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NFC 146 Blaze vs Glotka PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Confrontation. The crowd seem to be enjoying Egyptian's choice of entrance music: Egyptian Entrance Song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
22 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Sinuhe Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Henderson throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Egyptian throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian misses with a straight left.
Egyptian scores with a head kick. Henderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egyptian at a distance.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Egyptian is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Egyptian lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Egyptian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egyptian.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Egyptian back to the cage. Henderson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egyptian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Henderson.
Egyptian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
Egyptian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egyptian lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson letting Egyptian take a breather here.
Egyptian misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Egyptian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Egyptian gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Egyptian lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Egyptian has Henderson pushed against the cage.
Egyptian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egyptian.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Egyptian lands.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Egyptian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Egyptian in his tracks.
Egyptian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian moves into the clinch.
Henderson tries to circle away but Egyptian has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Egyptian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Egyptian misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinuhe Egyptian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Egyptian saw that one coming.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Egyptian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Egyptian 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.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Henderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Egyptian backpedaling.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Egyptian is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Egyptian finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Egyptian motions for Henderson to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Egyptian's head back.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Egyptian misses with a straight left.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Egyptian lands.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Henderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
Egyptian has closed the distance and engaged Henderson in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Egyptian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Egyptian.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands with a short shot to the head.
Egyptian tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Egyptian back against the cage.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Egyptian is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Egyptian thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
Henderson swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Egyptian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henderson.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Egyptian, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Egyptian against the cage but Egyptian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Egyptian tries to clinch
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Henderson down.
A combination from Egyptian does no damage.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Egyptian misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Egyptian dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Egyptian 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.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good exchange - Egyptian coming out on top.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Henderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Egyptian moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Matt Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Egyptian lands.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egyptian, right into the meat.
Henderson misses with a low kick as Egyptian jumps back.
Egyptian moves out of range of the body kick.
Egyptian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egyptian with a hook.
Egyptian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Henderson.
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!
Henderson swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Henderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Sinuhe Egyptian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Egyptian lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinuhe Egyptian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egyptian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinuhe Egyptian!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sinuhe Egyptian waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - Still Counting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
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215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denton Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Itaniemi saw that one coming.
Itaniemi lands a nice shot that snaps Thunder's head back.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Itaniemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thunder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Itaniemi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Itaniemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Itaniemi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thunder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Itaniemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Itaniemi throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Itaniemi coming out on top.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi connects with an inside leg kick.
Itaniemi throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Itaniemi moves out of range easily.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body
and Itaniemi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Itaniemi misses its intended target.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Itaniemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Itaniemi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itaniemi misses with a right hand
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Itaniemi saw that one coming.
Itaniemi is looking to land body kicks.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Itaniemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Denton Thunder's cut even more.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder thows a body kick. Itaniemi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thunder lands a head shot.
Itaniemi throws out a powerful jab.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Itaniemi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Itaniemi throws out a powerful jab.
Itaniemi checks a low kick from Thunder.
A jab from Itaniemi misses.
A low kick from Itaniemi misses
and Thunder counters with a good, hard body kick but Itaniemi shrugs it off.
Thunder blocks a leg kick.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Itaniemi avoids it.
Itaniemi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itaniemi's sensitive parts.
Itaniemi throws a jab when Thunder was well out of range.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi misses with an uppercut.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Itaniemi blocks the low kick.
Itaniemi throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Thunder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Itaniemi misses the jab.
Itaniemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Itaniemi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itaniemi connects with a jab.
Thunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder struggles to land a body shot inside as Itaniemi controls his hands.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Itaniemi blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
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 Urho Itaniemi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itaniemi's calf.
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Itaniemi checks it well.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Itaniemi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Itaniemi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Itaniemi checks it
and Itaniemi counters with a straight right hand.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder pushes Itaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itaniemi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Thunder as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thunder stalling in the clinch.
Itaniemi trying to control the position but instead, Thunder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Itaniemi into the cage.
Itaniemi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder being controlled against the cage.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Itaniemi.
Thunder is trying to maintain a safe position but Itaniemi gets an underhook and turns Thunder into the cage.
