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BHFC 157 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiliti Mafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi comes to the ring accompanied by AFRICAN UNITE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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281 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sicobo Fratibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiliti Mafi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafi throws a series of punches but Fratibi avoids them all with ease.
Mafi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mafi throws a series of punches but Fratibi avoids them all with ease.
Mafi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fratibi cracks Mafi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mafi tries to clinch but Fratibi moves out of range.
Mafi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mafi blocks the body kick.
Mafi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mafi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
Mafi scores with a jab. Fratibi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mafi throws a series of punches but Fratibi avoids them all with ease.
Fratibi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mafi is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Mafi there.
Fratibi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Mafi blocks the leg kick.
Mafi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mafi throws a combination that misses
and Fratibi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratibi throws a looping overhand right but Mafi ducks down to avoid it.
Fratibi connects with a body shot that sends Mafi's belly button to the back.
Fratibi scores with a one two! Mafi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mafi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mafi moves to clinch but Fratibi breaks away
and Fratibi counters with a nice uppercut.
Fratibi misses with a few strikes there.
Mafi misses with a wild body shot.
Mafi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fratibi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fratibi is pressed up against the ropes. Mafi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fratibi down to the mat. Fratibi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fratibi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Fratibi misses its intended target.
Fratibi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mafi.
Mafi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mafi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fratibi.
It looks like Kiliti Mafi has been cut.
Mafi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafi throws a series of punches but Fratibi avoids them all with ease.
Fratibi throws a series of punches but Mafi avoids them all with ease.
Fratibi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fratibi.
Mafi slips a jab and a cross from Fratibi.
Fratibi slips a jab and a cross from Mafi.
Mafi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mafi swinging wildly here.
Mafi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fratibi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fratibi 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.
Fratibi looks to land a combination. Mafi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mafi slips under a jab.
Mafi tries to clinch but Fratibi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafi ducks under a wild hook from Fratibi.
Fratibi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mafi.
Good exchange - Fratibi coming out on top.
Fratibi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mafi walks into a stiff left hand from Fratibi.
Fratibi swinging wildly here.
Mafi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mafi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mafi throws a big shot that misses.
Mafi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fratibi just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mafi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fratibi circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mafi looks gassed!
Mafi looks to land a combination but Fratibi avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fratibi.
Good standup being displayed there by Fratibi as he connects with a hook.
Fratibi throws a right hand that Mafi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mafi also avoids with ease.
Mafi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mafi slips a jab and a cross from Fratibi.
Fratibi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mafi.
Mafi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mafi throws an off balance right hand
and Fratibi counters with a straight right hand.
Mafi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mafi is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fratibi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mafi right on the button. Mafi goes down! Fratibi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fratibi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sicobo Fratibi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshi Honda!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
Honda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taalasmaa tries to avoid it but Honda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taalasmaa to the ground. Taalasmaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Honda doesn't manage to clinch there - Taalasmaa circles away.
Taalasmaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
and Taalasmaa counters with a left to the body.
Kari Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Honda.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
and Taalasmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taalasmaa, as that shot connected.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but Taalasmaa shows good takedown defense.
Honda looks gassed!
Honda tries for a takedown but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa connects with a right hand. Honda shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
Honda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taalasmaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Honda on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa catches Honda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taalasmaa throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda gets caught napping as Taalasmaa dives in and scores a takedown. Honda manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Honda being controlled here, momentarily.
Taalasmaa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taalasmaa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Honda for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kari Taalasmaa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Honda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa lunges at Honda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honda's hand.
Good shot there by Taalasmaa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honda.
Taalasmaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Honda!
Taalasmaa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Honda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taalasmaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taalasmaa lands a big elbow.
Taalasmaa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to lock up and control but Taalasmaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Taalasmaa has a good base and remains in mount.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa raining down shots from the mount!
Taalasmaa controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Kari Taalasmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
and Taalasmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda fails with the takedown.
Taalasmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honda to the mat! Honda manages to get full guard.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kari Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa postures up and lands a big shot to Honda's brow.
Taalasmaa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Kari Taalasmaa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taalasmaa lands a right hook to the body.
Taalasmaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Honda at a distance.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Honda taking some punishment here, with Taalasmaa in his half guard.
Honda has hold of Taalasmaa's hands but Taalasmaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa passes to side control.
Taalasmaa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Honda tries to buck Taalasmaa off but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa lands a nice forearm strike.
Honda tries to bench press Taalasmaa off him but Taalasmaa keeps the position.
Taalasmaa 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.
Honda is being controlled here.
Taalasmaa lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Taalasmaa stalls from top position.
