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FFC: Challengers 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Bosham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naoto Sugawara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Bosham!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bosham.
Bosham looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sugawara cracks Bosham with a good jab.
It looks like Dutch Bosham has been cut.
Sugawara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sugawara stuns Bosham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sugawara throws an overhand right that has Bosham reeling! Sugawara follows up with more punches and Bosham is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Naoto Sugawara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Junk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Junk's side.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junk swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Junk circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Junk is having none of it.
Junk shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Junk circles away.
Junk fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Timmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Junk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junk.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Junk blocks the elbow strike.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Junk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Junk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Junk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Junk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junk pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee postures up.
Junk is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture.
Lee trying to control but Junk is working from the bottom.
Junk working a defensive guard here.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Junk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Junk!
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Junk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Junk trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junk is controlling him.
Lee looking to control.
Junk throwing strikes but missing.
Junk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Junk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee pushes Junk up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junk blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Junk blocking some punches.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee misses with some punches.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Junk counters by moving into the clinch.
Junk takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Junk's brow.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Junk.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Junk blocks with his arms.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Junk.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Junk.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Junk has Lee pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Junk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Junk's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Junk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junk looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee pushes Junk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junk jumps guard but Lee stands there with Junk around his waist. Junk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Junk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Junk shrugs off.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junk jumps guard.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junk controlling Lee's posture.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junk pulls Lee in to control the position.
Lee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee wants to control from the top but Junk keeps moving.
Junk is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Junk pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Junk is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee controls Junk momentarily but Junk frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junk pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junk controlling the action here.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Junk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junk tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Junk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee looking to control.
Junk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Junk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee wants to clinch but Junk slips to the side
and Junk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Junk blocks an uppercut.
Junk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee gets through Junk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junk pulls guard.
Lee trying to control but Junk is working from the bottom.
Junk pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee wants to control from the top but Junk keeps moving.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Junk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Junk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Junk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Junk darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Junk blocks an elbow strike.
Junk tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Junk drops back down to his feet.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee is looking to advance position but Junk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lee tries to lock up and control but Junk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junk unloading with bombs!
Junk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Junk landing shots from mount.
Junk controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Junk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee tries to hold on but Junk postures up.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Junk tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
Junk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Junk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Junk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Junk's back!
Junk breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Junk trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Junk is proving a slippery customer.
Junk looking to pass the guard.
Junk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Junk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Junk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junk 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Junk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Spelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuma Sakazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Spelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takuma Sakazaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spelman stuffs the takedown.
Sakazaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spelman struggling a bit here.
Sakazaki working the body and head with strikes.
Sakazaki stands up.
Spelman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakazaki's guard.
Sakazaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spelman.
Spelman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakazaki wants to get back to his feet but Spelman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spelman wants to get up but he can't break Sakazaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki wants to get back to his feet but Spelman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spelman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakazaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakazaki wriggles free and stands up.
Sakazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Spelman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spelman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spelman looking to pass the guard.
Sakazaki wants to stand but Spelman is controlling the position.
Spelman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sakazaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spelman has Sakazaki in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakazaki won't allow Spelman to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakazaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sakazaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sakazaki won't allow Spelman to get back to his feet.
Spelman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spelman tries to get out of the position.
Sakazaki postures up.
Sakazaki stands up and waves to Spelman to follow him.
Sakazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spelman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sakazaki's guard now.
Per Spelman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuma Sakazaki.
Sakazaki wriggles free and stands up.
Sakazaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Sakazaki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakazaki stands up.
Spelman has Sakazaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Sakazaki.
Spelman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakazaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spelman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakazaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sakazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakazaki breaks from the clinch.
Takuma Sakazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spelman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spelman thuds a left hand into Sakazaki's body.
Sakazaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spelman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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 Per Spelman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spelman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakazaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakazaki blocks a head kick by Spelman.
Sakazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Spelman.
Spelman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakazaki counters with a single leg into guard. Spelman didn't expect that.
Sakazaki wants to pass the guard but Spelman is keeping the position.
Spelman trying to control the position.
Sakazaki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sakazaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spelman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spelman tries to buck Sakazaki off but Sakazaki is having none of it.
Spelman strikes from the bottom but Sakazaki takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Sakazaki scoring with strikes but Spelman is staying in there.
Sakazaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spelman?
Sakazaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spelman tries to lock up and control but Sakazaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spelman tries to reverse the position but Sakazaki maintains control.
Spelman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Spelman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakazaki on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spelman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Spelman tries to reverse the position but Sakazaki maintains control.
Sakazaki cracks Spelman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sakazaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spelman hang on?
Spelman is bucking up trying to escape but Sakazaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sakazaki.
Spelman is in a horrible position here. Sakazaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakazaki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takuma Sakazaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spelman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki stands up from half guard.