Itaniemi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Itaniemi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder landing knees to the body.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itaniemi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itaniemi slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Itaniemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder lands with a left to the head.
Itaniemi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
Itaniemi throws a head punch that misses.
Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Urho Itaniemi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands a left hand.
Thunder presses Itaniemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itaniemi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder lands an uppercut.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itaniemi misses the shot to the body.
Thunder lands a jab.
That kick from Thunder tenderised Itaniemi's leg. Itaniemi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. Thunder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Itaniemi scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Itaniemi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Itaniemi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Itaniemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder.
Itaniemi lands with a straight right. Thunder didn't see that one coming.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itaniemi.
A clash of legs there as Itaniemi blocks the low kick.
Thunder has Itaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder tries to circle away but Itaniemi has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Itaniemi lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Itaniemi, right into the meat.
Itaniemi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Itaniemi stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Itaniemi lands a slapping body shot.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Itaniemi is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Thunder feints and then cracks Itaniemi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itaniemi down.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itaniemi.
Urho Itaniemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thunder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Itaniemi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itaniemi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Itaniemi is looking to score with low kicks.
Thunder 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.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Itaniemi is out of range.
Thunder slips a jab from Itaniemi.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder scores with a push kick.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Thunder.
Thunder lands with a nice combination. Itaniemi backs away looking to recover.
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Itaniemi saw it coming and moves away.
Itaniemi throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itaniemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Itaniemi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Itaniemi digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
Itaniemi wants to slow Thunder down by chopping away at his legs.
Itaniemi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Itaniemi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder tries to work over Itaniemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itaniemi breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thunder throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Thunder throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Itaniemi counters with a nice body shot.
Thunder throws a leg kick that misses.
Itaniemi lands an overhand right.
Itaniemi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
Thunder lands with a nice body kick.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Itaniemi moved out of range nicely.
Itaniemi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Itaniemi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thunder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Itaniemi scrambles back to his feet.
Thunder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itaniemi momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Itaniemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Thunder throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Itaniemi to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Denton Thunder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Thunder.
Nice body punch from Itaniemi.
Thunder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Itaniemi works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Itaniemi 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.
Thunder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Itaniemi looking to slow down the pace here.
Denton Thunder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Thunder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
In his post fight interview, Denton Thunder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. Mehmet Sable is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehmet Sable!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Manson misses.
A clash of legs there as Sable blocks the low kick.
A big right from Sable misses.
Manson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sable misses with the combination.
Sable lands with a shot to the body.
Sable throws a hook but Manson blocks it.
Manson thuds his right hand into Sable's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sable was well out of range. Poor timing from Manson.
Sable throws a leg kick but Manson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sable. Manson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sable keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manson misses with a low kick.
Sable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Sable checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manson gets a takedown into half guard.
Manson thows a huge punch but Sable dodges it nicely.
Sable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sable's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sable is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sable is looking to improve his position.
Sable moves into full guard.
Manson postures up.
Manson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manson 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.
Manson throwing strikes from guard but Sable blocks nicely.
Sable wants to sweep here but Manson controlling him for the moment.
Sable keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sable trying to keep a closed guard but Manson is proving a slippery customer.
Sable looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Manson trying to control but Sable is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sable.
Mehmet Sable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Sable saw that one coming.
A low kick from Manson is predictable there
and Sable counters with a nice body shot.
Manson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sable.
Mehmet Sable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to land a front kick but Sable steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manson throws a push kick but Sable slaps the foot to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Manson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sable takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Sable cracks Manson with a good jab.
Manson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sable was covering up waiting for the punch and Manson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sable is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sable is looking to chop away at Manson's legs.
Manson misses with an uppercut
and Sable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sable thows a body shot but no joy.
Sable swings for the body but Manson moves out of range.
Sable throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Manson throws a body punch but Sable moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manson. Sable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sable misses the jab.
Sable is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manson.
Sable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson looks to land a left hand but Sable moved out of range nicely.
Manson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sable throws out the jab.
Sable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Sable misses with a jab to the body
and Manson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sable is looking to land body kicks.
Manson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sable. That did some damage!
Manson lands a big shot that drops Sable! Can he finish him?
