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UPG 34: Nothing but Trouble PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Tweedie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedie has chosen Snow Patrol - Chocolate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Callum Tweedie enters the cage!
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Enzo Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Callum Tweedie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Tweedie. Beautiful body shot.
Soprano throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Callum Tweedie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Soprano catches Tweedie right on the button with a cross.
Tweedie throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Tweedie's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Soprano.
Soprano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Tweedie is out of range.
Soprano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Tweedie's belly button to the back.
Tweedie looks gassed!
Soprano misses with a head kick.
Tweedie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soprano cracks Tweedie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soprano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tweedie to stand back up!
Tweedie is rocked!
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Tweedie's shoulder, as Tweedie tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tweedie.
Enzo Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tweedie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soprano.
Soprano throws the left hand but Tweedie avoids the punch easily.
Soprano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soprano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Tweedie moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Soprano lands.
Soprano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tweedie circles away quickly and effectively.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
Soprano throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tweedie doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano cracks Tweedie with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Soprano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tweedie to stand back up!
A jab from Soprano misses.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tweedie.
Tweedie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soprano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tweedie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Soprano.
Soprano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tweedie loads up on a big right hand but Soprano slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Tweedie.
Nice uppercut there from Soprano.
Tweedie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tweedie loads up on a big right hand but Soprano slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soprano. Soprano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tweedie.
Oooooh!!! Soprano has knocked Tweedie down with a huge combo! Soprano steps away and waves a wobbly Tweedie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tweedie is still on wobbly legs! Can Soprano finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Soprano ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Tweedie clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Soprano!
Enzo Soprano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snihc Swyzcnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snihc Swyzcnski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snihc Swyzcnski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Swyzcnski.
Swyzcnski fails to land with a series of punches.
Swyzcnski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clausen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swyzcnski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clausen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swyzcnski defending well as Clausen loads up on a big left hand.
Swyzcnski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clausen under the eye.
Clausen scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Snihc Swyzcnski has been cut.
Swyzcnski staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Clausen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Swyzcnski.
Clausen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swyzcnski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clausen swivels and escapes.
Swyzcnski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swyzcnski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Swyzcnski thuds his shin into the meat of Clausen's side.
Swyzcnski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swyzcnski doesn't manage to clinch there - Clausen circles away.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swyzcnski has time to react.
Swyzcnski is rocked!
Clausen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clausen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swyzcnski.
Swyzcnski tries a knee to the head but Clausen blocks it.
Swyzcnski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swyzcnski missing with knees to the body.
Swyzcnski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clausen blocks it with crossed arms.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee to the head.
Clausen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clausen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clausen working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clausen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swyzcnski backwards.
Swyzcnski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swyzcnski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clausen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swyzcnski's elbow.
Clausen digs a right hand underneath Swyzcnski's ribcage. Swyzcnski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swyzcnski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clausen blocks it with crossed arms.
Clausen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clausen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clausen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swyzcnski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clausen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swyzcnski, pushing him back against the cage.
Clausen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clausen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Clausen.
Swyzcnski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clausen effectively controlling the action here.
Swyzcnski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clausen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swyzcnski backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Swyzcnski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Swyzcnski with a knee to the head.
Clausen lands a body shot.
Clausen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swyzcnski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clausen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clausen scores with a shoulder strike.
Clausen lands a left hand.
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!
Clausen working aggressively here.
Swyzcnski tries to land knees in the clinch but Clausen avoids the damage to the body.
Clausen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Clausen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clausen.
Swyzcnski is still on wobbly legs! Can Clausen finish him?
Clausen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Clausen.
Clausen lands a body shot.
Swyzcnski seems to have recovered his senses.
Clausen is pushing Swyzcnski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee strike.
Clausen lands with a right to the head.
Swyzcnski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clausen scores with a shot to the side of Swyzcnski's head.
Swyzcnski avoiding damage.
Clausen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clausen.
Swyzcnski tries a knee to the head but Clausen blocks it.
Swyzcnski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clausen throws a head punch that misses.
Swyzcnski tries to land knees in the clinch but Clausen avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clausen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swyzcnski backwards.
Swyzcnski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee to the head.
Swyzcnski is trying to stall.
