not.
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!
Good body shot from Rivera.
Rivera gets through Apanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Apanson tries to pull guard but Rivera won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rivera.
A head punch on the inside from Apanson fails to land.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Carlos Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Apanson can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Apanson tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlos Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Apanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
Apanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johan Apanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apanson lands with a light punch inside.
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 Johan Apanson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Apanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. The crowd seem to be enjoying Uusivirta's choice of entrance music: Moonsorrow - Huuto. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusivirta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rovanpera can pounce on him.
Rovanpera looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusivirta is just out of range.
Rovanpera misses with an uppercut.
Uusivirta throws out a loose jab but Rovanpera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uusivirta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Rovanpera. That snapped Uusivirta's head back.
Rovanpera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uusivirta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uusivirta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seppo Rovanpera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusivirta scores with a hook.
Rovanpera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusivirta.
Uusivirta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Seppo Rovanpera has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusivirta wants to slow Rovanpera down by chopping away at his legs.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot.
Rovanpera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera moves into the clinch.
Uusivirta can't break the clinch.
Uusivirta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uusivirta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rovanpera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uusivirta backwards.
Rovanpera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Tarmo Uusivirta has been cut.
Rovanpera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rovanpera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uusivirta's efforts to push away.
Rovanpera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rovanpera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uusivirtas head.
Rovanpera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusivirta has had enough of the clinch but Rovanpera keeps him there for the moment.
Rovanpera struggles to land a body shot inside as Uusivirta controls his hands.
Uusivirta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uusivirta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovanpera moves away.
Rovanpera throws a body punch but Uusivirta moves out of range.
Uusivirta wants to land a leg kick but Rovanpera is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera closes the distance and clinches up with Uusivirta, looking for a takedown. Rovanpera pushes Uusivirta against the cage but Uusivirta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uusivirta gets tackled into the cage by Rovanpera. Rovanpera maintains the clinch.
Rovanpera working aggressively here.
Uusivirta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uusivirta misses with a leg kick
and Rovanpera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uusivirta won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovanpera trying to control the action but Uusivirta is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Rovanpera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rovanpera is putting a hurting on Uusivirta here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rovanpera happy to just control the position for now.
Rovanpera trying to control the position but Uusivirta is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Uusivirta some visible discomfort.
Uusivirta wants to get back to his feet but Rovanpera drags him back down.
Uusivirta is not content to let Rovanpera control the position.
Rovanpera tries to move into full mount but can't pass Uusivirta's legs.
Rovanpera controlling the position from side mount.
Rovanpera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera wants to control for a moment but Uusivirta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Uusivirta tries to kick Rovanpera off but Rovanpera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovanpera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uusivirta won't allow Rovanpera to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Rovanpera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rovanpera lands a leg kick that knocks Uusivirta off balance momentarily.
Uusivirta stuns Rovanpera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rovanpera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uusivirta is out of range.
Uusivirta misses with a low kick as Rovanpera jumps back.
Uusivirta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rovanpera blocks a head kick by Uusivirta.
A head kick by Rovanpera misses
and Uusivirta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rovanpera's knee momentarily.
Rovanpera shoots in and drives through. Uusivirta sprawls well.
Rovanpera dives in and grabs Uusivirta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uusivirta pushes down on Rovanpera's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uusivirta drops Rovanpera with a big left hand! Rovanpera is injured, injured bad! Uusivirta jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Uusivirta!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tarmo Uusivirta waved his t-shirt featuring Undead clothing. All items 10$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessard comes into the arena with Dexter - Intruder blaring out of the sound system. Goat has chosen Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat throws a hook but Lessard blocks it.
Goat throws a hook to the side of Lessard's head but Lessard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lessard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lessard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Lessard.
Goat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goat with a hook.
Lessard throws a jab but it's blocked by Goat.
A leg kick checked by Lessard.
Lessard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessard moves away.
Lessard scores with the left hand. Goat knows he should have avoided that one.
Lessard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goat misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard with a jab.
Lessard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lessard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lessard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goat scrambles back to his feet.
Goat lands with a nice body punch.
