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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanaali Loskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kanaali Loskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Loskinen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Loskinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson is working for a kimura but Loskinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Loskinen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nelson looks gassed!
Loskinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loskinen pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Loskinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loskinen slips nicely into half guard.
Loskinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Loskinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Loskinen working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Loskinen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is in trouble now - Loskinen has advanced to mount!
Loskinen working Nelson over with strikes here.
Loskinen unloading with bombs!
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Loskinen cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nelson is rocked!
Loskinen lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Nelson! Loskinen sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Nelson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kanaali Loskinen!
Kanaali Loskinen took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'kanaaliin vaan tollaset turhat paskat, mulle kukaa pärjää. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stillao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Tommi Talentti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stillao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stillao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talentti circles away.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Stillao tries for a takedown but Talentti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stillao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stillao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talentti.
Talentti takes the fight into the clinch.
Talentti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stillao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talentti pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stillao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Stillao circles away.
Stillao throws a body punch but Talentti moves out of range.
Talentti tries to clinch up.
Talentti tries to clinch up but Stillao circles away and keeps his distance.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Talentti.
It looks like Mike Stillao has been cut.
Talentti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talentti blocks an elbow strike.
Talentti breaks from the clinch.
Talentti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stillao gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Talentti struggling a bit here.
Talentti is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stillao connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillao tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Talentti can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stillao prevents Talentti from escaping the position.
Stillao looks up at the clock and then as Talentti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stillao smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Talentti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stillao.
Stillao working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stillao lands some shots froms side control.
Talentti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Talentti trying to control from the bottom.
Talentti pushes Stillao off looking to stand but Stillao dives back in and keeps control.
Talentti trying to hold on to Stillao's head to control him but Stillao postures up.
Stillao stops Talentti from getting back to his feet.
Talentti looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is trying to control but can't.
Tommi Talentti has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stillao moves into the clinch.
Talentti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stillao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talentti lands a damaging elbow.
Stillao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Talentti to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Talentti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stillao wants to get back to striking at distance but Talentti won't allow it.
Stillao is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stillao avoiding damage as Talentti throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talentti slaps away a takedown attempt from Stillao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stillao keeps the fight on the outside.
Talentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talentti closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stillao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talentti is keeping busy.
Talentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Talentti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stillao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao is having none of it.
Talentti moves in looking to clinch but Stillao pushes him off.
Stillao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stillao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talentti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stillao counters with a shoot takedown. Talentti fights it but they end up in guard.
Talentti working a defensive guard here.
Stillao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talentti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stillao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stillao throws an elbow that misses. Talentti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stillao's guard. Nice move by Talentti!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti throws an elbow that misses. Stillao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talentti's guard. Nice move by Stillao!
Stillao throwing strikes from guard but Talentti blocks nicely.
Stillao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stillao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mike Stillao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talentti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stillao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Talentti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stillao is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talentti pushes Stillao up against the cage in a clinch.
Stillao dodges an elbow strike from Talentti.
Talentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stillao pushes Talentti up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talentti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stillao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Talentti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stillao's brow.
Talentti lands a good knee to the midsection. Stillao won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stillao takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talentti.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao moves out of range.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stillao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mike Stillao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stillao moves into the clinch successfully.
Talentti looking to slow down the pace here.
Talentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stillao circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao moves into range and clinches up with Talentti.
Talentti keeps control of Stillao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tommi Talentti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talentti is pressed up against the cage. Stillao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talentti down to the mat. Talentti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talentti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stillao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talentti is looking to clinch but Stillao is avoiding it.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Talentti but Talentti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Talentti rushes Stillao and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Talentti.
Stillao tries to pull guard but Talentti won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommi Talentti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Stillao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stillao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stillao has managed to clinch.
Talentti prevents Stillao from breaking the clinch.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stillao tries to keep at a distance but Talentti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stillao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talentti smiles and moves away.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Stillao keeps it at a distance.
Stillao misses with a low kick.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Stillao off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillao scores with a takedown into Talentti's guard.
Talentti trying to control the position.
Talentti has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stillao is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Talentti.
Talentti bucks up and tries to throw Stillao off but instead Stillao has got his back!
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talentti breaks Stillao's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stillao controls Talentti momentarily but Talentti frees himself.
Talentti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is looking to work some ground and pound but Stillao has wrist control.
Talentti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stillao is keeping the position for now.
