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NFC 152 Hathaway vs Reinikaine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno has chosen Pelican - Dead Between The Walls as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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264 lbs
21 - 26 - 0 |
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273 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifer Jr looks to land a combination but Tauno avoids it well.
Cifer Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tauno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cifer Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cifer Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Tauno.
Cifer Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tauno was well out of range. Poor timing from Cifer Jr.
Tony Tauno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauno throws a jab when Cifer Jr was well out of range.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauno avoids the body shot from Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauno throws a leg kick which misses Cifer Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cifer Jr tries to avoid it.
Cifer Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tauno is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauno moves away.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tauno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tauno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tauno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cifer Jr manages to avoid it.
Tauno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cifer Jr swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Cifer Jr gets caught flat footed, as Tauno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cifer Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Cifer Jr, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tauno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tauno trying to control the position from guard on top but Cifer Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tauno is looking to work some ground and pound but Cifer Jr has wrist control.
Tauno wants to control from the top but Cifer Jr keeps moving.
Tauno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cifer Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tauno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cifer Jr avoids the body shot from Tauno.
Tauno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cifer Jr pinned against the cage. Cifer Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cifer Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tauno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cifer Jr somewhat.
Tauno misses with a combination
and Cifer Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tauno thinking.
Cifer Jr tries to bum rush Tauno with a series of wild strikes but Tauno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cifer Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cifer Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cifer Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cifer Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tauno is staying active underneath Cifer Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tauno is holding on to half guard well.
Tauno wants to control but Cifer Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cifer Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tauno stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Tauno fails to land the takedown.
Cifer Jr throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
Cifer Jr is looking to wear down Tauno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cifer Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Tauno shoots in for a takedown but Cifer Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cifer Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tauno circles away.
Tauno lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tauno throws the left hand but Cifer Jr avoids the punch easily.
Tauno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tauno misses the jab.
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Cifer Jr ducks under a wild hook from Tauno.
Tauno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cifer Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tauno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cifer Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tauno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cifer Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Cifer Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tauno defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tauno tries to free his leg and advance position but Cifer Jr is retaining full guard.
Tauno scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tauno throws a big elbow that misses.
Cifer Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cifer Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tauno scoring with some ground and pound.
Tauno wants to control from the top but Cifer Jr keeps moving.
Cifer Jr is trying to control the position but Tauno postures up.
Tauno works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tauno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Tauno is keen to just control but Cifer Jr is a slippery customer.
Cifer Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tauno working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifer Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tauno is working away from the top position though.
Tauno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Tauno's cut.
That's time! Cifer Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cifer Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tauno.
Tauno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cifer Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tauno moves away.
Cifer Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tauno misses with a hook.
Tony Tauno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tauno stuffs the takedown attempt from Cifer Jr. Cifer Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cifer Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno misses with a lunging right hand
and Cifer Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cifer Jr misses with a body shot
and Cifer Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cifer Jr loads up on a big right hand but Tauno slips the punch.
Tauno misses with a body kick.
Tauno scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tauno missing with a left hand there. Cifer Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tauno lands a nice shot that snaps Cifer Jr's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cifer Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cifer Jr throws the left hand but Tauno avoids the punch easily.
Lou Cifer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno connects with a solid leg kick.
Tauno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tauno.
Cifer Jr is not content to let Tauno control the position.
Tauno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tony Tauno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cifer Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cifer Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tauno passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cifer Jr!
Cifer Jr tries to reverse the position but Tauno maintains control.
Tauno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cifer Jr's face.
Tauno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cifer Jr can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauno looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cifer Jr covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Tauno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele has chosen Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain as his entrance music. Pekka Perkele has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Denton Thunder's chin.
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215 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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214 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkele lands a really nice looking cross but Thunder seems unphased.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perkele's calf.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele slips under a jab from Thunder.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Thunder throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Thunder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Thunder misses.
Thunder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thunder.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunder throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Thunder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perkele takes a step back to recover.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Perkele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thunder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perkele counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perkele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Perkele lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Perkele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Perkele thows a leg kick but Thunder checks it
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
Thunder misses with the body kick
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thunder motions for Perkele to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder throws a leg kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Good shot there by Thunder.
Thunder lands with a slapping head kick.