Goat closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lessard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lessard misses with an uppercut.
Goat misses with a few strikes there.
Goat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Goat staying out of range there.
Lessard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goat.
Lessard is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard works over Goat's head and body with a nice combination.
Goat cracks a nice hook into Lessard's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lessard digs a good body shot into Goat's ribs.
Lessard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lessard misses with a looping left.
Lessard throws a nice head kick!
Lessard lands the left hand.
Goat misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lessard - just one landing.
Junior Lessard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lessard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lessard connects with a leg kick. Goat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws a hook but Lessard blocks it.
Lessard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lessard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goat in his tracks.
Goat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lessard throws out the jab.
Lessard misses with a low kick.
Goat lands with a kick to the temple. Lessard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lessard throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
Goat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lessard was covering up waiting for the punch and Goat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lessard is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat controlling Lessard's posture.
Lessard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lessard wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
Lessard is really struggling to control Goat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Lessard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lessard lands the left hand.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Goat shoots in and bounces Lessard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lessard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goat looking to pass the guard.
Goat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goat stopping the sweep attempt from Lessard.
Lessard trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat wants to control from the top but Lessard keeps moving.
Lessard wants to sweep here but Goat controlling him for the moment.
Lessard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goat is pushing down on Lessard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lessard is fighting to maintain full guard but Goat has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lessard is defending against the submission attempts here by Goat.
Lessard regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goat looking to pass the guard.
Lessard trying to keep a closed guard but Goat is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lessard keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat postures up and lands a big shot to Lessard's brow.
Billy Goat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lessard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goat is looking for a sweep. Lessard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lessard is trying to control the action in half guard but Goat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lessard is thwarting Goat's attempts to control the position.
Goat wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lessard wants to take a breather but Goat is having none of it.
Lessard wants to pass the guard but Goat is defending well.
Lessard wants to get back to his feet.
Lessard wants to take a breather but Goat is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lessard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lessard lands a jab to the head.
Lessard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lessard keeps the fight on the outside.
Goat throws a head kick that misses.
Goat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lessard's guard.
Goat throwing strikes but missing.
Goat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lessard is keeping the position for now.
Lessard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat trying to control but Lessard is working from the bottom.
Goat wants to pass the guard but Lessard is keeping the position.
Lessard keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Goat throws a big right hand that misses.
Lessard keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Lessard working for a triangle but Goat defends it easily.
Lessard looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard kicks Goat off and gets to his feet.
Lessard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Lessard.
Lessard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lessard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goat's hands.
Lessard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goat looking to score a takedown here. Lessard is defending well but Goat drives through and ends up in Lessard's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat landing with the ground and pound.
Lessard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goat.
Lessard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Lessard blocks nicely.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lessard keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Lessard controls Goat momentarily but Goat frees himself.
Goat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Lessard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Goat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lessard throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lessard. That one must have hurt.
Lessard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lessard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lessard thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lessard lands a glancing blow to the side of Goat's head.
Lessard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat throws the kick towards the body but Lessard avoids it.
Lessard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lessard jabs Goat right on the nose. Goat blinks but takes it well.
Goat throws the left hand but Lessard avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lessard.
Goat throws a head kick that misses.
Lessard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good work by Lessard as he checks the leg kick.
Lessard looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range.
Lessard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goat.
Goat throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Goat is predictable there
and Lessard counters with an outside leg kick.
Lessard moves away from the strike by Goat.
Goat defending well as Lessard loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Goat.
Goat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lessard.
Goat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lessard.
Lessard misses with a hook.
Goat defending well as Lessard loads up on a big left hand.
Goat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lessard pushes Goat away with a front kick.
Goat throws a leg kick but Lessard sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goat.
Goat misses with an uppercut.
Goat works Lessard's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Lessard misses.
Goat missing with a left hand there. Lessard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goat throws out a powerful jab.
Goat stalks Lessard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lessard's face. Lessard staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Goat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lessard to score with a decent uppercut.
Junior Lessard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lessard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lessard blocks a low kick nicely.
Goat walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessard misses with a looping right.
