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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herrick Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Goldman's choice of entrance music: Gamma Ray - Blood Religion . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herrick Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldman.
Goldman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pleasures counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goldman won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pleasures working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pleasures working the ground and pound from side control.
Pleasures working the head and body with strikes.
Pleasures scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures cracks Goldman with a big elbow.
Goldman tries to bench press Pleasures off him but Pleasures keeps the position.
Pleasures wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldman keeps working.
Goldman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pleasures off and has taken his back!
Goldman misses with a punch to the head.
Goldman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Goldman struggling to land strikes to the head as Pleasures covers up.
Goldman working for a choke but Pleasures is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Goldman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Goldman throws a series of strikes and Pleasures wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Pleasures sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman wants to pass to mount but Pleasures is defending the position.
Goldman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goldman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pleasures is just riding it out for now. Goldman eventually gives up the hold.
Goldman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goldman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleasures defending well though.
Goldman wants to free his trapped foot but Pleasures is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pleasures gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goldman throwing strikes but missing.
Goldman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldman lands a couple of digs.
Pleasures trying to control the position.
Goldman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pleasures looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pleasures looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pleasures!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures is working Goldman over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pleasures connects with a decent elbow.
Goldman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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 John Pleasures will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goldman fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pleasures to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pleasures wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
Goldman wants to sweep here but Pleasures controlling him for the moment.
Pleasures drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pleasures jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Goldman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pleasures postures up and lands a big shot to Goldman's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures looking to pass the guard.
Pleasures lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pleasures trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Pleasures scoring with some ground and pound.
Pleasures sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pleasures trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
John Pleasures overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because John Pleasures wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goldman tries to clinch up
and Pleasures makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pleasures circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pleasures throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pleasures swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
John Pleasures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Pleasures misses.
Pleasures misses with a left hand
and Goldman counters with a takedown into side control.
Goldman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Goldman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pleasures rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Goldman's guard! Nice work there by Pleasures!
Goldman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pleasures passes into side control.
Goldman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pleasures.
Pleasures working away.
Pleasures lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures working the ground and pound.
Pleasures landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman is trying to improve his position.
Pleasures throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Goldman is looking for a sweep.
Pleasures works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goldman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pleasures off and has taken his back!
Goldman is looking for the choke from the back position but Pleasures is controlling his hands well.
Goldman looking for the choke from the back.
Pleasures manages to reverse the position and now he's in Goldman's guard. Nice work there by Pleasures.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures scoring with some ground and pound.
Pleasures won't allow Goldman to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pleasures misses with a looping right.
Pleasures dives in and scores a takedown into Goldman's guard.
Goldman keeping full guard, as Pleasures tries to pass.
Pleasures throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pleasures has passed into side control.
Goldman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goldman is trying to improve his position.
Goldman looks to move to half guard but instead Pleasures has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldman is looking to escape.
Pleasures controlling the pace for now.
Pleasures scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goldman?
It looks like Herrick Goldman has been cut.
Goldman is trying to escape the mount.
Pleasures with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Pleasures connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goldman is rocked!
Pleasures postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Goldman in real trouble here! The ref calls for Goldman to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pleasures!
An out of breath John Pleasures 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sitting Sideways . This should be fireworks!
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139 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brevik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe throws a hook but Brevik blocks it.
Brevik moves away from the strike by Joe.
Brevik lands a lovely overhand right.
Brevik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Brevik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe tries to bum rush Brevik with a series of wild strikes but Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brevik has managed to clinch.
Brevik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brevik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Brevik won't allow it.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Brevik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brevik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe tries to circle away but Brevik has him pinned against the cage.
Brevik misses with a knee to the head.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Brevik looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Brevik has him pressed against the cage.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brevik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Brevik keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Brevik misses with an elbow strike.
Brevik lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Samoa Joe has been cut.