Perkele throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkele circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perkele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thunder tried to score with a low kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Thunder misses with a leg kick
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkele checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Perkele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Perkele's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkele tries to avoid it.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
Thunder dips to his left and cracks Perkele with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thunder thuds his shin into the meat of Perkele's side.
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkele on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thunder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perkele has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Perkele is breathing heavily.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thunder has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice body kick from Thunder.
Thunder works the jab nicely.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele looks for the body kick but Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Perkele misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkele thuds a left hand into Thunder's body.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele 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.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thunder cracks Perkele with a good jab.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele lands with a hook. Thunder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thunder connects with a crisp jab.
Perkele steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele slips a jab from Thunder.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
A solid body kick from Thunder.
Thunder lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Perkele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Perkele down.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Thunder scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Perkele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunder takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Thunder as he connects with a hook.
Thunder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick.
Pekka Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkele slips a straight right by Thunder.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Thunder lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkele's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Thunder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkele slips under a jab from Thunder.
Perkele throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a crisp jab.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkele. That did some damage!
Perkele scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunder should have avoided that one.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder connects with a body shot that sends Perkele's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.
Thunder throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Thunder tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thunder tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Thunder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thunder scores with a push kick.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Thunder takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Perkele misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thunder 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diaz Brothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sankari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Odorants - This Night. 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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diaz Brothers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari with a nice cross.
Brothers cracks Sankari with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Sankari lands a hook that stumbles Brothers back into the cage. Sankari follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Brothers to the canvas! Sankari pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Brothers has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nyrkki Sankari!
Nyrkki Sankari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch has chosen Bob Seger - Turn the Page as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuch misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Persson. Kuch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuch throws a shot from downtown. Persson moves away and avoids it.
Persson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch loads up on a big right hand but Persson slips the punch.
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persson cracks Kuch with an open hand slap.
Kuch connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Persson.
Kuch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Persson scores with a jab.
Kuch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Persson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuch manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch takes a swing at Persson's ribcage but misses.
Persson just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Persson checks a leg kick.
Persson scores with the left hand. Kuch knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Persson is out of range and Kuch settles back down.
Kuch misses with a low kick.
A jab from Kuch misses.
Kuch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Persson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuch's head.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Persson ducks under a wild hook from Kuch.
Nice defenses there by Persson.
Kuch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Persson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Persson avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws a push kick but Kuch slaps the foot to one side.
Kuch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Persson.
Persson throws out a powerful jab.
Kuch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Persson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Persson throws a big shot that misses.
Kuch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Persson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Persson misses with a looping left.
Kuch feints and then cracks Persson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Persson down.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Kuch slips a jab and a cross from Persson.
Kuch walks into a jab.
Kuch misses with a low kick.
Kuch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Persson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuch throws a sloppy head kick and Persson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Persson.
Persson jabs at Kuch's body.
Kuch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Persson.
Kuch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Persson.
Persson misses with a wild body shot.
Persson throws a hook but Kuch blocks it.
A left and a right from Kuch both land. Nice combination.
Kuch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Persson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuch scrambles back to his feet.
Kuch looks to land a left hand but Persson moved out of range nicely.
Persson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuch throws a leg kick but Persson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Persson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuch in his tracks.
Kuch thumps Persson with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuch misses with a hook. Persson ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kuch does it's job there.
Crunch! Kuch slams his shin into Persson's torso.
Kuch throws a jab when Persson was well out of range.
Persson misses with a shot to the body
and Persson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Persson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuch.
Persson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Persson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch throws a leg kick but Persson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Persson throws a shot from downtown. Kuch moves away and avoids it.
Kuch delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch 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.
Persson misses the jab.
Kuch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Persson.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Persson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuch throws a shot to the body.
Kuch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Persson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Persson. That snapped Kuch's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuch.
Persson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuch slips under a jab.
Kuch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Persson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuch under the eye.
Kuch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch looks to score with a jab to the body but Persson is just out of range.
Kuch cracks Persson with an open hand slap.
It looks like Goran Persson has been cut.
Kuch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Persson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuch moves out of range of the strikes.
Persson lands with a straight right. Kuch didn't see that one coming.
Persson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuch.
Persson looks to land a body kick but Kuch moved away.
Kuch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Persson moves away.
Persson checks a low kick from Kuch.
Persson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuch throws a leg kick
and Persson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuch doesn't seem bothered though.