Taalasmaa landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Taalasmaa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taalasmaa prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taalasmaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honda can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Taalasmaa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Honda will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Taalasmaa just wasn't active enough.
Taalasmaa thuds his right hand into Honda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honda has time to react.
Honda tries to clinch there but Taalasmaa circles away.
Honda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa works the jab nicely.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taalasmaa stalling.
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kari Taalasmaa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa blocks the body kick.
No luck for Honda with that takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook.
Taalasmaa lands an overhand right.
Honda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taalasmaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kari Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Honda.
Honda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Honda is rocked!
Taalasmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Honda seems unphased.
Honda is still on wobbly legs! Can Taalasmaa finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taalasmaa counters with a big slam. Honda looks out but Taalasmaa is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Honda from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Kari Taalasmaa!
Kari Taalasmaa got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joahan Nikkenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikkenen has chosen Tango from Poland as his entrance music. Joahan Nikkenen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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Brawler
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joahan Nikkenen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Natsi.
Natsi wants to control but Nikkenen is keeping him busy.
Natsi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Natsi is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikkenen is defending well.
Natsi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Natsi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nikkenen to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Natsi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Natsi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nikkenen's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi has hold of Nikkenen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nikkenen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Natsi cranks the arm and Nikkenen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nikkenen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kuula Natsi!
Kuula Natsi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I love muslim immigrants, but i hate how they raped my sister! but still its good to have them here in finland cos they help us alot by raping and selling drugs, and thats what finland needs. and i kick ASS!!! and i did make that nazi liberal immigrant hugger roll around the cage. i RULE! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Voll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voll's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monster Magnet - Powertrip . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Voll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voll throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Andy Jones has been cut.
Voll fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jones to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jones looks to clinch but Voll throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jones taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Voll!
An out of breath Frank Voll thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo comes into the arena with Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic blaring out of the sound system. Taikina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cookie song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tero Taikina enters the ring!
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peippo tests Taikina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taikina pushes Peippo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taikina lands with a short shot to the head.
Taikina landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Taikina.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Peippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Peippo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peippo.
Taikina blocking some punches.
Peippo being controlled against the ropes.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Peippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peippo blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina stalling against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peippo misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina scores with a shot to the side of Peippo's head.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Peippo shrugs off.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peippo gets underhooks to prevent Taikina's takedown attempt.
Peippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peippo working aggressively here.
Peippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taikinas head.
Peippo tries to break free but Taikina pushes him back against the ropes.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peippo avoids it.
Peippo blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Peippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
Taikina blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Taikina.
Taikina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peippo avoids the elbow strike from Taikina, against the ropes.
Taikina has Peippo pressed against the ropes, preventing Peippo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peippo can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peippo tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Peippo back against the ropes.
Peippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Peippo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taikina is looking to control Peippo's arms but Peippo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taikina has his back to the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taikina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peippo's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Taikina.
Peippo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Kari Peippo has been cut.
Taikina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peippo blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina working aggressively here.
Taikina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taikina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peippo backwards.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Peippo 's eye.
Peippo throws an elbow but it misses.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Taikina gets an underhook and turns Peippo into the ropes.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Peippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peippo stalling in the clinch but Taikina improves position.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Peippo in his tracks for a moment.
Peippo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peippo's defenses.
Peippo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taikina lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Taikina.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Peippo shrugs off.
Peippo is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taikina.
Oh Peippo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taikina has Peippo pressed against the ropes, preventing Peippo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peippo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taikina slowing the pace effectively.
Taikina dips a shoulder and cracks Peippo with a mighty uppercut! Peippo falls back against the ropes and Taikina unloads with a barrage of strikes! Peippo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Taikina screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Taikina!
Post fight, Tero Taikina took to the microphone: 'Sometimes my coach calls me the Cookiemonster. I love cookies!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Flight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima throws a hook but Flight avoids it easily.
Crunch! Kawashima slams his shin into Flight's torso.
Flight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawashima thuds a left hand into Flight's body.
A jab from Flight misses.
Flight misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Flight does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Kawashima blocks the leg kick.
Kawashima scores with a shot to the body.
Flight lands a jab-cross combination.
Flight avoids the head kick by Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima throws a low kick, looking for Flight's leg but Flight calmly moves out of range.
Flight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawashima.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Flight slips the punch.
Kawashima throws a jab when Flight was well out of range.
Flight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Flight.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flight.
Flight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kawashima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima looks for the body kick but Flight saw that one coming.
Kawashima throws a shot from downtown. Flight moves away and avoids it.