Clausen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swyzcnski backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Clausen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snihc Swyzcnski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swyzcnski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Clausen lands a jab to Swyzcnski's midsection.
Clausen misses with a two punch combination.
Clausen misses with a straight left.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
Clausen lands a jab to the nose.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swyzcnski slips under a jab from Clausen.
Swyzcnski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
A jab from Clausen misses.
Clausen swings for the body but Swyzcnski moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Clausen.
Swyzcnski moves in looking to clinch but Clausen pushes him off.
Clausen lands a jab to the nose.
Snihc Swyzcnski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clausen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swyzcnski is out of range and Clausen settles back down.
Swyzcnski moves away from the strike by Clausen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clausen throws a body punch but Swyzcnski moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clausen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swyzcnski connects with a solid leg kick.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swyzcnski tries to move into range but Clausen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch up.
Clausen takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Clausen.
Swyzcnski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claus Clausen is winning the standup battle so far.
Clausen lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clausen avoids the head kick by Swyzcnski.
Clausen misses with a hook
and Swyzcnski counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Swyzcnski scores with a nice body kick.
Clausen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Swyzcnski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swyzcnski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clausen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clausen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swyzcnski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Swyzcnski throws a sloppy head kick and Clausen moves out of range easily.
Clausen misses with a double jab.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Swyzcnski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swyzcnski.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swyzcnski manages to avoid it.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swyzcnski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski fails with a takedown attempt.
Clausen takes a swing at Swyzcnski's ribcage but misses.
Clausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swyzcnski.
Clausen cracks Swyzcnski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clausen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swyzcnski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clausen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
Clausen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swyzcnski.
Swyzcnski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swyzcnski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clausen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch
and Clausen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clausen misses with an uppercut.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Swyzcnski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clausen throws out a loose jab but Swyzcnski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clausen stuns Swyzcnski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Clausen takes a swing at Swyzcnski's ribcage but misses.
Clausen misses with a straight right.
Swyzcnski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clausen sprawls well. Clausen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swyzcnski gets slowly back to his feet.
Clausen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clausen misses with a straight left.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch up but Clausen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Clausen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Snihc Swyzcnski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swyzcnski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clausen misses with a hook. Swyzcnski ducked under it nicely.
Clausen looks to throw a body kick
and Swyzcnski counters with a good low kick that Clausen was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swyzcnski.
Clausen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swyzcnski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clausen pinned against the cage. Clausen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on Swyzcnski's shoulder, as Swyzcnski tries to avoid the shot.
Clausen throws a shot to the body.
Swyzcnski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clausen.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swyzcnski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clausen to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Clausen as he connects with a hook.
Clausen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swyzcnski. Swyzcnski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Swyzcnski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Swyzcnski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clausen.
A slow jab from Clausen misses its intended target.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch up.
Swyzcnski shoots in for a double leg but Clausen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swyzcnski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swyzcnski tries to close the distance and clinch but Clausen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clausen thuds his right hand into Swyzcnski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clausen scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski moves into the clinch successfully.
Clausen takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swyzcnski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clausen avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Clausen fails to land.
Clausen misses with a body punch.
Clausen pushes Swyzcnski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swyzcnski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clausen.
Swyzcnski trying to land knees to the body.
Clausen has Swyzcnski pressed against the cage.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee to the head.
Swyzcnski tries to land knees in the clinch but Clausen avoids the damage to the body.
Clausen is stalling here.
Swyzcnski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clausen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clausen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swyzcnski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snihc Swyzcnski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swyzcnski avoids the body shot from Clausen.
Clausen lands a jab to Swyzcnski's midsection.
Clausen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swyzcnski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clausen was well out of range. Poor timing from Swyzcnski.
Swyzcnski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Clausen looks to land a right hand but Swyzcnski moved out of range.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch but Clausen is having none of it.
Swyzcnski wants to land a leg kick but Clausen is out of range.
Swyzcnski tries a low kick but Clausen avoids it.
Clausen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swyzcnski.
Swyzcnski is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swyzcnski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clausen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clausen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Clausen thuds his right hand into Swyzcnski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clausen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clausen scores with the left hand. Swyzcnski knows he should have avoided that one.
Clausen throws an overhand right that drops Swyzcnski like a sack of potatoes! Clausen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dim Mak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dim Mak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakkar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mak blocks a head kick by Drakkar.