Sable is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sable is still in real trouble! Can Manson finish him?
Sable pulls Manson in close to his closed guard and prevents Manson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Manson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manson slips nicely into half guard.
Sable seems to have recovered his senses.
Sable holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Sable! Oh, Sable is in big trouble! Manson lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Manson!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Manson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi comes to the cage accompanied by Go Go Adebisi. Kuch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bob Seger - Turn the Page. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi misses with an uppercut.
Adebisi misses with a wild body shot.
Adebisi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuch works over Adebisi's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuch.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but Kuch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Kuch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Kuch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adebisi with a hook.
Kuch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuch.
Kuch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuch throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch connects with a high kick.
Adebisi misses with a body punch
and Kuch counters with a stiff right hand.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adebisi counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Adebisi misses.
Adebisi ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Kuch, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Kuch against the cage but Kuch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuch scores with a nice head shot.
Kuch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebisi, pushing him back against the cage.
Adebisi breaks from the clinch.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuch.
A combination from Kuch does no damage.
Adebisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuch tried to score with a low kick but Adebisi checks it.
Kuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adebisi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adebisi scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi moves out of range as Kuch throws a body kick.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adebisi checks the leg kick.
Kuch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adebisi's head backwards.
Kuch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Adebisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but Kuch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuch fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adebisi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adebisi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuch is looking to chop away at Adebisi's legs.
Adebisi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
Kuch lands a jab to Adebisi's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Kuch.
Adebisi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuch.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuch as he jumps to the side.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuch manages to avoid it.
Adebisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adebisi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuch.
Adebisi checks a leg kick.
Kuch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adebisi tries to bum rush Kuch with a series of wild strikes but Kuch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuch looks to throw the jab but Adebisi is out of range.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a head kick that Adebisi semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuch staying out of range there.
A big right from Kuch misses.
Adebisi lands the left hand.
Kuch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adebisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuch counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown by Adebisi or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuch which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi slips a jab and a cross from Kuch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adebisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuch throws a series of punches but Adebisi avoids them all with ease.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi tries for a takedown but Kuch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuch misses the target.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuch moves into range and clinches up with Adebisi.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuch.
Kuch working aggressively here.
Adebisi stalling in the clinch but Kuch improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuch throws a low kick, looking for Adebisi's leg but Adebisi calmly moves out of range.
Adebisi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuch thuds his right hand into Adebisi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuch gets caught napping as Adebisi dives in and scores a takedown. Kuch manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch prevents Adebisi from getting the reversal.
Kuch controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuch controlling from the full mount.
Adebisi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adebisi is looking to improve his position but Kuch isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch controlling from mount.
Adebisi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adebisi is looking for a sweep. Kuch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ledil Kuch wasn't active enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adebisi.
Adebisi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuch throws out the jab.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuch throws a lazy body kick
and Adebisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuch lands a really nice looking cross but Adebisi seems unphased.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Adebisi does it's job there.
Adebisi throws the left hand but Kuch avoids the punch easily.
Adebisi blocks the body kick.
Adebisi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adebisi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adebisi's knee momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adebisi checks a leg kick.
Kuch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ledil Kuch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuch misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi avoids the head kick by Kuch.
Adebisi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kuch - just one landing.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Kuch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adebisi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuch.
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!
Adebisi cracks Kuch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuch digs a good body shot into Adebisi's ribs.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuch throws a right hand that Adebisi ducks under and follows up with a left that Adebisi also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch scores with a body shot.
Kuch keeps Adebisi at a distance using the push kick.
Kuch swings for the body but Adebisi moves out of range.
Crunch! Kuch slams his shin into Adebisi's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ledil Kuch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuch throws a push kick but Adebisi slaps the foot to one side.
Kuch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adebisi.
Adebisi missing with a left hand there. Kuch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuch tried to score with a low kick but Adebisi checks it.
Adebisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuch throws a body kick that misses.
Adebisi misses with a wild combination.
Kuch lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that Kuch avoids nicely.
Adebisi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuch.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Kuch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adebisi.
Kuch looks to land a body kick but Adebisi moved away.