Persson cracks Kuch with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Persson's head backwards.
Kuch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuch tries to work over Persson's front leg with a kick but Persson checks it.
Kuch misses with an uppercut.
Kuch cracks the inside of Persson's front leg.
Persson misses with a body shot.
Kuch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Persson tests Kuch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Persson slips a straight right by Kuch.
Persson throws an overhand right that lands on Kuch's shoulder, as Kuch tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kuch misses
and Persson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuch blocks a jab.
Persson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Persson misses with a hook. Kuch ducked under it nicely.
Kuch avoids a kick to the body.
Persson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Persson misses.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Persson.
Kuch throws a shot from downtown. Persson moves away and avoids it.
Persson misses with an uppercut
and Kuch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuch throws a head kick but Persson moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kuch.
Kuch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a jab but it's blocked by Persson.
Kuch throws out a loose jab but Persson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persson avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Persson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuch.
Kuch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuch throws a low kick but Persson avoids it.
Kuch moves out of range as Persson strikes.
Kuch slips a jab from Persson.
Kuch is looking to slow Persson down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persson blocks a head kick by Kuch.
Kuch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Persson cracks Kuch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuch throws a leg kick but Persson moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ledil Kuch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Goran Persson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Persson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuch staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Kuch misses its intended target.
Kuch misses with a low kick as Persson jumps back.
Kuch clobbers Persson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuch misses with a lunging right hand
and Persson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuch thinking.
Kuch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Persson slips a jab from Kuch.
Good leg kick by Kuch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Persson misses with a straight right.
Kuch thumps Persson with a low kick.
Persson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuch misses with the combination.
Persson moves out of range as Kuch throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson lands the left hand.
Kuch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Persson.
Kuch misses with a looping left.
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Persson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Persson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuch.
Kuch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Persson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuch scrambles back to his feet.
Persson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Persson avoids the body shot from Kuch.
Kuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Persson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch throws a leg kick
and Persson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuch throws a hook to the side of Persson's head but Persson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Persson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuch.
Kuch moves out of range as Persson strikes.
Kuch avoids the body shot from Persson.
Persson looks to land a left hand but Kuch moved out of range nicely.
Kuch throws an overhand right that lands on Persson's shoulder, as Persson tries to avoid the shot.
Persson avoids the head kick by Kuch.
Persson checks a low kick from Kuch.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuch misses with an uppercut.
Persson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson looks to land a right hand but Kuch moved out of range.
Persson 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.
Persson connects with a body shot.
Persson connects with the punch.
Kuch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Persson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuch moves away from the strike by Persson.
Kuch lands a jab to the head.
Persson blocks a head kick by Kuch.
Persson misses with a looping left.
Kuch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Persson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Persson scores with a nice head shot.
Kuch wants to slow Persson down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Kuch does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch tries a low kick but Persson avoids it.
Kuch throws a body punch but Persson moves out of range.
Kuch swings for the body but Persson moves out of range.
Persson misses with an uppercut
and Kuch counters with an outside leg kick.
Goran Persson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuch throws a low kick, looking for Persson's leg but Persson calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch wants to land a leg kick but Persson is out of range.
Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuch.
A jab from Kuch misses.
Persson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Ledil Kuch has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch tried to score with a low kick but Persson checks it.
Kuch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ledil Kuch.
Well Kuch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
Ledil Kuch made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janne Maunonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maunonen comes to the cage accompanied by Heavy metal kings - King Diamond. Manson has chosen Helter Skelter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Maunonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Manson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maunonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maunonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manson.
Maunonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maunonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manson throws out the jab.
A jab from Maunonen does it's job there.
Manson gets caught napping as Maunonen dives in and scores a takedown. Manson manages to retain guard.
Manson controlling the position.
Maunonen throwing strikes but missing.
Manson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maunonen is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maunonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maunonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maunonen trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson is controlling Maunonen's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maunonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maunonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maunonen prevents Manson from getting the reversal.
Maunonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manson is looking to escape.
Manson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maunonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson is looking to get to half guard.
Maunonen looking to control but Manson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manson tries to lock up and control but Maunonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maunonen prevents Manson from getting the reversal.
Maunonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manson is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maunonen looking to control but Manson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maunonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The cut above Charlie Manson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manson is trying desperately to improve position.
Maunonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maunonen with a couple of short strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Manson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Janne Maunonen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Janne Maunonen waved his t-shirt featuring Katukauppa.com's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Bundy coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Pindegren checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pindegren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bundy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pindegren tries to avoid it but Bundy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pindegren to the ground. Pindegren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bundy dodges the punch combination from Pindegren.
Pindegren throws a series of punches but Bundy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pindegren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Bundy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pindegren manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pindegren.
A swing and a miss from Pindegren.
Bundy throws a lazy right hand but Pindegren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Bundy with that takedown attempt.
Lentti Pindegren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Bundy.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Pindegren circles away easily
and Pindegren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pindegren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pindegren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bundy is pulling down on Pindegren's head. It's preventing any offense from Pindegren, at least for the moment.
Bundy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pindegren trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Pindegren tries to pass.
Bundy pulls Pindegren in to control the position.
Bundy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy slips a jab from Pindegren.
Pindegren misses with a double jab.
Pindegren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy throws a series of strikes that have Pindegren backpedaling.
Pindegren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundy.
Pindegren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bundy.
Bundy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pindegren's head.
Pindegren defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Pindegren shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses with an uppercut. Pindegren saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Pindegren. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.
Pindegren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bundy pinned against the cage. Bundy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bundy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pindegren throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pindegren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Lentti Pindegren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pindegren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bundy connects with the punch.
Pindegren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Pindegren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pindegren somewhat.
Bundy misses with a hook
and Pindegren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bundy defending well as Pindegren loads up on a big left hand.
Pindegren fails with a takedown attempt.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Lentti Pindegren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Pindegren misses with a double jab.
Pindegren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pindegren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Pindegren tries to sprawl out of it but Bundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pindegren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pindegren sprawls well. Pindegren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Lentti Pindegren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pindegren.
Bundy takes a swing at Pindegren's ribcage but misses.
Bundy tests Pindegren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bundy looks to land a right hand but Pindegren moved out of range.
Pindegren feints and then cracks Bundy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bundy down.
Pindegren defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pindegren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pindegrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Bundy. Those never looked like landing.
Bundy loads up on a big right hand but Pindegren slips the punch.
Bundy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pindegren sprawls well. Pindegren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bundy connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren tries to bum rush Bundy with a series of wild strikes but Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pindegren lands with a good body shot.
Bundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pindegren shoots in looking for a takedown but Bundy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pindegren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pindegren as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Lentti Pindegren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bundy shoots in and drives through. Pindegren sprawls well.
Bundy shoots for a takedown but Pindegren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pindegren misses with a hook to the body
and Bundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bundy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pindegren dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
Pindegren lands a jab.
Pindegren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundy throws out the jab.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Lentti Pindegren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bundy's hands.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bundy looking to finish Pindegren with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pindegren!
Pindegren tries to hold on but Bundy pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bundy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pindegren tries to hold on but Bundy postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Pindegren but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bundy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pindegren regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren is pressing down on Bundy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pindegren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pindegren controls Bundy momentarily but Bundy frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pindegren wants to sweep but no luck.
Bundy connects with a couple of short punches.
Bundy won't allow Pindegren to sweep him here.
Pindegren keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Pindegren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Al Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pindegren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bundy is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pindegren controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pindegren unloading with bombs!
Bundy gets back to half guard.
Bundy is trying to maintain the position but Pindegren is very close to passing his half guard.
Pindegren wants to control but Bundy is keeping him busy.
Pindegren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bundy trying to control but Pindegren postures up.
Lentti Pindegren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren tries to pass to full mount but Bundy defends it.
Pindegren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pindegren frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pindegren throwing strikes but Bundy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pindegren is controlling the pace.
Bundy keeping control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pindegren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lentti Pindegren.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pindegren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Christiansands by Tricky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 8 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and Kaalikorva counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaalikorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loman scores with a nice right hand.
Loman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaalikorva scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loman throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.
Kaalikorva rushes Loman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Loman on the inside.
Loman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva tries to work over Loman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaalikorva is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loman.
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva throws an elbow that misses.
Kaalikorva tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Kaalikorva back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaalikorva is working Loman over against the cage.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Kaalikorva scores a nice knee to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loman blocks an uppercut.