Drakkar forces Mak back against the cage and clinches.
Mak throws a punch but it's blocked by Drakkar.
Mak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drakkar digs a right hand into Mak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mak's gas tank.
Drakkar working Mak over with knees to the body.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dim Mak has been cut.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow.
Mak working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drakkar.
Mak is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drakkar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Mak 's eye.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Mak shrugs off.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dim Mak's cut is getting worse.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside that Mak shrugs off.
Drakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Drakkar.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Dim Mak's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Drakkar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drakkar lands an uppercut.
Mak takes an elbow to the temple.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Dim Mak's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dim Mak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drakkar!
After winning the bout, Ivan Drakkar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki comes to the cage accompanied by Dawaj na ring!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maniek Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Yarbourgh!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarbourgh dives in and grabs Czarnecki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Czarnecki pushes down on Yarbourgh's head and hops out.
Willy Yarbourgh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarbourgh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Czarnecki as he jumps to the side.
Czarnecki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Czarnecki wants it to stay on the feet.
Maniek Czarnecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Yarbourgh.
Yarbourgh throws a sloppy head kick and Czarnecki moves out of range easily.
Czarnecki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Czarnecki wants it to stay on the feet.
Yarbourgh fails to land with a series of punches.
Czarnecki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yarbourgh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Czarnecki avoids it really well and circles away.
Czarnecki cracks Yarbourgh with a good jab.
It looks like Willy Yarbourgh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarbourgh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Czarnecki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Yarbourgh drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Czarnecki follows Yarbourgh to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maniek Czarnecki!
After winning the bout, Maniek Czarnecki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Private Pile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Broken, Beat & Scarred. Pile has chosen Jelly Doughnut as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladislav Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Private Pile!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pile scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalashnikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kalashnikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalashnikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kalashnikov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalashnikov stands up over Pile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pile is on top in guard.
Pile must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pile throwing strikes from guard but Kalashnikov blocks nicely.
Kalashnikov is looking for a triangle but Pile pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalashnikov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pile hang on?
Kalashnikov controlling the pace for now.
Pile working to try and regain half guard.
Kalashnikov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pile can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kalashnikov 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalashnikov lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pile! Kalashnikov sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pile and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladislav Kalashnikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladislav Kalashnikov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Isibeda Tintti had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintti loads up on a big right hand but Keijo slips the punch.
Keijo feints and then cracks Tintti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tintti down.
Tintti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keijo darts in trying to clinch
and Tintti counters with a left to the body.
Keijo digs a good body shot into Tintti's ribs.
Tintti looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Keijo lands with a good body shot.
Keijo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keijo takes the fight into the clinch.
Keijo lands with a right to the head.
Tintti lands with a short shot to the head.
Tintti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tintti moves away.
Keijo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Keijo.
Nice jab there from Keijo.
Keijo is looking to slow Tintti down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo dodges the punch combination from Tintti.
Keijo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Keijo.
Tintti throws a head kick that misses.
Keijo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tintti as he avoids it easily.
Keijo throws a low kick but Tintti moves out of range easily.
Keijo throws a low kick but Tintti moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keijo.
Tintti is rocked!
Keijo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Tintti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keijo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tintti's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tintti's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutaali Keijo!
Brutaali Keijo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoelie Gan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silas Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hoelie Gan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a series of punches but Gan avoids them all with ease.
Gan tries for a takedown but Storm circles away easily
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Gan takes one to the side of the head.
Gan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm cracks the inside of Gan's front leg.
Storm misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gan blocks a leg kick.
Storm gets the takedown into side control.
Gan is trying to get back to half guard.
Gan struggling a bit here.
Gan manages to get back to half guard.
Gan tries to roll over but Storm keeps him under control.
Gan trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to mount his opponent but Gan defends it.
Gan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gan is looking to get back to full guard here but Storm has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gan is looking to reverse the position.
Storm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Gan slips the punch.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Gan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gan trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gan wants to pass the guard but Storm is keeping the position.
Gan wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gan throwing strikes but missing.
Gan throws a strike but Storm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gan pulls Storm in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Storm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Gan shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Storm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gan tries to improve position but can't.
Storm tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Storm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gan needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Gan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm showed some decent athleticism there.