Adebisi misses with a double jab
and Kuch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuch scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuch.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuch cracks the inside of Adebisi's front leg.
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!
Kuch defending well as Adebisi loads up on a big left hand.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuch is looking to chop away at Adebisi's legs.
Adebisi scores with a jab. Kuch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adebisi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kuch is looking to escape.
Adebisi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuch is just riding it out for now. Adebisi eventually gives up the hold.
Adebisi thows a huge punch but Kuch dodges it nicely.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adebisi advances position into side control!
Adebisi tries for a kimura but Kuch is defending well.
Adebisi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adebisi with the ground and pound but Kuch regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adebisi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adebisi stops Kuch from getting back to his feet.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adebisi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuch is just riding it out for now. Adebisi eventually gives up the hold.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but Kuch defending well.
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 Simon Adebisi.
I think Kuch 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
A relieved looking Ledil Kuch 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osgar MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland The Brave (Leonidas). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osgar MacGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taalasmaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacGregor.
MacGregor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taalasmaa is looking to slow MacGregor down with leg kicks.
MacGregor avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
MacGregor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taalasmaa throws a front kick that sends MacGregor stumbling back into the cage.
MacGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - MacGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook
and MacGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacGregor tries to work over Taalasmaa's front leg with a kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
MacGregor misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from MacGregor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a head shot.
MacGregor leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the side of MacGregor's head but MacGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taalasmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taalasmaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacGregor.
MacGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taalasmaa moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Taalasmaa as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacGregor, right into the meat.
MacGregor throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws the left hand but MacGregor avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by MacGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from MacGregor.
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!
MacGregor misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taalasmaa.
MacGregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa drops his hands momentarily and MacGregor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacGregor misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacGregor counters with a big head kick but Taalasmaa shrugs it off.
No joy there for Taalasmaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from MacGregor is predictable there
and Taalasmaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taalasmaa.
Osgar MacGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
MacGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
MacGregor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MacGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
MacGregor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taalasmaa throws a good cross that connects.
Taalasmaa wants to slow MacGregor down by chopping away at his legs.
Taalasmaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacGregor digs a good hook to Taalasmaa's body.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a leg kick
and MacGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacGregor misses with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa rushes MacGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from MacGregor.
MacGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MacGregor has had enough of the clinch but Taalasmaa keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa prevents MacGregor from breaking the clinch.
Taalasmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Taalasmaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa presses MacGregor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taalasmaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but MacGregor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taalasmaa is trying to force a seperation but MacGregor has the dominant position.
Taalasmaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but MacGregor prevents it.
Taalasmaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MacGregor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacGregor breaks the clinch.
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 Osgar MacGregor 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.
MacGregor throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osgar MacGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGregor thows a leg kick but Taalasmaa checks it
and Taalasmaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but MacGregor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick that knocks MacGregor off balance momentarily.
MacGregor throws a front kick aimed at Taalasmaa's knee but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
MacGregor throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
MacGregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taalasmaa moves away from the strike by MacGregor.
MacGregor throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa throws a shot to the body.
Taalasmaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taalasmaa is defended easily by MacGregor.
Taalasmaa misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
MacGregor throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taalasmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacGregor throws a jab when Taalasmaa was well out of range.
MacGregor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Taalasmaa with that takedown attempt.
Osgar MacGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a leg kick
enabling MacGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa wants to control but MacGregor is keeping him busy.
MacGregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taalasmaa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacGregor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGregor is working hard here to advance position.
MacGregor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taalasmaa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Taalasmaa tries to roll over but MacGregor keeps him under control.
Taalasmaa actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacGregor is trying to control the action in half guard but Taalasmaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but MacGregor pulls his head out easily.
Taalasmaa tries to roll over but MacGregor keeps him under control.
Taalasmaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
MacGregor won't allow Taalasmaa to sweep him here.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taalasmaa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because MacGregor has passed into half guard!
Taalasmaa wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGregor controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacGregor loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but MacGregor moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick the misses
and MacGregor counters with a nice body shot.
Good work by MacGregor as he checks the leg kick.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick from MacGregor.
MacGregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick from MacGregor.
Taalasmaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacGregor sprawls well initially but Taalasmaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacGregor is trying to get back to full guard.
MacGregor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacGregor is staying active underneath Taalasmaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacGregor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa postures up in MacGregor's guard and throws a big left but MacGregor blocks it.
Taalasmaa trying to control but MacGregor is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taalasmaa trying to control but MacGregor is working from the bottom.
MacGregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taalasmaa is one step ahead there.
Taalasmaa is in close to MacGregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taalasmaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
MacGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacGregor pulls Taalasmaa in close to prevent any damage.
MacGregor working for a triangle but Taalasmaa defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but MacGregor keeps moving.
MacGregor trying to keep a closed guard but Taalasmaa is proving a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa pushes down on MacGregor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
MacGregor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taalasmaa preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa throws a strike but MacGregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taalasmaa has his foot on MacGregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MacGregor works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taalasmaa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacGregor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MacGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Taalasmaa has wrist control.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacGregor passes into half guard.
MacGregor winds up and cracks Taalasmaa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to improve his position.
MacGregor is thwarting Taalasmaa's attempts to control the position.
MacGregor trying to control the action but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
MacGregor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Taalasmaa tries to roll over but MacGregor keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taalasmaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taalasmaa 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo comes to the cage accompanied by Mogwai - Katrien. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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211 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo misses the shot to the body.
Torturo throws a push kick but Persson slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo throws the left hand but Persson avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torturo. Persson shrugs it off though.
Persson misses with a left hand
and Torturo counters with a low kick, right behind Persson 's knee.
Torturo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Persson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Persson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Persson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torturo takes one to the chin there.
Persson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torturo takes a swing at Persson's ribcage but misses.
Persson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Persson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Persson takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Torturo misses with a wild combination.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo rushes Persson and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Torturo.
Persson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo looking to slow down the pace here.
Persson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torturo.
It looks like Goran Persson has been cut.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Persson's elbow.
Torturo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Persson is working Torturo over against the cage.
Persson struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
Torturo lands with a right to the head.
Persson takes an elbow to the temple.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Torturo tries to work over Persson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two 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!
Torturo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Persson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torturo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torturo takes a shot to the head.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo gets through Persson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Torturo misses with a body punch.
Persson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torturo is keeping busy.
Torturo prevents a body shot from Persson.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Persson.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persson has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Torturo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torturo prevents a body shot from Persson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persson lands with a right to the head.
Persson avoiding damage as Torturo throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Persson.
Persson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torturo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torturo is trying to maintain a safe position but Persson gets an underhook and turns Torturo into the cage.
Persson lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Persson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Goran Persson's cut even more.
Torturo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Persson or not.
Persson working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Persson.
Persson scores with a shot to the side of Torturo's head.
Persson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Persson blocks a body shot from Torturo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson tries to work over Torturo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torturo scores a nice knee to the body.
Persson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persson throws a head punch that misses.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Persson tries to work over Torturo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torturo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Persson.
A right handed body shot lands from Persson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Persson is keeping busy.
Persson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torturo looking to throw knees to the head but Persson is blocking nicely.
Persson struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Persson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goran Persson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torturo moves away.
Torturo throws a lazy head kick
and Persson counters with a stiff right hand.
Torturo misses with a straight left.
Persson throws a hook to the side of Torturo's head but Torturo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torturo throws a body punch but Persson moves out of range.
Torturo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Persson misses with a straight left.
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Persson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Persson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Torturo coming out on top.
Persson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torturo counters with a good low kick that Persson was not able to check.
Persson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson misses with a looping left.
Torturo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Persson has time to react.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but Persson moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
Persson blocks a jab.
A big right from Persson misses.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Persson thows a body shot but no joy.
Torturo misses with a series of wild punches.
Torturo motions for Persson to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo looks to land a right hand but Persson moved out of range.
Marko Torturo is winning the standup battle so far.
Torturo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Persson throws a lazy uppercut
and Persson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Torturo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Persson lands with a good body shot.
Persson scores with a punch to the head.
Persson slips a straight right by Torturo.
Persson throws a hook to the side of Torturo's head but Torturo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Persson blocks the low kick.