Stillao has Talentti pulled in close to control his posture.
Stillao looking for a sweep. Not yet Stillao, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stillao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Stillao.
Talentti wants to clinch.
Talentti throws a leg kick but Stillao moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stillao. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Talentti.
Talentti closes the distance and pushes Stillao back into the cage.
Talentti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stillao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stillao wants to break free but Talentti has control.
Stillao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talentti has him pressed against the cage.
Talentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Stillao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stillao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talentti tries to clinch but Stillao is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stillao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stillao keeps the fight on the outside.
Talentti forces Stillao back against the cage and clinches.
Talentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Stillao circles away.
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!
Talentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talentti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stillao has time to react.
Talentti tries to clinch there but Stillao circles away.
Stillao gets tackled into the cage by Talentti. Talentti maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti trying to stall but Stillao improves his position.
Stillao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mike Stillao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommi Talentti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Talentti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Talentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talentti 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Talentti!
A victorious Tommi Talentti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warmonger Sion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Warmonger Sion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boyko Borisov's chin.
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warmonger Sion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sion tries for a takedown but Borisov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borisov tests Sion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Warmonger Sion has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov cracks Sion with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sion looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Borisov finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Borisov has cracked Sion with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Borisov lands another huge swinging hook and Sion tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Sion, before Borisov can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boyko Borisov!
Our winner, Boyko Borisov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorilla Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monsoon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mangled Up Mess by Morbid Angel. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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235 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorilla Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders throws a right and a left that Monsoon avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders tries to clinch but Monsoon moves out of range.
Monsoon avoids the head kick by Saunders.
Monsoon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saunders at a distance.
Monsoon cracks Saunders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but Monsoon pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monsoon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Monsoon.
Monsoon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like Monsoon is going to stand back up.
Monsoon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saunders to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Monsoon moves out of range easily.
Monsoon scores with a body shot.
Monsoon swinging wildly here.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monsoon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liam Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsoon throws a nice looking combination but Saunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saunders doesn't manage to clinch there - Monsoon circles away.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Monsoon stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Monsoon stands up and beckons Saunders to join him on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monsoon keeps the fight on the outside.
Saunders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saunders looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Monsoon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Saunders.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Saunders enables Monsoon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saunders manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Monsoon is looking to stand up but Saunders won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monsoon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saunders on the ground.
Monsoon wants to stand but Saunders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Monsoon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Saunders, up you get!
Monsoon lands with a shot to the body.
Saunders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saunders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monsoon lands a nice looking body shot.
Monsoon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monsoon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Saunders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monsoon jabs Saunders right on the nose. Saunders blinks but takes it well.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Monsoon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorilla Monsoon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monsoon throws a shot to the body.
Monsoon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Monsoon is avoiding it.
Monsoon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Monsoon finds it's way through Saunders's defenses.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Monsoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Monsoon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saunders to the mat! Saunders manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Monsoon controls the pace.
Monsoon prevents Saunders from getting back to his feet.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Monsoon stands up from Saunders's guard - Monsoon perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monsoon lands a head shot.
Monsoon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monsoon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liam Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monsoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Monsoon catches Saunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Saunders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Monsoon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Monsoon.
Monsoon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Saunders was covering up waiting for the punch and Monsoon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Monsoon stands up from Saunders's guard - Monsoon perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saunders gets caught napping as Monsoon dives in and scores a takedown. Saunders manages to retain guard.
Saunders is working an open guard so Monsoon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Monsoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monsoon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monsoon punishes Saunders's body with a nice straight punch.
Monsoon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monsoon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saunders back to the cage. Monsoon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Monsoon jabs Saunders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monsoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saunders takes one on the button.
Monsoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monsoon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Monsoon.
Gorilla Monsoon is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monsoon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Monsoon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monsoon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monsoon.
Monsoon cracks a nice hook into Saunders's ribs.
Saunders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monsoon!
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!
Monsoon lands with a nice combination. Saunders backs away looking to recover.
Decent striking displayed by Monsoon there.
Monsoon connects with a right hand. Saunders shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
Monsoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Monsoon trying to control the pace.
Monsoon trying to advance position but Saunders counters by regaining guard.
Monsoon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorilla Monsoon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders keeping full guard, as Monsoon tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorilla Monsoon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saunders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liam Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monsoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monsoon blocks a head kick by Saunders.
Monsoon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saunders walks into a jab.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monsoon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monsoon sizes up Saunders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saunders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saunders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monsoon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monsoon thuds a left hand into Saunders's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monsoon lands with a good body shot.