Flight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flight misses with a body kick.
Flight gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kawashima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flight's knee momentarily.
Flight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kawashima's head.
Flight ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Flight tries to land a body kick
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
Kawashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawashima misses with a hook
and Flight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flight keeps Kawashima at a distance using the push kick.
Flight throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Kawashima lands.
Kawashima looks to land a left hand but Flight moved out of range nicely.
Kawashima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kawashima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kawashima slips a straight right by Flight.
Flight throws a poor cross that misses
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Flight.
Flight misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
Kawashima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawashima swings for the body but Flight moves out of range.
Kawashima misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kawashima. That's going to slow Flight down.
Flight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kawashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawashima clobbers Flight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Flight slips the punch.
Flight lands a nice hook to Kawashima's body. Kawashima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Kawashima.
Flight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima scores with a decent looking hook.
Kawashima walks into a straight right hand from Flight.
Nice straight punches there by Flight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flight.
Kawashima throws a hook but Flight avoids it easily.
Flight misses with a low kick.
Flight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawashima.
Flight swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima wants to clinch.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Flight slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick.
Flight misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Flight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flight clinches up with Kawashima and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kawashima stalling in the clinch.
Kawashima trying to control the position but instead, Flight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawashima into the ropes.
Flight tries a body shot but Kawashima blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawashima.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kawashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flight is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawashima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flight backwards.
Flight trying to stall but Kawashima improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kawashima.
A hook to the body from Flight.
Flight blocks an uppercut.
Flight misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Flight fails to land.
A short uppercut from Kawashima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima throws a punch but it's blocked by Flight.
Kawashima tries to work over Flight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawashima prevents a body shot from Flight.
Kawashima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawashima lands a shoulder strike.
Kawashima lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Thomas Flight has been cut.
Kawashima misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Kawashima.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Flight tries to throw a body punch but Kawashima avoids it by throwing Flight back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kawashima.
Kawashima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Flight.
Flight lands a left hand.
Flight misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima lands with a right to the head.
Kawashima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Flight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawashima prevents it.
Kawashima blocks a body shot from Flight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flight blocking some punches.
Kawashima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flight backwards.
Flight tries to throw a body punch but Kawashima avoids it by throwing Flight back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flight can't find room to land a body shot as Kawashima controls the action.
Kawashima lands with a short shot to the head.
Flight blocks a body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab, jab by Kawashima - just one landing.
Flight with a poor takedown
enabling Kawashima to counter with a crisp jab.
Flight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawashima throws a right hand that Flight ducks under and follows up with a left that Flight also avoids with ease.
Flight misses with a head kick.
Kawashima connects with a body shot.
Flight takes one to the side of the head.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Flight moves out of range.
Flight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Kawashima.
Kawashima pushes Flight away with a front kick.
A head kick from Kawashima lands but Flight takes it in his stride.
Flight is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Flight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Flight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima cracks Flight with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Flight falls to his knees and Kawashima doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shank Flabbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large comes to the ring accompanied by Blue - U Make Me Wanna . Flabbott has chosen Wait and Bleed as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bob Large has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shank Flabbott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large lands with a good body shot.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
Nice shot lands for Large.
Large throws an off balance right hand
and Flabbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Flabbott avoids the body shot from Large.
Bob Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flabbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Large manages to avoid it.
Large takes a swing at Flabbott's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Large.
Large uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flabbott.
Flabbott misses the body punch
and Large counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flabbott digs a good hook to Large's body.
Large moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flabbott drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flabbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Large is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
Large missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
Large throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Large seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Large throws a strike but Flabbott avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Large stopping the sweep attempt from Flabbott.
Flabbott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Large manages to get himself to full guard.
Large not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Large will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large has control of Flabbott's left arm, preventing Flabbott from doing any damage.
Large 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.
Large is trying to hold Flabbott in close to prevent damage but Flabbott has managed to pass into half guard.
Large trying to control here.
Large gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flabbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flabbott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Large's head.
Large is trying to control the position but Flabbott postures up.
Flabbott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flabbott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Large doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Flabbott postures up and lands a big shot to Large's brow.
Flabbott stopping the sweep attempt from Large.
Flabbott throws a strike but Large rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Large missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flabbott keeping full guard, as Large tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large trying to control the position from guard on top but Flabbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Large stands and steps away. Flabbott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some bone on bone action there as Flabbott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Large smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flabbott scores with a jab. Large acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Large takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Large.
Flabbott throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flabbott avoids a kick to the body.