Lessard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Goat tries to clinch up but Lessard circles away and keeps his distance.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Lessard misses with a wild body shot.
Lessard blocks a head kick by Goat.
Goat slips a jab and a cross from Lessard.
Goat defending well as Lessard loads up on a big left hand.
Goat avoids the body shot from Lessard.
Goat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lessard is trying to defend but Goat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goat stalling away here and it's allowed Lessard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat stopping the sweep attempt from Lessard.
Lessard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goat.
Goat looking to pass the guard.
Goat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessard keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Billy Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goat lands a big elbow.
Goat trying to control but Lessard is having none of it.
Goat wants to finish this one by submission but Lessard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goat.
Goat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat avoids the attempt from Lessard to control.
Lessard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lessard tries to reverse the position but Goat maintains control.
Goat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goat unloading with bombs!
Lessard can't escape the position.
Goat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lessard is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat looking to secure an arm triangle but Lessard defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat lands with some strikes.
Lessard is trying desperately to improve position.
Lessard tries to lock up and control but Goat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junior Lessard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lessard can't escape the position.
Goat landing punches.
Goat tries to control but Lessard wriggling away.
Goat with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat misses with a head shot.
Goat content just to control the position here.
Goat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goat dominating with strikes here.
Goat working the ground and pound effectively.
Lessard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Goat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat scores with a couple of good head shots 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!
Lessard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lessard is rocked!
Goat throwing strikes here but Lessard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Goat with the ground and pound from mount.
Lessard is working to get back to half guard.
Goat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lessard is trying desperately to improve position.
Goat landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
Billy Goat is the new lightweight champion!
Billy Goat managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb's entrance music is Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. A fine choice. Jones has chosen Fire by Demolition Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
24 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a leg kick but Bomb checks it.
Barclay Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bomb.
Jones tries to work over Bomb's front leg with a kick but Bomb checks it.
Jones throws a leg kick but Bomb checks it.
Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomb is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bomb backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomb.
Bomb thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Bomb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Bomb as he checks the leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Bomb.
Bomb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Bomb has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Bomb lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones blocks a head kick by Bomb.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Bomb.
Bomb misses with a body punch.
Bomb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bomb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bomb misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Bomb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bomb tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bomb.
Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones throws a right and a left that Bomb avoids nicely.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bomb gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bomb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomb tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bomb jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bomb moves out of range.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bomb pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barclay Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones darts in and clinches Bomb up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bomb up against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Bomb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bomb has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
Bomb wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Bomb lands a knee to the head.
Bomb misses with a knee to the head.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Barclay Jones has been cut.
Bomb is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Bomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Bomb is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Barclay Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bomb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bomb's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Jones tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bomb is out of range and Jones settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a hook.
Bomb gets a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bomb lands with a right to the head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Bomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bomb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Bomb avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Bomb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bomb checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bomb punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones gets through Bomb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
Jones avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Bomb stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Bomb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bomb tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but Bomb circles away.
Bomb feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Bomb lands with a slapping head kick.
Bomb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomb.
Barclay Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomb tries a head kick but it misses.
Bomb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with the combination.
Bomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones scores with a hook.
Bomb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bomb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barclay Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomb connects with an inside leg kick.
Bomb looks to throw a body kick
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch there but Bomb circles away.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bomb lands a jab.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bomb.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Bomb should have avoided that one.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Bomb misses.
Bomb is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bomb tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones gets a clinch.
Bomb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomb, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bomb.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Bomb.
Bomb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Bomb breaks the clinch.
Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bomb tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bomb keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bomb.
Jones motions for Bomb to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick but Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Bomb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bomb counters with a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Bomb misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomb tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bomb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Bomb lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Bomb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Bomb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Bomb lands a jab to the head.
Jones tries to clinch there but Bomb circles away.
Bomb throws a good cross that connects.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Bomb lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bomb.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Bomb seems unphased.
Bomb lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Bomb backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bomb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bomb 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bomb!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Bomb made sure he mentioned Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klas Micropop!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micropop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Micropop moves away from the strike by Karev.
Micropop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karev.
Karev lands a front kick.