Spelman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakazaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spelman counters by clinching up.
Sakazaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spelman is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sakazaki misses with a knee strike.
Sakazaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Sakazaki.
Spelman is trying to trip Sakazaki. He has hold of a leg but Sakazaki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spelman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spelman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sakazaki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Spelman looking for a sweep. Not yet Spelman, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spelman working a defensive guard here.
Sakazaki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spelman, up you get!
Spelman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spelman prevents a body shot from Sakazaki.
Spelman is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakazaki has double underhooks.
Sakazaki breaks the clinch.
Spelman misses with a two punch combination.
Sakazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spelman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spelman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakazaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Spelman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sakazaki walks away with a smile on his face. Spelman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuma Sakazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spelman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Spelman with a poor takedown
and Sakazaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spelman's guard now.
Sakazaki gets to his feet. Spelman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sakazaki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spelman to the mat! Spelman manages to get full guard.
Sakazaki working some strikes from top position.
Spelman wants to sweep here but Sakazaki controlling him for the moment.
Spelman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sakazaki gets to his feet - Spelman follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spelman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakazaki pushes Spelman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Spelman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazaki throws Spelman to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spelman shoots and misses
and Sakazaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spelman!
Sakazaki breaks from Spelman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sakazaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Spelman is trying desperately to improve position.
Sakazaki looking to finish Spelman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spelman!
Sakazaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sakazaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spelman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sakazaki with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spelman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakazaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spelman?
Sakazaki with shots to the head and body - Spelman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spelman gets back to half guard.
Sakazaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakazaki postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Spelman to stand up.
Sakazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spelman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakazaki won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spelman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sakazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spelman counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakazaki landing knees to the body.
Spelman avoiding damage as Sakazaki throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakazaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spelman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakazaki is looking to control Spelman's arms but Spelman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sakazaki has his back to the cage.
Spelman tries to break the clinch but Sakazaki is controlling the position.
Spelman can't break the clinch.
Spelman working hard to break the clinch.
Spelman is trying to drag Sakazaki to the mat but Sakazaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Spelman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spelman avoiding damage as Sakazaki throws knees to the body.
Sakazaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Spelman avoids the damage to the body.
Spelman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakazaki missing with knees to the body.
Spelman avoiding damage as Sakazaki throws knees to the body.
Spelman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sakazaki prevents it.
Spelman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakazaki is defending well for now.
Spelman wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakazaki is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakazaki stalling against the cage.
Sakazaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spelman.
Spelman tries to pull guard but Sakazaki won't allow it.
Sakazaki has Spelman pressed against the cage, preventing Spelman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sakazaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spelman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spelman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sakazaki gets to his feet - Spelman follows without any prompting.
Sakazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakazaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spelman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spelman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spelman clinches.
Sakazaki trying to stall but Spelman improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takuma Sakazaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakazaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takuma Sakazaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is L'Chaim To Life). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves out of range as Sanderson strikes.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Sanderson.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Sanderson tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Sanderson.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanderson as he jumps to the side.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Sanderson does no damage.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Sanderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanderson throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Cooper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cooper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanderson defends well.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanderson throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
Sanderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooper is on top in guard.
Cooper pushes down on Sanderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooper controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanderson wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Sanderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Sanderson misses.
Sanderson misses with a straight right.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Sanderson counters with a left to the body.
Sanderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooper kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sanderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to keep Sanderson in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper with a poor takedown
and Sanderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.
Cooper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanderson's guard.
Cooper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanderson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cooper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cooper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanderson.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
Sanderson working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cooper takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson is trying to ground and pound but Cooper uses the momentary lack of control by Sanderson to regain half guard.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Sanderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cooper is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanderson.
Cooper trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson working over Cooper with some ground and pound. Cooper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson stopping the sweep attempt from Cooper.
Michael Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanderson looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Sanderson throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
Sanderson throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson swinging wildly here.
Cooper gets the takedown into side control.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Sanderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cooper tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson prevents Cooper from moving into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sanderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasen Koukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Rilonhaugher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rilonhaugher has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei 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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21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasen Koukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeus Rilonhaugher!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rilonhaugher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rilonhaugher decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rilonhaugher controls Koukku momentarily but Koukku frees himself.
Rilonhaugher controlling the position.
Rilonhaugher keeping moving, preventing Koukku from controlling successfully.
Koukku stands up over Rilonhaugher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koukku preventing the sweep.
Koukku wants to control from the top but Rilonhaugher keeps moving.
Koukku working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rilonhaugher's head.
Rilonhaugher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rilonhaugher has momentary wrist control but Koukku slips an elbow through the middle.
Rilonhaugher wants to sweep but no luck.
Rilonhaugher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koukku!
Koukku 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koukku's face.
Koukku taking shots to the head.
Rilonhaugher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koukku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koukku tries to hold on but Rilonhaugher pushes him away.