Saunders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monsoon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Monsoon there.
Saunders takes one to the chin there.
Monsoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monsoon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saunders at a distance.
Monsoon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saunders back to the cage. Monsoon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Monsoon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon lands a right hook to the body.
Monsoon with a jab.
Monsoon stalks Saunders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saunders's face. Saunders staggers backwards, shaken.
Monsoon lands a slapping body shot.
Saunders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monsoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Monsoon lands a jab-cross combination.
Monsoon lunges at Saunders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saunders's hand.
Monsoon lands a really nice looking cross but Saunders seems unphased.
Monsoon works over Saunders's head and body with a nice combination.
Monsoon dives in and scores a takedown into Saunders's guard.
Monsoon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saunders is working an open guard so Monsoon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Monsoon as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monsoon, as that shot connected.
Monsoon lands a glancing blow to the side of Saunders's head.
Monsoon scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monsoon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Monsoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Monsoon stands up from Saunders's guard - Monsoon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Monsoon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monsoon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saunders is working an open guard so Monsoon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gorilla Monsoon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monsoon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorilla Monsoon!
A victorious Gorilla Monsoon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranger has chosen Beer for my Horses as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson lands with a cross.
It looks like Joe Ranger has been cut.
Jansson throws a front kick that sends Ranger stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Jansson.
Ranger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jansson. Jansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ranger tries to clinch there but Jansson circles away.
Jansson lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jansson clobbers Ranger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jansson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jansson lands a big head kick that sends Ranger tumbling to the mat! Jansson takes a step backwards and waves Ranger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Joe Ranger's cut even more.
Jansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ranger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jansson drops Ranger with a huge uppercut! Ranger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Jansson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banka Jansson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd comes to the cage accompanied by Solo Banton - Chalice Haffi Blaze. Jason Rudd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd moves in looking to clinch but Rostowski pushes him off.
Rudd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rostowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Rostowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Rudd.
Rostowski is looking for a takedown.
Rudd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
Rudd digs a right hand into Rostowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rostowski's gas tank.
Rostowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rudd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rudd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rudd lands a body punch.
Rudd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rudd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd is struggling to control the position.
Rostowski is looking for a takedown.
Jason Rudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rudd struggles to land a body shot inside as Rostowski controls his hands.
Rostowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rudd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rostowski's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is pressed up against the cage. Rostowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rudd down to the mat. Rudd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rostowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudd.
Rudd rushes Rostowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rudd leaning against his opponent.
Rudd gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rostowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rudd after a bit of a struggle.
Rudd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rostowski is working for takedown but Rudd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rostowski looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rudd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
Rostowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rudd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rudd seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rudd.
Rostowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Rostowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Rudd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rudd has closed the distance and engaged Rostowski in a clinch.
Rudd works on Rostowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Rudd stalls.
Rudd is working Rostowski over against the cage.
Rudd stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rudd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rostowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rudd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rudd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rudd wants to clinch.
Rudd tries to clinch but Rostowski is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rostowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rudd is looking to clinch but Rostowski is avoiding it.
Rostowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudd.
Rudd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rudd moves into range and clinches up with Rostowski.
Rostowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rudd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rudd lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd scores with a hook to the body.
Rostowski is breathing heavily.
Rudd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rostowski up against the cage.
Rostowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rudd is defending well.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rudd.
Rudd stalling the fight.
Rudd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jason Rudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rudd.
Rostowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rudd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rudd gets through Rostowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rudd lands a nice shot to the body.
Rudd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rostowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd cracks Rostowski with a nice body shot.
Rostowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rudd after a bit of a struggle.
Rudd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
Rudd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rostowski fails to pull guard.
Rudd stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd gets underhooks to prevent Rostowski's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Rudd.
Rudd lands a body punch.
A short right from Rudd.
Nice body punch from Rudd - that landed with a thud.
Rudd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rudd stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rudd.
Rudd tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rudd dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rudd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rudd lands a shoulder strike.
Rudd is pressed up against the cage. Rostowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rudd down to the mat. Rudd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rudd closes the distance and clinches.
Rudd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
Rudd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rudd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rostowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rudd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rostowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rudd after a bit of a struggle.
Jason Rudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rudd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rostowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rudd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rostowski gets tackled into the cage by Rudd. Rudd maintains the clinch.
Rudd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rostowski up against the cage.