A knee to the head by Brevik.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brevik after a bit of a struggle.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Brevik.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Brevik won't allow it.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Brevik missing with knees to the body.
Joe is trying to force a seperation but Brevik has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Joe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brevik can't fight it off and eventually Joe manages to take the fight to the floor. Brevik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joe wants to control from the top but Brevik keeps moving.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brevik has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe won't allow Brevik to get back to his feet.
Brevik keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brevik has wrist control.
Joe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brevik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik looking to control.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brevik's head.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Joe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Brevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brevik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joe somewhat.
Brevik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brevik thows a body shot but no joy.
Donald Brevik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses with a hook.
Joe with a nice cross.
Brevik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe throws a hook but Brevik blocks it.
Brevik cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Brevik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Brevik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brevik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Brevik loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Brevik.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Brevik.
Brevik has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Brevik has double underhooks.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brevik backwards.
Brevik looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe avoiding damage as Brevik throws knees to the body.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Brevik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
Brevik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Brevik.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Brevik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brevik trying to land knees to the body.
Donald Brevik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brevik blocking some punches.
Brevik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brevik tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brevik keeps control of Joe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brevik misses with a knee strike.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Brevik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe avoids the head kick by Brevik.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brevik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good shot there by Brevik.
Donald Brevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Brevik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brevik throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samoa Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Joe.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donald Brevik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Brevik misses.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Brevik jabs Joe right on the nose. Joe blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brevik.
Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Brevik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brevik connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe misses with a hook
and Brevik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brevik tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Brevik is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Brevik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brevik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Brevik settles back down.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe cracks Brevik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brevik just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brevik.
Brevik throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Brevik forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Brevik.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brevik lands a knee to the head.
Brevik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Brevik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Brevik is looking to clinch.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brevik moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Brevik.
Brevik misses with a straight left.
Joe misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brevik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brevik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brevik.
Brevik drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
Brevik misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brevik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Brevik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brevik scores with a knee to the head.
Joe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe is trying to push Brevik away but Brevik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brevik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Joe misses.
Brevik slips a jab from Joe.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brevik throws out the jab.
Joe throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik misses with a head kick.
Brevik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe works the jab nicely.
Brevik is rocked!
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brevik.
Brevik is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Brevik misses with a looping right.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Joe engages and cracks Brevik with a massive lead left hook - Brevik tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Joe is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samoa Joe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Scuttlebutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horst Scuttlebutt 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horst Scuttlebutt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scuttlebutt misses with a body kick.
Sajewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scuttlebutt under the eye.
It looks like Horst Scuttlebutt has been cut.
Sajewski throws an off balance right hand
and Scuttlebutt counters with a right hand to the body.
Sajewski looks to land a right hand but Scuttlebutt moved out of range.
Sajewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scuttlebutt misses the shot to the body.
Sajewski throws a series of punches but Scuttlebutt avoids them all with ease.
Sajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scuttlebutt can pounce on him.
Sajewski slips a straight right by Scuttlebutt.
Sajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scuttlebutt moves away.
Sajewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horst Scuttlebutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scuttlebutt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scuttlebutt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sajewski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scuttlebutt slips a straight right by Sajewski.
Scuttlebutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sajewski.
Sloppy strikes from Scuttlebutt. Those never looked like landing.
Sajewski blocks a head kick by Scuttlebutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sajewski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scuttlebutt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scuttlebutt looking to finish with strikes here!
Scuttlebutt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Scuttlebutt thowing shots but they're missing.
Sajewski tries to lock up and control but Scuttlebutt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scuttlebutt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scuttlebutt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Scuttlebutt looking to finish Sajewski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sajewski!
Scuttlebutt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scuttlebutt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scuttlebutt unloads with some shots from mount but Sajewski bucks and avoids them well.
Scuttlebutt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Scuttlebutt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt trying to control but Sajewski is having none of it.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Scuttlebutt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sajewski blocking the ground and pound.
Scuttlebutt throws some wild stikes that Sajewski manages to avoid easily.