Koukku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rilonhaugher landing punches.
Rilonhaugher trying to control but Koukku is having none of it.
Koukku is desperately trying to improve his position but Rilonhaugher has a good base and remains in mount.
Koukku has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Rilonhaugher's lack of action.
Rilonhaugher prevents Koukku from improving his position.
Koukku is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher is trying to work for a kimura but Koukku is defending well.
Rilonhaugher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koukku wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rilonhaugher shoots for a takedown but Koukku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rilonhaugher. Koukku does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher shoots for a takedown but Koukku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koukku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Rilonhaugher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koukku keeping full guard, as Rilonhaugher tries to pass.
Rilonhaugher trying to control the position from guard on top but Koukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koukku keeping full guard, as Rilonhaugher tries to pass.
Koukku trying to keep a closed guard but Rilonhaugher is proving a slippery customer.
Koukku isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rilonhaugher stacks Koukku on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rilonhaugher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher trying to control the action but Koukku is working from the bottom.
Rilonhaugher is working Koukku over with some ground and pound from side control.
Koukku gets back to half guard.
Koukku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koukku is staying active underneath Rilonhaugher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rilonhaugher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koukku is pressing down on Rilonhaugher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Rilonhaugher dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rilonhaugher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rilonhaugher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rilonhaugher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amadeus Rilonhaugher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rilonhaugher tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koukku.
Rilonhaugher trying to pass the guard but Koukku defending well.
Rilonhaugher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koukku keeps working.
Koukku punching from the bottom.
Koukku wants to improve his position but Rilonhaugher is controlling well.
Rilonhaugher stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher misses with a series of wild punches.
Rilonhaugher throws a head kick but Koukku moves out of range.
Amadeus Rilonhaugher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rilonhaugher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rilonhaugher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koukku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koukku pushes Rilonhaugher up against the cage in a clinch.
Rilonhaugher is trying to force a seperation but Koukku has the dominant position.
Rilonhaugher slows down the pace here.
Rilonhaugher jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rilonhaugher has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Koukku has passed into side control.
Koukku swings around for an armbar but Rilonhaugher sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Koukku's guard.
Rilonhaugher tries to free his leg and advance position but Koukku is retaining full guard.
Rilonhaugher trying to control the position from guard on top but Koukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koukku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rilonhaugher manages to get himself to full guard.
Koukku won't allow Rilonhaugher to sweep him here.
Rilonhaugher is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koukku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rilonhaugher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rilonhaugher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koukku tries to pull guard but Rilonhaugher holds him up against the cage and eventually Koukku drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Rilonhaugher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rilonhaugher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koukku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rilonhaugher looking for a takedown.
Vasen Koukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Rilonhaugher.
Rilonhaugher is pressed up against the cage. Koukku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rilonhaugher down to the mat. Rilonhaugher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koukku misses with a takedown attempt
and Rilonhaugher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rilonhaugher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher wants to control from the top but Koukku keeps moving.
Koukku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rilonhaugher is one step ahead there.
Koukku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koukku being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rilonhaugher trying to control but Koukku is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amadeus Rilonhaugher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rilonhaugher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rilonhaugher throws an overhand right that lands on Koukku's shoulder, as Koukku tries to avoid the shot.
Rilonhaugher fails to land the takedown.
Rilonhaugher takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rilonhaugher jumps guard but Koukku stands there with Rilonhaugher around his waist. Rilonhaugher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rilonhaugher tries for a takedown but Koukku manages to get underhooks.
Vasen Koukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Rilonhaugher.
Rilonhaugher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koukku gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher stalling the fight.
Koukku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koukku moves into the clinch.
Rilonhaugher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koukku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rilonhaugher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rilonhaugher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koukku has him pressed against the cage.
Rilonhaugher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koukku works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koukku postures up.
Rilonhaugher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher is trying to control the position but Koukku postures up.
Koukku preventing the sweep.
Rilonhaugher working a defensive guard here.
Rilonhaugher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koukku stops Rilonhaugher from standing up.
Koukku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koukku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rilonhaugher drives through and clinches with Koukku against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Rilonhaugher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Rilonhaugher.
Rilonhaugher tries to land a knee to the head but Koukku blocks with his arms.
Koukku is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rilonhaugher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koukku is trying to break free.
Rilonhaugher jumps guard and drags Koukku to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rilonhaugher looking to control.
Rilonhaugher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rilonhaugher wants to sweep here but Koukku controlling him for the moment.
Koukku drops back looking for a leg! Rilonhaugher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rilonhaugher manages to kick Koukku off! Koukku jumps back into Rilonhaugher's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rilonhaugher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koukku trying to control but Rilonhaugher is working from the bottom.
Rilonhaugher working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rilonhaugher fails with the takedown.