Karev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micropop moves away.
Karev throws a push kick but Micropop slaps the foot to one side.
Karev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Micropop back to the cage. Karev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micropop slips under a jab from Karev.
Karev misses with a body kick.
Micropop throws a leg kick that misses.
Micropop throws a low kick but Karev moves out of range easily.
Micropop slips a straight right by Karev.
Karev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micropop in his tracks.
Karev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karev blocks a head kick by Micropop.
Micropop slips under a jab.
Micropop feints and then cracks Karev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karev down.
Micropop misses with a low kick as Karev jumps back.
Micropop throws a lazy right hand but Karev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev throws a push kick but Micropop slaps the foot to one side.
Micropop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Micropop tried to score with a low kick but Karev checks it.
Micropop blocks the body kick.
Karev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Micropop wants to land a leg kick but Karev is out of range.
Micropop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karev counters with a nice uppercut.
Karev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Micropop counters with a thumping low kick.
Karev takes a swing at Micropop's ribcage but misses.
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Karev saw it coming and moves away.
Karev lands with a right hand.
Karev just misses with a punch to the body.
Karev slips a straight right by Micropop.
Micropop sizes up Karev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micropop moves out of range of the body kick from Karev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micropop wants to land a leg kick but Karev is out of range.
Micropop misses with a leg kick.
Karev throws a leg kick
and Micropop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Micropop throws a wild body kick that Karev sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Micropop as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karev.
Micropop throws a leg kick which misses Karev's front leg but catches the back leg as Karev tries to avoid it.
Micropop tries to clinch there but Karev circles away.
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Karev saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Micropop.
Micropop tries to work over Karev's front leg with a kick but Karev checks it.
Karev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karev connects with a solid leg kick.
Karev lands a nice shot to the body.
Micropop throws a jab but it's blocked by Karev.
Karev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Karev.
A big right from Karev misses.
Micropop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karev misses with a body shot.
Karev jabs Micropop right on the nose. Micropop blinks but takes it well.
Karev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Micropop.
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Karev saw it coming and moves away.
Micropop throws the kick towards the body but Karev avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Micropop misses the target.
Karev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Micropop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Micropop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Micropop moves out of range of the strikes.
Karev misses with a body kick.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micropop throws a front kick aimed at Karev's knee but Karev avoids it well.
A big right from Karev misses.
Micropop tries to land a leg kick but Karev saw it coming and moves away.
Karev scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Klas Micropop's cut even more.
Micropop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karev throws a sloppy head kick and Micropop moves out of range easily.
Micropop throws a low kick but Karev moves out of range easily.
Micropop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karev lands with a kick to the temple. Micropop shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Micropop tries to bum rush Karev with a series of wild strikes but Karev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Micropop clinches up with Karev and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Micropop throws an elbow but misses.
Karev has a couple of punches blocked by Micropop.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Micropop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karev's brow.
Karev with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klas Micropop's cut.
That's time! Karev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karev looks to land a body kick but Micropop moved away.
Micropop throws a head kick but Karev moves out of range.
Karev misses with a wild body shot.
Karev throws a hook but Micropop avoids it easily.
Micropop misses with a head kick.
Karev checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karev.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karev wants to slow Micropop down by chopping away at his legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Micropop 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.
Karev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karev. Micropop does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micropop lands a really nice looking cross but Karev seems unphased.
Karev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev checks a leg kick.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.
Karev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Micropop avoids the body shot from Karev.
Micropop tries to clinch up but Karev circles away and keeps his distance.
Karev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micropop. Micropop obviously looking to wear him down.
Karev checks a leg kick.
Oleg Karev is winning the standup battle so far.
Micropop tries to work over Karev's front leg with a kick but Karev checks it.
Karev misses with a wild body shot.
Micropop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Micropop is looking to chop away at Karev's legs.
Karev scores with a head kick.
Micropop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karev.
Micropop misses with a looping right.
Karev slips a straight right by Micropop.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Micropop throws a sloppy head kick and Karev moves out of range easily.
Micropop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karev.
Karev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karev throws a looping overhand right but Micropop ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karev.