Scuttlebutt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scuttlebutt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Scuttlebutt landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scuttlebutt punching from mount but Sajewski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scuttlebutt throwing strikes here but Sajewski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sajewski blocking the ground and pound.
Scuttlebutt misses with a head shot.
Scuttlebutt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sajewski is on top in guard.
Scuttlebutt has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sajewski doesn't defend quickly enough and Scuttlebutt has managed to lock this one up! Can Sajewski escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Scuttlebutt on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Horst Scuttlebutt!
After winning the bout, Horst Scuttlebutt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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167 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama misses the jab.
Tyson throws a front kick aimed at Salama's knee but Salama avoids it well.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salama is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salama moves away.
Salama misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Salama moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.
Salama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salama scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salama manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Salama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salama keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Salama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Salama keeps moving.
Salama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyson's guard.
Salama content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Salama's head.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salama doesn't seem phased though.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyson.
Sami Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Salama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salama thows a body kick. Tyson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Salama shows good takedown defense.
Salama throws a head kick that misses.
Salama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salama clinches with his opponent.
Salama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson's face.
Tyson stalling against the cage.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Salama backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Salama controls his hands.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Salama controls the action.
Salama lands a nice elbow.
Tyson is working Salama over against the cage.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Salama.
Tyson tries to circle away but Salama has him pinned against the cage.
Salama prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salama throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson looking to slow down the pace here.
Salama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama lands a damaging elbow.
Salama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Salama.
Salama stops a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Sami Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Salama lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salama obliges.
Salama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson is trying to trip Salama. He has hold of a leg but Salama is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tyson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Salama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Salama.
Tyson postures up in Salama's guard and throws a big left but Salama blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salama trying to control the position.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Salama keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salama thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Tyson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson throws a head kick but Salama moves out of range.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salama is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Salama circles away and we're back to standing.
Salama throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Salama works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Salama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salama moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Salama tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Salama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Salama wants to land a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Salama moves out of range.
Salama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Salama.
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Salama misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Salama backing up. Salama nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson clobbers Salama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salama moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson motions for Salama to come forward. Tyson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Salama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson tries to bum rush Salama with a series of wild strikes but Salama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salama throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson throws a chopping leg kick but Salama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sami Salama is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a low kick but Salama moves out of range easily.
Tyson scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama misses with a body kick.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salama.
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!
Salama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Salama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salama scores with a spinning back kick!
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salama eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salama pushes Tyson away with a front kick.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salama.
Salama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salama misses with a wild body shot.
Salama is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Salama lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyson off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salama wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Salama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salama's guard.
Salama has his feet on Tyson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Salama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salama closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.
Salama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson avoids the elbow strike from Salama, against the cage.
Tyson pushes Salama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Salama prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Sami Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Salama misses with a body punch.
Salama lands a nice elbow.
Salama misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salama moves away from the strike by Tyson.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Salama.
Salama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Salama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Salama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tyson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Salama tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Salama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyson takes a step back to recover.
Salama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salama wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salama is looking to stand up but Tyson isn't so interested in that idea.
Mike Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson trying to control but Salama is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salama looking to control.
Salama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salama is keeping the position for now.
Salama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson scoring with some ground and pound.
Salama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salama throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Salama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
Salama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyson pushes down on Salama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyson is trying to control. Salama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Tyson.
Tyson stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson trying to advance position but Salama counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salama wants to get back to his feet but Tyson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Salama has wrist control.
Tyson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salama's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Salama is defending well.
Salama is not content to let Tyson control the position.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Salama wants to get back to full guard.
Salama is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson prevents Salama from improving his position.
Tyson is trying to control. Salama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Tyson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice defenses there by Salama.
Salama throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
A relieved looking Mike Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aruki Masura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aruki Masura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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187 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aruki Masura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but Masura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Masura moves out of range easily.
Masura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karhu sprawls well. Karhu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masura gets slowly back to his feet.