Persson cracks Torturo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torturo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Persson.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crunch! Torturo slams his shin into Persson's torso.
Persson misses with an uppercut. Torturo saw that one coming.
Torturo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torturo throws a head kick that Persson semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson connects with the punch.
Persson throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Persson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Torturo misses with a looping left.
Persson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torturo.
Persson tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Persson.
Persson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torturo. That one must have hurt.
Persson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The cut above Goran Persson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persson thuds a left hand into Torturo's 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!
Nice defenses there by Torturo.
Persson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Persson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
Nice cross by Persson.
Torturo lands a slapping body shot.
Torturo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persson scores with a hook to the body. Torturo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Persson misses with an uppercut
and Torturo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Persson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo dodges the punch combination from Persson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goran Persson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Torturo scores with a body shot.
Torturo connects with a solid leg kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Persson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Persson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Torturo as he connects with a hook.
Persson misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torturo.
Persson connects with a body shot that sends Torturo's belly button to the back.
Torturo slips under a jab from Persson.
Persson looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
Torturo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torturo duly obliges.
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!
Torturo throws a leg kick but Persson checks it.
Torturo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Torturo blocks a jab.
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Persson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torturo's calf.
Persson moves out of range of the leg kick from Torturo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torturo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torturo moves away.
Persson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Persson checks it.
Persson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torturo scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Persson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Persson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Persson.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Persson moved away.
Persson works over Torturo's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Persson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torturo was well out of range. Poor timing from Persson.
Persson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo connects with a body shot.
Torturo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Persson on the side of the head.
Persson slips under a jab.
Torturo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Persson takes one to the chin there.
Goran Persson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Persson scores with a decent looking hook.
Persson takes one on the button.
Persson throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Torturo misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torturo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torturo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torturo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torturo is looking to slow Persson down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Torturo.
Persson swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson checks a leg kick nicely.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Persson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Persson thuds his right hand into Torturo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Persson blocks the low kick.
Torturo misses the jab.
Persson thumps Torturo with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Persson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torturo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Persson.
Torturo works Persson's body with a nice hook.
Torturo thows a leg kick but Persson checks it
and Persson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Persson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Persson looks to land a left hand but Torturo moved out of range nicely.
Torturo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torturo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum comes to the cage accompanied by High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Chillum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chillum throws out the jab.
Palo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chillum thuds his right hand into Palo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chillum moves into the clinch.
Chillum lands a body punch.
Chillum looking to throw knees to the head but Palo is blocking nicely.
Palo lands an uppercut.
Palo blocks an elbow strike.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chillum's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Palo.
Palo takes a shot to the head.
Palo misses with the head strike.
Chillum lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chillum missing with knees to the body.
Chillum misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum throws a punch but it's blocked by Palo.
Palo misses with a knee strike.
Chillum misses with an elbow strike.
Palo misses with a punch on the inside.
Palo misses with some punches.
Chillum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chillum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palo's defenses.
Chillum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chillum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palo prevents a body shot from Chillum.
Chillum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chillum with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palo moves out of range of the strikes.
Palo loads up on a big right hand but Chillum slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palo.
Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Chillum tries to throw a body punch but Palo avoids it by throwing Chillum back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Chillum.
Palo working aggressively here.
Chillum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palo is defending well for now.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chillum misses with a knee strike.
Chillum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palo lands a nice shot to the body.
Chillum wants to stall.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chillum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chillum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chillum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chillum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chillum misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chillum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chillum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palo.
Palo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
Chillum blocks an uppercut.
Palo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chillum's efforts to push away.
Chillum looking to throw knees to the head but Palo is blocking nicely.
Palo misses with some punches.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chillum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Chillum.
Chillum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chillum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palo managing to block the knees to the body from Chillum.
Chillum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chillum.
Chillum lands a body punch.
Chillum tries to work over Palo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chillum misses with a body punch.
Palo tries a knee to the head but Chillum blocks it.
Chillum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palo blocks it with crossed arms.
Palo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Palo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chillum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palo misses with a body punch.
Palo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chillum blocks it with crossed arms.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Chillum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tauno Palo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palo throws a low kick but Chillum moves out of range easily.