Karev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Micropop at a distance.
Micropop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karev is out of range and Micropop settles back down.
Micropop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karev is out of range.
Micropop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micropop motions for Karev to come forward. Micropop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karev cracks the inside of Micropop's front leg.
Micropop is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Micropop.
Karev lunges at Micropop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Micropop's hand.
Karev misses with a wild body shot.
Micropop throws a front kick aimed at Karev's knee but Karev avoids it well.
Micropop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Micropop - that will leave a mark!
Karev lands with a shot to the body.
Micropop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Micropop.
Micropop throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karev connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Klas Micropop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karev 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.
Micropop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karev manages to avoid it.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Micropop if he has to take too many more of those.
Karev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karev is looking to wear down Micropop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karev takes a swing at Micropop's ribcage but misses.
Micropop needs to keep his hands up - Karev had a free shot at his head there.
Karev checks a leg kick.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karev throws a nice looking combination but Micropop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.
Karev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karev throws a lazy right hand but Micropop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Micropop throws a lazy right hand but Karev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Micropop misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micropop's sensitive parts.
Micropop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Klas Micropop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karev swings for the body but Micropop moves out of range.
Micropop checks a low kick from Karev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Klas Micropop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karev swings for the body but Micropop moves out of range.
Karev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Micropop.
Micropop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Micropop lands a leg kick that knocks Karev off balance momentarily.
Karev misses with a looping left.
Micropop blocks a head kick by Karev.
Karev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micropop throws a solid leg kick but Karev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Micropop.
Micropop tries to clinch but Karev moves out of range.
Micropop throws a front kick aimed at Karev's knee but Karev avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Micropop.
Micropop misses with a low kick as Karev jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micropop connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop moves into the clinch.
Karev lands a nice uppercut.
Micropop lands with a left to the head.
Karev tries to work over Micropop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Micropop misses with an elbow strike.
Karev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Micropop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Micropop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karev misses with some punches.
Karev lands a nice uppercut.
Micropop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karev.
A head punch on the inside from Karev fails to land.
Karev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Micropop throws an elbow that misses.
Karev avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev stalling the fight.
Micropop throws an elbow but it misses.
Micropop pushes off an throws an elbow but Karev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karev avoids the elbow strike from Micropop, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micropop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karev.
Micropop blocks a body shot from Karev.
Micropop blocks a body shot from Karev.
Micropop lands an elbow just above Karev 's eye.
It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Micropop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Micropop misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micropop.
Micropop looking to throw knees to the head but Karev is blocking nicely.
Micropop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Karev.
Karev scores with a shoulder strike.
Karev lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Klas Micropop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Oleg Karev 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam has chosen The Ruler's Back as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws a body punch but Dignam moves out of range.
Sabre throws a body punch but Dignam moves out of range.
Dignam connects with a leg kick. Sabre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dignam misses with a hook. Sabre ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Dignam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dignam lands with a cross.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre misses with a looping left.
Dignam stuns Sabre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabre is breathing heavily.
Dignam throws a head kick but Sabre moves out of range.
Dignam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Dignam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dignam throws the kick towards the body but Sabre avoids it.
Dignam scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam drops Sabre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sabre looks back up at him and smiles so Dignam waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dignam connects with a body shot.
Dignam drops Sabre with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sabre looks back up at him and smiles so Dignam waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sabre is rocked!
Matt Sabre's cut is getting worse.
Sabre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dignam.
Dignam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Sabre.
Dignam throws a head kick but Sabre moves out of range.
Dignam scores with a shot to the body.
Sabre defending well as Dignam loads up on a big left hand.
Tyler Dignam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dignam tries a head kick but it misses.
Dignam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dignam cracks Sabre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dignam has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sabre to stand back up!
Oh Sabre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabre seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabre shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dignam.
Dignam cracks Sabre with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sabre looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dignam finish him?
Matt Sabre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dignam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Dignam.
A low kick from Sabre is predictable there
and Dignam counters with a crisp right that sends Sabre to the canvas! Dignam follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Dignam!
A victorious Tyler Dignam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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