Loman lands an elbow inside.
Kaalikorva blocks the elbow strike.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries a body shot but Kaalikorva blocks it.
Loman blocks an elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva scores with a shot to the side of Loman's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Kaalikorva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaalikorva scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
Loman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaalikorva controls his hands.
Kaalikorva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kaalikorva manages to end up in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Loman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Loman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kaalikorva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaalikorva with the ground and pound but Loman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kaalikorva working some strikes from top position.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
Loman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva postures up in Loman's guard and throws a big left but Loman blocks it.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes from guard but Loman blocks nicely.
Loman trying to control the position.
Loman seems keen to control Kaalikorva's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaalikorva is looking to advance position but Loman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kaalikorva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kaalikorva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Loman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loman is controlling Kaalikorva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Loman gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva stopping the sweep attempt from Loman.
Kaalikorva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loman is keeping the position for now.
Kaalikorva works over Loman with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaalikorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman trying to keep a closed guard but Kaalikorva is proving a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva preventing the sweep.
Kaalikorva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Loman avoids the body shot from Kaalikorva.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Loman throws a sloppy head kick and Kaalikorva moves out of range easily.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
Loman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaalikorva moves away.
Kaalikorva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaalikorva digs a good body shot into Loman's ribs.
Teuvo Loman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaalikorva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Loman throws a nice looking combination but Kaalikorva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick from Loman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman slips under a jab.
Loman swings for the body but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Kaalikorva moves into the clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaalikorva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaalikorva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand.
Kaalikorva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loman prevents it.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaalikorva lands with a right to the head.
Kaalikorva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauno Kaalikorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Loman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaalikorva managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaalikorva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Loman trying to land knees to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaalikorva dodges an elbow strike from Loman.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Loman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva looking to stall.
Kaalikorva blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Kaalikorva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Loman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Kaalikorva - that landed with a thud.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaalikorva avoids the damage to the body.
Kaalikorva lands a left hand.
Loman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loman.
Loman lands a knee to the body.
Kaalikorva misses with a body punch.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaalikorva misses with a takedown
and Loman counters by moving into the clinch.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaalikorva tries to land knees in the clinch but Loman avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands an elbow inside.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Loman.
Loman blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Loman.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Loman avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Loman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman dodges an elbow strike from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaalikorva tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Kaalikorva back against the cage.
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 Kauno Kaalikorva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaalikorva looks to throw the jab but Loman is out of range.
Loman throws a hook but Kaalikorva avoids it easily.
Loman misses with a wild body shot.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaalikorva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loman cracks a nice hook into Kaalikorva's ribs.
Kaalikorva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Loman misses.
Loman throws a wild body kick that Kaalikorva sees coming a mile off.
Kaalikorva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaalikorva's calf.
Loman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loman is looking to clinch.
Kaalikorva lands a nice hook to Loman's body. Loman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loman lands with a hook. Kaalikorva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kauno Kaalikorva is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaalikorva checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaalikorva throws a series of punches but Loman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throws a combination. Kaalikorva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaalikorva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaalikorva keeps the fight on the outside.
Loman has managed to clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaalikorva misses with some punches.
Kaalikorva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaalikorva goes for a takedown attempt but Loman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loman tries to land a leg kick but Kaalikorva saw it coming and moves away.
Loman moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaalikorva tries to score a body lock takedown but Loman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Loman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaalikorva just leaning against Loman, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
Loman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaalikorva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loman digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Loman pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaalikorva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Loman.
Loman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman misses with a punch to the body.
Loman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaalikorva is defending well for now.
Kaalikorva avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Kaalikorva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Loman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauno Kaalikorva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loman tries to clinch but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Loman throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away.
Loman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kauno Kaalikorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaalikorva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaalikorva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loman throws a low kick, looking for Kaalikorva's leg but Kaalikorva calmly moves out of range.
Loman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaalikorva shoots in looking for a takedown but Loman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaalikorva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loman 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 Kaalikorva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaalikorva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loman misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaalikorva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a right and a left that Kaalikorva avoids nicely.
Kaalikorva lands a body shot.
Loman throws a right hand that Kaalikorva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaalikorva also avoids with ease.
Teuvo Loman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaalikorva digs a good body shot into Loman's ribs.