Large throws out a loose jab but Flabbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Large throws a big shot that misses.
Flabbott closes the distance and clinches up with Large, looking for a takedown. Flabbott pushes Large against the ropes but Large circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Large throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flabbott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Large rather than just go for the knockout.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Large.
Large misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flabbott.
Large avoids the body shot from Flabbott.
Flabbott throws a body punch but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott slips under a jab.
Large ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob Large is winning the standup battle so far.
Large misses with a series of wild punches.
Large wants to clinch up but Flabbott keeps it at a distance.
Large slaps away a takedown attempt from Flabbott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Large throws a looping overhand right but Flabbott ducks down to avoid it.
Large lunges at Flabbott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flabbott's hand.
Flabbott throws a good cross that connects.
Flabbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Large circles away.
Large has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott blocks a body shot from Large.
Large softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Large struggles to land a body shot inside as Flabbott controls his hands.
Large working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Large lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flabbott has a couple of punches blocked by Large.
Large can't find room to land a body shot as Flabbott controls the action.
Large tries to break free but Flabbott pushes him back against the ropes.
Large prevents Flabbott from breaking the clinch.
Flabbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Large backwards.
Large taking a breather.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Flabbott.
Large throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flabbott tries to work over Large's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Large pushes Flabbott back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large misses with a body punch.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Flabbott avoids it by throwing Large back against the ropes.
Large lands a shoulder strike.
Large is working Flabbott over against the ropes.
Large has a couple of punches blocked by Flabbott.
Large scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Large lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large working aggressively here.
Large breaks from the clinch.
Large throws out a loose jab but Flabbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Large lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
Flabbott is breathing heavily.
Flabbott drops his hands momentarily and Large takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Flabbott swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott throws a looping overhand right but Large ducks down to avoid it.
Large throws a series of punches but Flabbott moves out of range.
Bob Large is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Large moves out of range as Flabbott strikes.
Large thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Large.
Flabbott is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Large misses with a straight right.
Flabbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Large throws an overhand right that lands on Flabbott's shoulder, as Flabbott tries to avoid the shot.
Large forces Flabbott back against the ropes and clinches.
Large gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flabbott.
Large lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Large is trying to stall.
Large tries to throw a body punch but Flabbott avoids it by throwing Large back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Flabbott.
Bob Large has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Large fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flabbott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large pushes Flabbott back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large tries to work over Flabbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Large breaks the clinch.
Flabbott swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Flabbott drops his hands momentarily and Large takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Large moves out of range as Flabbott strikes.
Large tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Flabbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flabbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Flabbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Large was well out of range. Poor timing from Flabbott.
Flabbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Large.
Flabbott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Large on his heels. He'll look to pass Large's guard now, I'm sure.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flabbott won't allow Large to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Large dips to his left and cracks Flabbott with an uppercut!
Large takes a swing at Flabbott's ribcage but misses.
Large keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Large scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Large gets caught napping as Flabbott dives in and scores a takedown. Large manages to retain guard.
Flabbott postures up.
Flabbott landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flabbott looking to pass the guard.
Large is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flabbott throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shank Flabbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flabbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
Large trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Large.
Flabbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Flabbott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Large on the side of the head.
Large moves into the clinch successfully.
Flabbott breaks the clinch.
Flabbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Large here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Flabbott gets a double leg takedown into Large's guard.
Large trying to keep a closed guard but Flabbott is proving a slippery customer.
Flabbott passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Large is taking a breather. Flabbott says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Large sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flabbott defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Large trying to control from half guard but Flabbott is working away.
Large trying to control from Flabbott's half guard. Flabbott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Large trying to control the position from guard on top but Flabbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Large postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Large misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Large.
Large keeps Flabbott at a distance using the push kick.
Large circles away from the clinch attempt.
Large digs a good body shot into Flabbott's ribs.
Shank Flabbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flabbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large looks to score with a jab to the body but Flabbott is just out of range.
Large throws a looping overhand right but Flabbott ducks down to avoid it.
Flabbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Large is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Large.
Flabbott ducks right into an uppercut from Large.
A shot to the liver by Large. Beautiful body shot.
Large scores with a jab to the body.
Large scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flabbott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Large lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flabbott at a distance.
Flabbott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Large.
Bob Large is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large connects with a good right hand that stumbles Flabbott. Flabbott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flabbott is rocked!
Flabbott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flabbott is still on wobbly legs! Can Large finish him?
Large scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Large showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Large has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Large!
Post fight, Bob Large took to the microphone: 'Bob punishes, Bob wins!'.
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