Palo thows a body shot but no joy.
Palo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chillum checks it well.
Chillum scores with a nice head shot.
Chillum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Palo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chillum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palo.
Palo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palo. Chillum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chillum is looking to chop away at Palo's legs.
Chillum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo slips a straight right by Chillum.
Chillum lands with a cross.
Chillum lands a nice hook to Palo's body. Palo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chillum feints with a jab and clips Palo right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Palo is sent crashing into the canvas and Chillum leaps in for the kill! Palo tries to get to his feet but Chillum is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Palo is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Chillum!
During a confident post fight interview, Doc Chillum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Nort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nort has chosen Riverside - Forgotten Land as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Niklas Nort enters the cage!
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Nort!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nort avoids the body shot from Balingit.
An inside leg kick from Nort misses.
Nice shot lands for Nort.
Nort tries to bum rush Balingit with a series of wild strikes but Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nort takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balingit misses with a straight right.
Balingit lands a nice shot to the body.
Nort moves out of range of the strikes.
Balingit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balingit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nort tried to score with a low kick but Balingit checks it.
Jab by Balingit.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Nort is just out of range.
Nort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Nice jab there from Balingit.
Nort clinches.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit tries to work over Nort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nort stalling in the clinch but Balingit improves position.
Nort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balingit avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balingit landing knees to the head.
Balingit lands a shot to the body.
Nort taking a breather.
A short right from Balingit on the inside.
Nort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balingit tries a body shot but Nort blocks it.
Balingit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balingit throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nort - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Nort blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Nort.
Balingit is working Nort over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Nort scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balingit.
Balingit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nort backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balingit as Nort tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nort to work.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Nort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nort misses with some punches.
Nort can't find room to land a body shot as Balingit controls the action.
Nort stalling in the clinch but Balingit improves position.
Nort seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nort throws an elbow but misses.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Nort controls the action.
Balingit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nort backwards.
Nort lands an elbow inside.
Balingit works on Nort's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nort.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Niklas Nort has been cut.
Nort looks gassed!
Balingit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Balingit.
Balingit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nort backwards.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balingit drops Nort with a big knee straight up the middle! Nort is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Nort is rocked!
Balingit throws a jab when Nort was well out of range.
Nort is still on wobbly legs! Can Balingit finish him?
Balingit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balingit lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ej Balingit!
Ej Balingit 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Astoria's choice of entrance music: Waltz from Les Sylphides. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Zeldenthuis misses its intended target.
Zeldenthuis with a nice cross.
Zeldenthuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeldenthuis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeldenthuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astoria.
Astoria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zeldenthuis scores with a head kick.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astoria.
Astoria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeldenthuis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Astoria connects with a nice looking jab.
Astoria scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astoria swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zeldenthuis counters with a left to the body.
Zeldenthuis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Astoria is out of range and Zeldenthuis settles back down.
Astoria throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook. Astoria ducked under it nicely.
Zeldenthuis misses the jab.
Astoria feints and then cracks Zeldenthuis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeldenthuis down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zeldenthuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Astoria lands with a good body shot.
Zeldenthuis takes one to the side of the head.
Astoria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Astoria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeldenthuis throws an overhand right that lands on Astoria's shoulder, as Astoria tries to avoid the shot.
Zeldenthuis blocks a head kick by Astoria.
Astoria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeldenthuis scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Astoria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Astoria is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zeldenthuis is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astoria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Astoria reaches up and holds on to Zeldenthuis to control the position.
Astoria is in all sorts of trouble here.
Astoria is squirming around, avoiding Zeldenthuis's attempts to control the action.
Astoria tries to hold on but Zeldenthuis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis looking to finish Astoria with some ground and pound. This is bad for Astoria!
Zeldenthuis avoids the attempt from Astoria to control.
Zeldenthuis looking to finish with strikes here!
Zeldenthuis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Astoria because Zeldenthuis loaded up on that one.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes from the mount.
Zeldenthuis content just to control the position here.
Zeldenthuis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zeldenthuis working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astoria is looking to get to half guard.
Astoria squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Zeldenthuis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A big strike lands for Zeldenthuis! That's really hurt Astoria and he's turned his back - Zeldenthuis keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zeldenthuis jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Zeldenthuis!