Teuvo Loman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaalikorva at a distance.
Loman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range.
Loman misses with a body shot.
Loman misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kaalikorva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Kaalikorva lands a right hook to the body.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaalikorva 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauno Kaalikorva!
An out of breath Kauno Kaalikorva 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy's entrance music is Motörhead - Killed By Death. A fine choice. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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217 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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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, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jeremy tries to clinch up
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ron Jeremy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
Jeremy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeremy throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy lands with an overhand left.
Jeremy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeremy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Jeremy takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jeremy trying to land knees to the body.
Jeremy lands an uppercut.
Jeremy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeremy blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jeremy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeremy prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Jeremy trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blaze.
Jeremy lands a right hand.
Jeremy lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaze's brow.
Jeremy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaze's defenses.
Blaze misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeremy.
Blaze blocks an elbow strike.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeremy throws an elbow but misses.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Jeremy is controlling the position.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Blaze.
Jeremy missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeremy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Good body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Jeremy throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jeremy or not.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeremy blocking some punches.
Jeremy tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Blaze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeremy blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Jeremy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jeremy on the inside.
Jeremy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze blocks an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Blaze avoids the elbow strike from Jeremy, against the cage.
Jeremy lands an elbow just above Blaze 's eye.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Blaze cracks a nice hook into Jeremy's ribs.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Jeremy backpedaling.
Jeremy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeremy is just out of range.
Good work by Jeremy as he checks the leg kick.
Jeremy blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from Blaze.
Blaze shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jeremy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Jeremy lands.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeremy is breathing heavily.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeremy throws out the jab.
Jeremy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaze's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaze slips under a jab from Jeremy.
Jeremy connects with a single shot there.
Jeremy throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeremy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeremy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeremy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jeremy. Jeremy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeremy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeremy tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Blaze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jeremy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaze connects with a single shot there.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze.
Blaze throws a shot to the body.
Blaze thumps Jeremy with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeremy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
Blaze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body.
Blaze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeremys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeremy's sensitive parts.
Jeremy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeremy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Jeremy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeremy tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blaze. Jeremy shrugs it off though.
Blaze lands a head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaze - that will leave a mark!
Jeremy dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Blaze thumps Jeremy with a low kick.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeremy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Jeremy's leg. Jeremy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeremy takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Jeremy's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeremy tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blaze. Jeremy shrugs it off though.
Blaze lands a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Blaze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jeremy walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeremy's sensitive parts.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeremy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeremy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Blaze throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jeremy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Castle in the Mist. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck by AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ghost working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Ghost in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva wants to control but Ghost postures up.
Silva tries to buck Ghost off but Ghost is having none of it.
Ghost working away.
Ghost is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Ghost to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghost wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghost throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ghost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is not content to let Ghost control the position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghost misses with an uppercut.
Ghost thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Ghost counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva cracks Ghost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ghost counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stall but Ghost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ghost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghost avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghost is defending well for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Ghost scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghost misses with the head strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ghost.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Ghost as the two fighters clinch.
Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghost is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Ghost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is trying to push Ghost away but Ghost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva trying to stall but Ghost improves his position.
Nice body punch from Ghost - that landed with a thud.
Silva looks gassed!
Ghost lands a left hand.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghost.
A short uppercut from Ghost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghost digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Ghost can't get the takedown.
Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gentleman Ghost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ghost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghost avoids a kick to the body.
Ghost scores with a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ghost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghost takes one to the chin there.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghost circles away.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghost is just out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a low kick as Ghost jumps back.
Ghost cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws a push kick but Ghost slaps the foot to one side.
Ghost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ghost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Gentleman Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ghost misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Ghost looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Ghost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghost avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ghost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Ghost sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghost lands with a cross.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Ghost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghost misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghost closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ghost lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghost lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is controlling Ghost's posture.
Ghost is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looking to pass the guard.
Ghost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghost throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ghost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ghost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ghost keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andy Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ghost moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghost blocks a jab.
Gentleman Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gentleman Ghost dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva is looking to slow Ghost down with leg kicks.
Ghost fails to land the takedown.
Ghost slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ghost's head but Ghost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghost instigates a clinch.