Gan trying to control but Storm postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Storm is staying active.
Gan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gan controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
Gan looking to control but Storm passes into half guard.
Gan is trying to maintain the position but Storm is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gan is doing well to control the position and prevent Storm from advancing to side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gan is trying to control but Storm passes into side control!
Storm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
Storm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Storm stalling the fight.
Storm prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Storm dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gan connects with a body shot.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gan.
Storm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Storm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gan wants to control but Storm passes easily into half guard.
Gan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gan moves into full guard.
Gan is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Storm rolls with it to try and escape but Gan cranks on the arm and Storm is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoelie Gan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Mansurov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kreator - Impossible Brutality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mack Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansurov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Mansurov misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mansurov looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Mihail Mansurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Mansurov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Speed sprawls well initially but Mansurov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Speed is trying to maintain the position but Mansurov is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansurov throwing shots but Speed is blocking nicely.
Mansurov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Speed's head.
Mansurov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Speed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Speed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov wants to pass the guard but Speed is keeping the position.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Speed looking for a sweep. Not yet Speed, not yet.
Mansurov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mansurov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mansurov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Speed controls Mansurov momentarily but Mansurov frees himself.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansurov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speed is keeping the position for now.
Mansurov postures up in Speed's guard and throws a big left but Speed blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed controls Mansurov momentarily but Mansurov frees himself.
Speed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mansurov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mansurov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mansurov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mansurov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speed is keeping the position for now.
Mansurov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Mansurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov throwing strikes from guard but Speed blocks nicely.
Mansurov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mansurov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mansurov postures up in Speed's guard and throws a big left but Speed blocks it.
Mansurov throws a big right hand that misses.
Speed on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Speed tries to get out of the position.
Mansurov scoring with some ground and pound.
Mansurov throws a big right hand that misses.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Mansurov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mansurov is looking to work some ground and pound but Speed has wrist control.
Mansurov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Speed's guard.
Mansurov winds up and cracks Speed with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mansurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansurov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mansurov is trying to control. Speed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mansurov not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed tries to get to full guard but Mansurov has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mansurov looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Mansurov lands with an overhand left.
Mansurov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mansurov clobbers Speed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mansurov looks for a takedown but Speed sprawls well.
Mansurov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Speed checks it well.
Mansurov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Mansurov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mansurov lands in his opponent's guard.
Speed is pulling down on Mansurov's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed trying to control the position.
Speed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mansurov trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Mansurov wants to pass the guard but Speed is keeping the position.
Mansurov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Speed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mansurov has Speed in his guard.
Speed won't allow Mansurov to sweep him here.
Speed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to stand but Mansurov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mansurov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Speed is one step ahead there.
Mansurov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mansurov is wriggling around but Speed manages to pass to half guard.
Speed moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Speed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mansurov wants to control but Speed postures up.
Mansurov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Speed tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mansurov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Speed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mihail Mansurov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mansurov wants to improve his position but Speed is controlling well.
Mansurov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Speed wants to free his trapped foot but Mansurov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mansurov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Speed's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Speed's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansurov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mansurov lands strikes to the head.
Mansurov missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mansurov.
Mansurov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Speed trying to control from the bottom.
Speed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Speed seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansurov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mansurov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mansurov lands a couple of digs.
Speed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mansurov trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Mansurov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mansurov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Speed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mansurov trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Mansurov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Speed is trying to keep Mansurov in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Mansurov is looking to work some ground and pound but Speed has wrist control.
Mansurov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Speed working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Speed there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mansurov connects with an inside leg kick.
Mansurov catches Speed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Mack Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed avoids the body shot from Mansurov.
Mansurov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mansurov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mansurov clinches.
Mansurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Mansurov misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a nice leg kick.
Mansurov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Speed avoids the body shot from Mansurov.
Speed throws a body punch but Mansurov moves out of range.
Mansurov throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mansurov misses with an uppercut.
Mansurov thows a body shot but no joy.
Mansurov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Speed quickly recovers to half guard.
Mack Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mansurov.
Mansurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansurov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mansurov tries to control but Speed wriggling away.
Mihail Mansurov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mansurov.
Mansurov is landing with some decent strikes but Speed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mihail Mansurov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mansurov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mihail Mansurov!