Karhu moves into the clinch.
Masura avoiding damage as Karhu throws knees to the body.
Karhu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Masura looking for a takedown.
Karhu lands a knee to the body.
Masura tries to score a body lock takedown but Karhu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woima Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aruki Masura.
Karhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Masura blocks it with crossed arms.
Masura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karhu thows a leg kick but Masura checks it
and Masura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karhu's guard.
Masura preventing the sweep.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Masura from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karhu holds on and takes a little breather.
Masura looking to pass the guard.
Masura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karhu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu keeping full guard, as Masura tries to pass.
Karhu wants to sweep but no luck.
Masura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masura working some strikes from top position.
Karhu keeping moving, preventing Masura from controlling successfully.
Masura advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhu stops Masura from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masura is trying to get an arm triangle but Karhu is defending well.
Karhu is looking for a sweep.
Karhu is not content to let Masura control the position.
Masura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Karhu's legs.
Karhu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Masura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Karhu is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masura avoids the attempt from Karhu to control.
Karhu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masura.
Masura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karhu manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masura is thwarting Karhu's attempts to control the position.
Masura is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu is looking for a sweep. Masura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aruki Masura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karhu throws a body kick that misses.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Masura.
Masura checks a low kick from Karhu.
Masura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu thumps Masura with a low kick.
Karhu lands a body shot.
Masura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karhu scores with a head kick. Masura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Aruki Masura has been cut.
Karhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but Masura pushes him off.
Karhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu lands a head kick. Masura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Masura's legs.
Karhu throws a low kick, looking for Masura's leg but Masura calmly moves out of range.
Masura checks a leg kick.
Masura blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Karhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Masura's legs.
Masura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karhu.
Masura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masura checks a low kick from Karhu.
Karhu throws a head kick but Masura moves out of range.
Masura throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Karhu.
Karhu thumps Masura with a low kick.
Woima Karhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karhu avoids it really well and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Karhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Masura is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is looking to land body kicks.
No luck for Masura with that takedown attempt.
Woima Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aruki Masura.
Karhu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karhu thumps Masura with a low kick.
Karhu throws a head kick that Masura semi-blocks.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Masura moves out of range easily.
Masura gets tackled into the cage by Karhu. Karhu maintains the clinch.
Karhu breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karhu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu motions for Masura to come forward. Karhu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu misses with a body shot.
Masura keeps the fight on the outside.
Masura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karhu. Karhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu tries to score with a low kick but Masura moves his leg out of the way.
Masura shoots in looking for a takedown but Karhu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu is looking to slow Masura down with leg kicks.
Good work by Masura as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aruki Masura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Masura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Masura is defended easily by Karhu.
Karhu clinches with his opponent.
Karhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karhu wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Masura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masura moves out of range of the body kick from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu is looking to clinch.
Masura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karhu swings for the body but Masura moves out of range.
Masura throws a leg kick but Karhu moved away.
Masura swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Masura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Karhu.
Masura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karhu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masura won't allow Karhu to sweep him here.
Karhu controls Masura momentarily but Masura frees himself.
Aruki Masura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masura looking to pass the guard.
Karhu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karhu is thwarting Masura's attempts to control the position.
Masura is looking to get back to full guard here but Karhu has managed to pass to side control instead.
Masura tries to buck Karhu off but Karhu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu controls the position.
Karhu wants to take a breather but Masura manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Karhu.
Karhu stops Masura from standing up.
Masura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karhu is one step ahead there.
Masura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu slips nicely into half guard.
Karhu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Woima Karhu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karhu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!
Woima Karhu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gilop® logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quint Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bingham comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Junior Kilat has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quint Bingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingham looks for a takedown but Kilat sprawls well.
Kilat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bingham as he connects with a hook.
Bingham avoids the body shot from Kilat.
Kilat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bingham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bingham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bingham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilat's calf.
Kilat takes a swing at Bingham's ribcage but misses.