Rudd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rostowski can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rudd.
Rudd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rostowski backwards.
Rudd lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rudd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rudd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rudd is defending well.
Rostowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rudd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rudd lands a body shot.
Rudd pushes Rostowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Rudd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rudd is working Rostowski over against the cage.
Rudd slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rudd.
Rudd instigates a clinch.
Rudd is stalling here.
Andrzej Rostowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rostowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudd blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rostowski up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rudd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rudd 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Rudd!
After the fight, Jason Rudd was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Sigmundson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland yard by The Ramones. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Sigmundson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmundson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sigmundson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sigmundson shoots and misses
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigmundson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Sigmundson.
Sigmundson has his takedown stuffed
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sigmundson.
Piper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Piper.
Sigmundson defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
Sigmundson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piper counters with a series of strikes. Sigmundson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigmundson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigmundson walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigmundson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Piper throws a right and a left that Sigmundson avoids nicely.
Sigmundson misses with a takedown
and Piper counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson with a poor takedown
and Piper counters with a series of strikes. Sigmundson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sigmundson has his takedown stuffed
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Piper there.
Piper lands a slapping body shot.
Piper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sigmundson misses with a takedown attempt
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigmundson feints and as Piper raises his hands in defense, Sigmundson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Piper pulls Sigmundson in close to his closed guard and prevents Sigmundson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sigmundson tries to free his leg and advance position but Piper is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper is looking to stand up but Sigmundson isn't so interested in that idea.
Piper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piper tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson trying to control but Piper is working from the bottom.
Piper is pulling down on Sigmundson's head to control his posture.
Sigmundson won't allow Piper to get back to his feet.
Roddy Piper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sigmundson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piper counters with a one-two to the body.
Sigmundson misses with a takedown attempt
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigmundson misses with a takedown
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Sigmundson shoots and misses
and Piper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sigmundson shoots and misses
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigmundson fails with the takedown
and Piper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigmundson looks gassed!
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sigmundson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sigmundson fails with the takedown
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sigmundson walks into a stiff left hand from Piper.
Piper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice jab there from Piper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Piper scores with a hook to the body. Sigmundson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sigmundson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Piper. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Piper.
Piper lands a jab to the nose.
Sigmundson tries for a takedown but Piper circles away easily
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigmundson can do to turn this around?
Sigmundson shoots and misses
and Piper counters with a right hand to the body.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Sigmundson.
Sigmundson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Piper to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigmundson is breathing heavily.
Sigmundson with a poor takedown
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper cracks Sigmundson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Piper.
Sigmundson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Piper.
Sigmundson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roddy Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper misses with the combination.
Piper lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson tries for a takedown but Piper circles away easily
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
Piper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Piper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sigmundson is rocked!
Piper throws a nice looking combination but Sigmundson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sigmundson is still on wobbly legs! Can Piper finish him?
Sigmundson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigmundson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sigmundson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigmundson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Piper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Piper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Piper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sigmundson misses with a takedown
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sigmundson tries for a takedown but Piper circles away easily
and Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Piper lands.
Piper lands a jab.
Sigmundson is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Piper just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Sigmundson has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roddy Piper!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roddy Piper waved his t-shirt featuring Outkast Clothing Line's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sega Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesis has chosen Pinball wizard as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sega Genesis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James cracks Genesis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James slips under a jab.
Genesis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Genesis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jake James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sega Genesis.
Genesis slips a jab and a cross from James.
Genesis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Genesis off to one side.
James misses with a body shot.
Genesis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Genesis shoots and misses
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Genesis misses with a takedown
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James misses with a looping right.
Genesis with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Genesis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genesis ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genesis looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Genesis.
Jake James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Genesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genesis shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Genesis.
Genesis throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James takes a swing at Genesis's ribcage but misses.
James throws a body punch but Genesis moves out of range.
James swings for the body but Genesis moves out of range.
Genesis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James looks for the body kick but Genesis saw that one coming.
James misses with a looping right.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genesis was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James misses with a body kick.
Genesis with a poor takedown
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sega Genesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genesis misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Genesis fails with the takedown
and James counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Genesis avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Genesis gets a takedown into half guard.
Genesis wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Genesis is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Genesis.
Genesis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Genesis eventually gives up the hold.
Genesis is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genesis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. James tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Genesis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sega Genesis!
Sega Genesis is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sega Genesis thanked Outkast Clothing Line for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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