Ghost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ghost is blocking nicely.
Ghost lands a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gentleman Ghost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghost gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ghost's takedown attempt.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghosts head.
Ghost lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghost misses with the head strike.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Ghost fails to land.
Ghost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghost misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Ghost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Ghost prevents a body shot from Silva.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ghost keeps him there for the moment.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ghost throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Ghost has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Gentleman Ghost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghost avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ghost blocks it.
Ghost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ghost fails to land.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
Ghost gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
Ghost wants a takedown.
Ghost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Ghost wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghost scores with a hook to the body.
Andy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghost working aggressively here.
Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gentleman Ghost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gentleman Ghost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghost 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gentleman Ghost!
A very excited looking Gentleman Ghost made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berkshire Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix). Kalle Reinikainen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berkshire Hathaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hathaway lands with an overhand left.
Reinikainen misses with a head kick.
Berkshire Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reinikainen throws a body kick the misses
and Hathaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reinikainen scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Berkshire Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway lands with an overhand left.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hathaway avoids the body shot from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hathaway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hathaway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Hathaway.
Reinikainen avoids the body shot from Hathaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen blocks a jab.
Reinikainen swinging wildly here.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway blocks a head kick by Reinikainen.
Hathaway looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hathaway is one step ahead there.
Hathaway throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen wants to sweep here but Hathaway controlling him for the moment.
Hathaway throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen is trying to keep Hathaway in close.
Hathaway throws a big right hand that misses.
Hathaway wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Reinikainen is looking to stand up but Hathaway isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hathaway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reinikainen wants to stand but Hathaway is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hathaway passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hathaway misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hathaway working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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 Berkshire Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen looks to throw the jab but Hathaway is out of range.
Hathaway scores with a nice right hand.
Hathaway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reinikainen. Reinikainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Hathaway misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
Hathaway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reinikainen as he avoids it easily.
Reinikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hathaway.
Reinikainen throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away.
A low kick from Reinikainen misses
and Hathaway counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reinikainen won't be happy with that.
Reinikainen wants to control but Hathaway postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hathaway.
Reinikainen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reinikainen is avoiding damage well.
Reinikainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hathaway working the ground and pound but Reinikainen is defending the strikes.
What's Reinikainen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Reinikainen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Reinikainen is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Hathaway fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hathaway sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reinikainen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hathaway landing a few strikes.
Hathaway wants to take a breather but Reinikainen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hathaway.
Reinikainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen pulls Hathaway in close to prevent any damage.
Reinikainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hathaway is controlling him.
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!
Hathaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hathaway landing with the ground and pound.
Hathaway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reinikainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinikainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hathaway postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berkshire Hathaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berkshire Hathaway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hathaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinikainen misses with a straight right.
Reinikainen tries to sprawl but Hathaway drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reinikainen wants to control but Hathaway is keeping busy.
Reinikainen manages to get to full guard.
Hathaway looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen looking to control.
Hathaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinikainen wants to stand and escape but Hathaway is having none of it.
Hathaway wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Hathaway wants to pass the guard but Reinikainen is keeping the position.
Hathaway passes Reinikainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway wants to work for an arm triangle but Reinikainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Berkshire Hathaway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hathaway throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hathaway sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reinikainen defending well though.
Reinikainen wants to get back to full guard.
Hathaway thows a huge punch but Reinikainen dodges it nicely.
Hathaway wants to take a breather but Reinikainen is having none of it.
Hathaway thows a huge punch but Reinikainen dodges it nicely.
Reinikainen tries to roll over but Hathaway keeps him under control.
Reinikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hathaway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway trying to control the action but Reinikainen is working from the bottom.
Reinikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hathaway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hathaway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hathaway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reinikainen's head.
Hathaway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reinikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hathaway is pressing down on Reinikainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reinikainen is holding on for now.
Hathaway is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hathaway.
Reinikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hathaway.
Hathaway drops an elbow to the side of Reinikainen's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hathaway.
Reinikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hathaway.
Reinikainen is controlling Hathaway's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hathaway trying to pass the guard but Reinikainen defending well.
Hathaway is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Reinikainen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Berkshire Hathaway!
Berkshire Hathaway retains his light heavyweight title!
Berkshire Hathaway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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