Kilat moves away from the strike by Bingham.
A punch lands to the side of Kilat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bingham moves out of range of the strikes.
Bingham lunges at Kilat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilat's hand.
Kilat checks the leg kick.
Kilat slips a jab from Bingham.
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!
Bingham shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kilat is trying to defend but Bingham finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bingham is looking for a kimura but Kilat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bingham to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat is trying to stand.
Bingham trying to control the action but Kilat is working from the bottom.
Kilat is trying to stand.
Kilat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bingham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bingham trying to pass the guard but Kilat defending well.
Kilat tries to kick Bingham off but Bingham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bingham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bingham wants to advance to full mount but Kilat doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bingham wants to pass the guard but Kilat is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bingham controlling from the top position.
Bingham prevents Kilat from getting back to his feet.
Bingham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilat is keeping the position for now.
Kilat is looking to stand up but Bingham isn't so interested in that idea.
Kilat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilat wants to get back to his feet but Bingham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Bingham from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kilat pushes Bingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bingham avoids the damage to the body.
Kilat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kilat scores a nice knee to the body.
Kilat can't find room to land a body shot as Bingham controls the action.
Bingham prevents a body shot from Kilat.
Bingham avoids a wild elbow strike from Kilat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bingham's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Kilat fails to land.
Bingham blocks the elbow strike.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bingham.
Kilat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kilat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bingham's defenses.
Bingham is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bingham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kilat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bingham is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Kilat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kilat throws a hook but Bingham avoids it easily.
Kilat slips a jab from Bingham.
Kilat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilat misses the shot to the body.
Kilat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bingham.
Kilat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bingham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilat loads up on a big right hand but Bingham slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilat looking to slow down the pace here.
Kilat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bingham is defending well for now.
Kilat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilat working aggressively here.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bingham avoids it.
Kilat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bingham.
Bingham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kilat.
Bingham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bingham blocks an elbow strike.
Kilat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bingham avoids the damage to the body.
Kilat prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bingham avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kilat.
Kilat stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bingham avoids it.
Bingham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
Kilat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bingham's elbow.
Bingham tries for a takedown but Kilat manages to get underhooks.
Kilat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bingham managing to block the knees to the body from Kilat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat tries to work over Bingham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bingham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kilat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quint Bingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Kilat.
Bingham tries to stall but Kilat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bingham is stalling here.
Bingham managing to block the knees to the body from Kilat.
Bingham prevents a body shot from Kilat.
Kilat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bingham is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham blocks an elbow strike from Kilat.
Bingham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilat throws a head punch that misses.
Bingham avoids the elbow strike from Kilat, against the cage.
Kilat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilat is struggling to control the position.
Bingham wants to get back to striking at distance but Kilat won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bingham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kilat tries to throw a body punch but Bingham avoids it by throwing Kilat back against the cage.
Kilat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bingham is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Kilat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kilat lands a nice shot that snaps Bingham's head back.
Bingham avoids the head kick by Kilat.
Kilat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bingham.
Kilat misses with a hook.
Kilat throws a low kick, looking for Bingham's leg but Bingham calmly moves out of range.
Bingham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bingham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Bingham misses.
Bingham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilat misses with a wild body shot.
Bingham shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kilat is trying to defend but Bingham finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bingham is looking to take a break and control but Kilat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bingham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bingham wants to work for an arm triangle but Kilat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bingham is looking to pass Kilat's guard but actually Kilat recovers to full guard.
Kilat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bingham is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingham wants to control from the top but Kilat keeps moving.
Bingham throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilat being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingham drops back looking for a leg! Kilat is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kilat manages to kick Bingham off! Bingham jumps back into Kilat's guard.
Bingham looking to pass the guard.
Bingham forces his way into half guard.
Kilat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bingham.
Bingham stops Kilat from getting back to his feet.
Bingham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingham is keen to just control but Kilat is a slippery customer.