Dirk Zeldenthuis retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Dirk Zeldenthuis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logen Glotka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Slam. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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252 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logen Glotka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze tries a low kick but Glotka avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Blaze. Beautiful body shot.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glotka's sensitive parts.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Glotka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Glotka to counter with a crisp jab.
Glotka's corner calls for a 1-2. Glotka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glotka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blaze back to the cage. Glotka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Glotka motions for Blaze to come forward. Glotka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glotka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Glotka ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
It looks like Logen Glotka has been cut.
Glotka looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Blaze.
The fighters circling - Glotka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a jab to the head.
Glotka feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Blaze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glotka is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
Glotka works the jab nicely.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glotka was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glotka moves away.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Glotka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze thuds his shin into the meat of Glotka's side.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze is looking to wear down Glotka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glotka.
Blaze slips a jab from Glotka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glotka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glotka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze lands with a slapping head kick.
Glotka misses with a looping right.
Blaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glotka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Blaze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glotka doesn't seem phased though.
Blaze throws a solid leg kick but Glotka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaze.
Blaze motions for Glotka to come forward. Blaze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaze.
Glotka punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glotka misses with a low kick.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glotka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Glotka misses.
Glotka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glotka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glotka manages to avoid it.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Glotka moves out of range easily.
Blaze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glotka.
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Glotka.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Glotka lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glotka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glotka dips to his left and cracks Blaze with an uppercut!
Glotka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glotka is looking to land body kicks.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Glotka moves his leg out of the way.
Blaze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glotka.
Blaze 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.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glotka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glotka delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze swings for the body but Glotka moves out of range.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Glotka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logen Glotka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaze checks a leg kick.
Glotka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Glotka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glotka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glotka takes one on the button.
Glotka misses with a leg kick.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Glotka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glotka blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Glotka.
Logen Glotka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze throws a body punch but Glotka moves out of range.
Blaze swings for the body but Glotka moves out of range.
Glotka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaze has time to react.
Glotka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glotka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glotka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze wants to slow Glotka down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze connects with a high kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Glotka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Blaze both land. Nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glotka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Glotka throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Glotka is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glotka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glotka moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Glotka moves out of range easily.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Glotka.
Nino Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glotka, right into the meat.
Glotka misses with a hook.
Glotka with a hook.
Glotka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glotka throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Glotka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaze. That's going to slow Glotka down.
Glotka connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaze!
Glotka is breathing heavily.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Glotka off balance momentarily.
Blaze thumps Glotka with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Glotka avoids it well.
Glotka 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.
Blaze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glotka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glotka thinking.
Glotka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glotka.
Glotka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaze.
Glotka is looking to score with low kicks.
Glotka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Glotka walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glotka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Blaze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaze cracks the inside of Glotka's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Glotka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glotka.
Blaze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glotka counters with a good low kick that Blaze was not able to check.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Glotka is out of range.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glotka moves away.
Glotka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Glotka blocks the leg kick.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Glotka is just out of range.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glotka on the side of the head.
Glotka connects with a single shot there.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glotka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glotka connects with an inside leg kick.
Glotka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glotka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glotka manages to avoid it.
Glotka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Glotka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze misses with a low kick as Glotka jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glotka lands a lovely overhand right.
Glotka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Glotka feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
Blaze drops his hands momentarily and Glotka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glotka.
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glotka manages to avoid it.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze feints and then cracks Glotka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glotka down.
Glotka tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glotka throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glotka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Glotka misses with a head kick.
Glotka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glotka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blaze thows a body kick. Glotka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glotka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaze on the side of the head.
Glotka tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
Blaze lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaze tries to bum rush Glotka with a series of wild strikes but Glotka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glotka 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glotka checks it well.
Glotka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Glotka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glotka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glotka looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Glotka misses with a straight right.
Blaze defending well as Glotka loads up on a big left hand.
Glotka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glotka tries to land a leg kick but Blaze saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glotka looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaze.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logen Glotka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glotka 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logen Glotka!
Logen Glotka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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FIGHT
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