Our winner, Mihail Mansurov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quint Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes into the arena with Yö - Likaiset Legendat blaring out of the sound system. Bingham has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quint Bingham!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo swings for the body but Bingham moves out of range.
Bingham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Timo Yo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bingham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yo trying to keep a closed guard but Bingham is proving a slippery customer.
Binghamis looking to pass into half guard but Yo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yo is in guard.
Bingham looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yo has picked Bingham up and slammed him! Bingham can't keep hold of the triangle and Yo manages to pass to side control!
Bingham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bingham struggling a bit here.
Bingham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo is refusing to be controlled, as Bingham sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo trying to control but Bingham postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yo trying to hold on to Bingham's head to control him but Bingham postures up.
Yo is looking for a sweep. Bingham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bingham sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bingham loads up on a big right hand but Yo slips the punch.
Yo throws an off balance right hand
and Bingham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bingham just misses with a punch to the body.
Yo misses with a hook to the body
and Bingham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yo's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingham tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo is retaining full guard.
Bingham looking to sit in guard and control but Yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bingham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bingham is trying to keep Yo in close.
Yo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bingham has wrist control.
Bingham working for submissions but it's allowed Yo to get to half guard.
Yo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is trying to control but can't.
Yo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bingham looking for subs from the bottom but Yo mounts him!
Yo lands a nice shot to the head.
Yo breaks from Bingham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bingham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bingham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bingham working to try and regain half guard.
Yo with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo unloading with bombs!
Bingham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Timo Yo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bingham staying out of range there.
Yo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Yo. That snapped Bingham's head back.
Yo misses with a straight left.
Yo misses with a wild body shot.
Bingham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bingham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yo throws a body punch but Bingham moves out of range.
Yo lands a really nice looking cross but Bingham seems unphased.
Bingham is rocked!
Bingham throws a solid leg kick but Yo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bingham.
Bingham is still on wobbly legs! Can Yo finish him?
Yo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yo.
Bingham tries for a takedown but Yo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yo but Yo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bingham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bingham seems to have recovered his senses.
Yo moves into range and clinches up with Bingham.
Yo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yo misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Yo - that landed with a thud.
Bingham tries to stall but Yo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bingham's elbow.
Yo lands an uppercut.
Yo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yo.
Yo scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bingham backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to work over Bingham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bingham blocking some punches.
Yo lands a shoulder strike.
Bingham trying to stall but Yo improves his position.
Yo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yo.
Yo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bingham won't allow it.
Yo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yo tries a body shot but Bingham blocks it.
Yo tries to throw a body punch but Bingham avoids it by throwing Yo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham trying to control the position but instead, Yo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bingham into the cage.
Bingham blocks a body shot from Yo.
Yo working aggressively here.
Yo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bingham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bingham controls his hands.
Bingham looking to stall.
Yo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yo tries to break free but Bingham pushes him back against the cage.
Yo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bingham's elbow.
Yo gets through Bingham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yo is trying to force a seperation but Bingham has the dominant position.
Yo leaning against his opponent.
Yo misses with a body punch.
Bingham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timo Yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quint Bingham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Yo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bingham slips a jab from Yo.
Bingham walks into a stiff left hand from Yo.
Yo just misses with a punch to the body.
Yo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bingham to counter with a crisp jab.
Yo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bingham moves out of range as Yo strikes.
Bingham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yo did well to prevent Bingham getting side control.
Bingham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yo to regain full guard.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Bingham from controlling successfully.
Bingham passes into half guard.
Bingham is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo wants to get back to full guard.
Bingham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yo is trying to control but can't.
Bingham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yo missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is trying to work for a kimura but Yo is defending well.
Bingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bingham is trying to work for a kimura but Yo is defending well.
Yo tries to roll over but Bingham keeps him under control.
Bingham is trying to control. Yo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bingham is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is trying to control the action in half guard but Yo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bingham trying to control from Yo's half guard. Yo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Yo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quint Bingham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bingham postures up.
Bingham preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bingham.
Bingham trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bingham won't allow Yo to sweep him here.
Bingham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bingham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bingham scoring with punches and elbows.
Quint Bingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bingham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bingham tries for a kimura but Yo is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quint Bingham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yo 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Timo Yo!
A less than humble Timo Yo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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