Bingham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Quint Bingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bingham is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kilat sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bingham throws a strike but Kilat avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quint Bingham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Kilat!
Junior Kilat decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Worst Hangover Ever as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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203 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Gallagher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
White checks a low kick from Gallagher.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dana White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White tries to move into range but Gallagher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Billy Gallagher has been cut.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallagher lands with a slapping head kick.
White connects with a jab.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick by Gallagher misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher is rocked!
Dana White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gallagher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Gallagher avoids a kick to the body.
Gallagher throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Gallagher tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a body shot that sends Gallagher's belly button to the back.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gallagher takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gallagher throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook but White blocks it.
A punch combination from White misses.
Gallagher gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White wants to stand but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallagher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
Gallagher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher throwing strikes but missing.
Gallagher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Gallagher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher'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.
Gallagher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gallagher scrambles back to his feet.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White works the jab nicely.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Gallagher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from White.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body kick.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White tries a low kick but Gallagher avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
White throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
White throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Gallagher is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gallagher on the side of the head.
White catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Dana White is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
Nice shot by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Gallagher throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Gallagher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallagher misses with a leg kick.
Gallagher connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from White.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallagher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gallagher lands with a cross.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Gallagher throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White stalks Gallagher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gallagher's face. Gallagher staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White slips under a jab from Gallagher.
White swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Gallagher stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Gallagher misses.
White swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher moves out of range as White strikes.
White drops his hands momentarily and Gallagher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Gallagher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gallagher swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Gallagher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallagher's head.
White moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Gallagher looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Gallagher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
White with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher slips a straight right by White.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocks a jab.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gallagher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallagher's head.
White looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gallagher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White!
Gallagher tries to control but White wriggling away.
White is looking to get to half guard.
Gallagher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but White manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gallagher wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is being controlled here.
Gallagher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White is not content to let Gallagher control the position.
Gallagher throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gallagher decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher avoids the body shot from White.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Gallagher throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Gallagher's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallagher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White lands with a right hand.
White misses with a body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gallagher throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Gallagher slips a jab from White.
Gallagher looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Gallagher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice combination there by White.
White throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
Billy Gallagher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a double jab.
Dana White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses the shot to the body.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Gallagher shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but White moved away.
Gallagher throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Gallagher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Gallagher.
I've got Gallagher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Gallagher!
After winning the bout, Billy Gallagher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiden Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamara comes into the arena with Ruoska - Kiroan blaring out of the sound system. Speed has chosen Skrillex / Bangarang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiden Speed!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speed is looking to chop away at Hamara's legs.
Hamara tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Speed quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Speed wants to get back to full guard.
Hamara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Speed sees it coming and defends easily.
Hamara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Speed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamara stalling.
Hamara is trying to control. Speed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hamara looks to land a strike but Speed avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hamara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speed is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara postures up.
Hamara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Speed wants to control but Hamara postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamara decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamara throws a right hand that misses
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Speed.
Hamara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara cracks Speed with a good jab.
It looks like Kaiden Speed has been cut.
Hamara cracks Speed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hamara misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Hamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speed swings for the body but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamara doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamara manages to avoid it.
Hamara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaiden Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speed doesn't seem bothered though.
Hamara swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses
and Speed counters with a left and a right that stings Hamara.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hamara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamara doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Hamara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Speed as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Speed.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed jabs Hamara right on the nose. Hamara blinks but takes it well.
Hamara thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Hamara coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamara tries to clinch up.
Speed slips a jab from Hamara.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamara misses the target.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Speed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Speed takes a swing at Hamara's ribcage but misses.
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed looks to throw the jab but Hamara is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anselmi Hamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Hamara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaiden Speed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Speed thuds his right hand into Hamara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hamara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Hamara throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamara doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
Speed is looking to slow Hamara down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara misses with a combination
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Speed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Speed lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamara.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Crunch! Hamara slams his shin into Speed's torso.