Vasen Koukku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amadeus Rilonhaugher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rilonhaugher wants to clinch
and Koukku counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koukku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasen Koukku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rilonhaugher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeus Rilonhaugher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulle Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kulle Rallare enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulle Rallare!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga misses with a hook.
Rallare blocks a head kick by Braga.
Rallare lands with a nice body punch.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rallare manages to avoid it.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
Braga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rallare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Rallare lands.
Rallare ducks under a wild hook from Braga.
Braga shoots for a double leg takedown but Rallare sprawls well. He's pushed Braga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Braga.
Rallare scores with a hook to the body. Braga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rallare fails to land with a series of punches.
Rallare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rallare throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Rallare cracks Braga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rallare sizes up Braga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rallare leaves Braga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rallare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare swinging wildly here.
Rallare lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Braga backs up against the cage.
Rallare lands a nice hook to Braga's body. Braga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kulle Rallare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rallare misses with a series of wild punches.
Braga misses the jab.
Braga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Braga throwing strikes here but Rallare is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Braga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Braga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rallare can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rallare is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rallare wants to hold on but Braga pushes him away.
Rallare taking shots to the head.
Braga controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Braga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rallare is working to get back to half guard.
Rallare looks gassed!
Braga controlling from mount.
Braga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Kulle Rallare has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rallare is looking to get to half guard.
Braga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rallare on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rallare can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rallare is bucking up trying to escape but Braga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Braga looking to control but Rallare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga is landing with some decent strikes but Rallare is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rallare's face.
That has opened up Kulle Rallare's cut even more.
Braga controlling from mount.
Braga trying to control but Rallare is having none of it.
Braga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rallare?
The cut above Kulle Rallare's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kulle Rallare's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Braga!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowley's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Magnus Mane enters the cage!
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Rowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Mane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mane.
Rowley shoots in for a takedown but Mane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Steve Rowley has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mane is working for takedown but Rowley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mane lands with a big left! Rowley is wobbled badly! Mane comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Rowley to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Magnus Mane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavlos Stathis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aruki Masura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stathis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Testament - Eyes of Wrath. The key to victory for Pavlos Stathis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavlos Stathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aruki Masura!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stathis is fending him off so far but Masura persists. Nope, Stathis circles away and we're back to standing.
Masura shoots in but no luck this time.
Stathis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Stathis blocks the leg kick.
Masura 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masura.
Pavlos Stathis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aruki Masura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stathis blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stathis circles away.
Stathis lands a left and a right that send Masura crashing to the mat, dazed. Stathis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Aruki Masura has been cut.
Stathis blocks a head kick by Masura.
Masura tries to clinch up but Stathis circles away and keeps his distance.
Masura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stathis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stathis slips under a jab from Masura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masura throws a head kick that misses.
Masura misses with a combination
and Stathis counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Masura to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Stathis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pavlos Stathis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Taste of Ink - The Used. A fine choice. Plo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. 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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Plo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Plo's half guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Plo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Plo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Plo moves into full guard.
Plo controlling the position.
Sanchez wants to stand but Plo is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but instead Plo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Plo forces his way into half guard.
Plo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Plo is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Plo stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Plo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Plo is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Plo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plo drops an elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez pushes Plo off looking to stand but Plo dives back in and keeps control.
Plo working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Plo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Plo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanchez to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plo slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plo scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Plo trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Plo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Plo throws a big right hand that misses.
Plo wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plo.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Plo is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Plo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Plo lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Plo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Plo.
Plo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Plo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez cracks Plo with an open hand slap.
Plo scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plo shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Dan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Plo throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Plo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plo throws a big right hand that misses.
Plo advances position into side control!
Plo cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Plo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo working the head and body with strikes.
Plo misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plo shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Plo.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Plo is out of range.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Plo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Plo is rocked!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Plo moves away and avoids it.
Plo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plo.
Plo seems to have recovered his senses.
Plo slips under a jab.
Plo gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Plo to pass to mount.
Plo slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Plo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Plo lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plo lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plo throwing strikes here but Sanchez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Sanchez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Plo controlling his opponent.
Plo landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Plo thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plo tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Plo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Plo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Plo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo really 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.
Plo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plo on the ground.
Sanchez defending against the ground and pound.
Plo is trying to ground and pound but Sanchez uses the momentary lack of control by Plo to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plo lands a nice short elbow.
Plo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Plo trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Plo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plo.
Plo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Plo is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Plo throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Plo.
Plo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plo is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Plo thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Plo is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plo throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Plo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanchez trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Plo lands a heavy elbow.
Plo scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Sanchez wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Plo backs away looking to recover.
Plo shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Plo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Plo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Plo is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Plo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Plo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plo.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Plo throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Dan Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plo moves into full mount! Sanchez won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo content just to control the position here.
Plo misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Plo scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Sanchez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Plo's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Plo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Plo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo is the new featherweight champion!
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