Hamara takes one to the side of the head.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
No joy there for Hamara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Hamara is predictable there
and Speed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Hamara moves to clinch but Speed breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Speed catches Hamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Speed misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Hamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hamara throws a big shot that misses.
Speed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamara lands a nice shot to the body.
Speed looks for the body kick but Hamara saw that one coming.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara scores with a takedown into Speed's guard.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Hamara sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara is fighting to break Speed's control of his arms but Speed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hamara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Speed is keeping the position for now.
Anselmi Hamara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a hook.
Hamara takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Hamara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hamara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamara feints and then cracks Speed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speed down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a straight left.
Hamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed swings for the body but Hamara moves out of range.
Speed throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anselmi Hamara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaiden Speed'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. This is the final round!
Hamara misses with a takedown attempt - Speed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hamara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Speed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamara fakes the leg kick and cracks Speed in the body.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Hamara lands a jab to the head.
Hamara is looking to wear down Speed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hamara tries to bum rush Speed with a series of wild strikes but Speed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed avoids the body shot from Hamara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamara wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Hamara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Hamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamara.
Hamara lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamara.
Anselmi Hamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Hamara swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a straight right. Hamara didn't see that one coming.
Hamara shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense.
Hamara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamara throws a one two combo.
Hamara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamara wants to clinch.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Speed misses its intended target.
Hamara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speed counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamara scores with a hook to the body. Speed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamara swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Speed takes a swing at Hamara's ribcage but misses.
Anselmi Hamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamara cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Hamara scores with a body shot.
Hamara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Speed's guard.
Hamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamara trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Hamara controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Speed is trying to keep Hamara in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Anselmi Hamara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Speed misses with a low kick as Hamara jumps back.
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Hamara misses.
Kaiden Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmi Hamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmi Hamara!
Anselmi Hamara made sure to mention his sponsor, Gilop® in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go. Takala has chosen Volga as his entrance music. Topi Takala has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Beam's chin.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam throws a chopping leg kick but Takala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Takala shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beam looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Topi Takala was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A nice combination there by Takala.
A head kick by Beam misses
and Takala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beam has time to react.
Beam misses with a combination
and Takala counters with a good, hard body kick but Beam shrugs it off.
Beam scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beam manages to avoid it.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Takala misses the target.
Beam misses with a body shot.
Beam misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beam eats them both and turns towards Takala to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beam lands with an uppercut that bounces Takala off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beam.
Takala with a hook.
Takala connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Beam tumbling to the canvas! Takala pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Beam was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Topi Takala!
During a confident post fight interview, Topi Takala 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelinho Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malek pinned against the cage. Malek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Malek is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Malek's guard.
Malek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malek wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Malek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Malek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Malek!
Malek controlling from side mount.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Malek stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Jai Malek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malek stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malek throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Malek counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malek pinned against the cage. Malek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia is looking to wear down Malek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Malek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malek throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Malek counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Malek sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Malek cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
A head kick from Malek lands but Garcia takes it in his stride.
It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
Malek lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malek looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Marcelinho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Malek to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malek moves away.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Malek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek scores with a leg kick.
Malek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malek lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
Malek jabs at Garcia's body.
Malek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Malek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Nice uppercut lands for Malek. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Malek avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Malek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malek pinned against the cage. Malek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelinho Garcia'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.
A head kick misses from Malek.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malek tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malek to the ground. Malek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia punishes Malek's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Malek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Malek thows a body shot but no joy.
Malek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malek - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malek. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek throws a head kick that half lands.
Malek lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Malek misses the target.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malek sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Malek is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Jai Malek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malek scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Malek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Malek connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Malek.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malek counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Malek.
Whack! Malek lands a heavy head kick that drops Garcia. The ref tackles Malek to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Garcia was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jai Malek!
In his post fight interview, Jai Malek started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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