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IMMA 66: Jokinen vs Pyle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lilly Lillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Lasileuka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lilly Lillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Lillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lasileuka misses with a looping right.
Lillan looks to land a right hand but Lasileuka moved out of range.
Lillan scores with a nice head shot.
Lasileuka loads up on a big right hand but Lillan slips the punch.
Lasileuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lillan circles away.
Lillan misses the shot to the body.
Lasileuka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lasileuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lasileuka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lillan tries to work over Lasileuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lasileuka avoiding damage.
Lasileuka can't find room to land a body shot as Lillan controls the action.
Lillan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lasileuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillan.
Lasileuka misses with the head strike.
Lillan prevents a body shot from Lasileuka.
Lasileuka misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lasileuka fails to land.
Lasileuka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lillan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lasileuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lasileuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lillan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilly Lillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lillan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lasileuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lasileuka working aggressively here.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
Lasileuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillans head.
Lasileuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Lasileuka gets underhooks to prevent Lillan's takedown attempt.
Lillan is trying to maintain a safe position but Lasileuka gets an underhook and turns Lillan into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lillan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lasileuka lands a hook that snaps the head of Lillan backwards.
Lillan wants to take the fight to the mat but Lasileuka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lasileuka has Lillan pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lasileuka.
Lasileuka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lasileuka lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lasileuka has Lillan pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lasileuka lands an uppercut.
Lasileuka has a couple of punches blocked by Lillan.
Lasileuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lillan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lasileuka is pressed up against the cage. Lillan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lasileuka down to the mat. Lasileuka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lasileuka avoids the body shot from Lillan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lasileuka throws a poor cross that misses
and Lillan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lasileuka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lilly Lillan has been cut.
Lasileuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lasse Lasileuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lasileuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lasse Lasileuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lasileuka as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Lillan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillan gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lillan lands an elbow.
Lasileuka tries to bench press Lillan off him but Lillan keeps the position.
Lillan working the ground and pound but Lasileuka is defending the strikes.
Lasileuka tries to bench press Lillan off him but Lillan keeps the position.
Lillan working the ground and pound but Lasileuka is defending the strikes.
Lillan working away.
Lasileuka dodges the ground and pound from Lillan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lasileuka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lillan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lasileuka is working away from the top position though.
Lillan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Lasileuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lilly Lillan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lillan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lillan lands in his opponent's guard.
Lasileuka is trying to control the position but Lillan postures up.
Lillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lasileuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lasileuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lasileuka keeping moving, preventing Lillan from controlling successfully.
Lillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lasileuka is trying to control the position but Lillan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lillan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lillan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lillan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka 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.
Lillan 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.
Lasileuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lillan.
Lasileuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lillan throws a big right hand that misses.
Lillan working some strikes from top position.
Lillan looking to pass the guard.
Lillan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lasileuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lasileuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lillan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lasileuka wants to stand up but Lillan is controlling him.
Lillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lillan throwing strikes from guard but Lasileuka blocks nicely.
Lillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lasileuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lasileuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lillan trying to control but Lasileuka is working from the bottom.
Lillan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lasileuka 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.
Lasileuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lillan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka pulls Lillan in to control the position.
Lillan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lillan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lillan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lillan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lasileuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lasileuka looking to control.
Lillan with a nice head shot there.
Lillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lasileuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lasileuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lillan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lillan trying to control but Lasileuka is working from the bottom.
Lillan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lillan landing some decent shots from guard.
Lasileuka keeping moving, preventing Lillan from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillan lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lillan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lilly Lillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lasileuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lasileuka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lillan.
Lasileuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lasileuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lasileuka is looking to stand up but Lillan isn't so interested in that idea.
Lasileuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lilly Lillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lilly Lillan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lillan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up but Lillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Lillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lasileuka moves away.
Lasileuka moves into range and clinches up with Lillan.
Lasileuka throws a head punch that misses.
Lasileuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka tries to throw a body punch but Lillan avoids it by throwing Lasileuka back against the cage.
Lasileuka stalling against the cage.
Lasileuka is leaning against Lillan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lasileuka as the two fighters clinch.
Lasileuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lasileuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lasileuka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lasileuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lasileuka misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasileuka lands a shoulder strike.
Lasileuka scores with a shot to the side of Lillan's head.
Lillan is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Lillan.
Lasileuka tries a body shot but Lillan blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lillan tries to score a body lock takedown but Lasileuka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lillan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lasileuka won't allow it.
Lasileuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lillan tries to break the clinch but Lasileuka is controlling the position.
Lasileuka has Lillan pressed against the cage, preventing Lillan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka effectively controlling the action here.
Lasileuka misses with a body punch.
Lasileuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lillan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lilly Lillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lasileuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lasileuka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lasileuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lillan.
Lasileuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lasileuka prevents the takedown attempt.
Lillan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lasileuka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillan is working for takedown but Lasileuka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lasileuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lasileuka stalling in the clinch but Lillan improves position.
Lasileuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lillan backwards.
Lillan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lasileuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lasileuka misses the jab.
Lasileuka lands with a straight right. Lillan didn't see that one coming.
Lasileuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lasileuka slips a straight right by Lillan.
A big right from Lillan misses.
Lasileuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lillan.
Lasileuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillan. Lasileuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lasileuka tries to clinch but Lillan moves out of range.
Lillan keeps the fight on the outside.
Lasileuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lillan with a nice cross.
Lasileuka is looking to clinch.
Lillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lasileuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lillan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lasileuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Lasileuka lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillan.
Lasileuka lands with a short shot to the head.
Lillan is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lillan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lasileuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lillan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lasileuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Lasileuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lasileuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Lasileuka!
Lasse Lasileuka managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the world. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Worthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Worthy scores with a hook.
Worthy looks to land a left hand but Hansen moved out of range nicely.
Hansen fails to land the takedown.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Worthy keeps it at a distance.
Hansen misses with an uppercut.
Hansen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Worthy.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Hansen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hansen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Worthy pushes him off.
A big right from Worthy misses.
Worthy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen slips a straight right by Worthy.
Worthy cracks Hansen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Worthy thuds a left hand into Hansen's body.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy throws a jab when Hansen was well out of range.
Good shot there by Worthy.
A cross from Hansen lands.
Hansen lands with a slapping head kick.
Worthy throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hansen.
Worthy connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worthy is out of range.
Good leg kick by Hansen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen has Worthy up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthy throws a quick inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Worthy scores with a jab.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Worthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen is looking to slow Worthy down with leg kicks.
Worthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Worthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hansen has double underhooks.
Worthy blocks the elbow strike.
Worthy breaks from the clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Worthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Worthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hansen.
Worthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hansen tries to clinch there but Worthy circles away.
That kick from Hansen tenderised Worthy's leg. Worthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Worthy cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Worthy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hansen.
Hansen misses the shot to the body.
Worthy lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen pushes Worthy up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Worthy working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen can't find room to land a body shot as Worthy controls the action.
Hansen looking to throw knees to the head but Worthy is blocking nicely.
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 Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hansen fails with the takedown.
Worthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansen circles away quickly and effectively.
Marlon Worthy is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Hansen tries to land a leg kick but Worthy saw it coming and moves away.
Worthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Worthy can pounce on him.
Worthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Hansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Worthy.
Worthy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hansen.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Worthy circles away.
Hansen thows a body kick. Worthy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a low kick.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Hansen moves away and avoids it.
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worthy.
Hansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hansen showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hansen is pressing down on Worthy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Worthy is holding on for now.
Worthy looking for subs from the bottom but Hansen mounts him!
Hansen looking to control but Worthy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hansen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Worthy is looking to escape.
Hansen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Worthy is now in Hansen's guard. A big mistake from Hansen there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worthy won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Hansen has his foot on Worthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Worthy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Worthy looking to pass the guard.
Hansen 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Worthy is aware though and is defending well.
Worthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Worthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hansen is looking for a triangle but Worthy pushes his legs off easily.
Hansen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Worthy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hansen 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen lands with a shot to the body.
Hansen is looking to score with low kicks.
Worthy slips under a jab.
Hansen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Worthy circles away.
Worthy wants to land a leg kick but Hansen is out of range.
Hansen has a takedown stuffed.
Marlon Worthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hansen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Hansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hansen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Worthy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to chop away at Worthy's legs.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Worthy is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worthy.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Worthy pushes him off.
Worthy lands a nice shot that snaps Hansen's head back.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Hansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Worthy's guard.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Hansen advances position into side control!
Worthy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ken Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worthy defending well though.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Worthy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hansen manages to pass to mount!
Worthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Worthy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hansen looking to finish with strikes here!
Worthy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hansen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hansen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Worthy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throwing strikes here but Worthy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hansen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Worthy blocking the ground and pound.
Hansen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Worthy hang on?
Hansen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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!
Hansen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Worthy looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hansen!
Ken Hansen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slovnov Metatartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Charles Oliveira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slovnov Metatartov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metatartov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Metatartov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Metatartov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Metatartov has managed to get both his arms back between Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
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!
Oliveira looking to control.
Metatartov is posturing up here but Oliveira has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Metatartov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Metatartov has to tap! Slick submission there by Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Oliveira!
Charles Oliveira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado has chosen Top Gun - Highway to the Dangerzone as his entrance music. Kai Allard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Allard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Prado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Allard.
Allard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Allard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
Allard avoids the body shot from Prado.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Allard moved out of range nicely.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allard.
Prado looks to score with a jab to the body but Allard is just out of range.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Allard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allard moves away.
No joy there for Prado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Prado misses with a series of wild punches.
Prado swinging wildly here.
Prado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allard to score with a decent uppercut.
Allard scores with the left hand. Prado knows he should have avoided that one.
Prado misses with a double jab
and Allard counters with a left to the body.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miquel Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allard swinging wildly here.
Allard throws a combination. Prado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a big shot that misses.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allard moves away.
Prado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allard throws a good cross that connects.
Allard is looking to wear down Prado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allard cracks Prado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws an overhand right that lands on Allard's shoulder, as Allard tries to avoid the shot.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Allard finds it's way through Prado's defenses.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Allard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard takes a swing at Prado's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard moves out of range of the strikes.
Prado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allard just misses with a punch to the body.
Allard ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Prado misses with a straight left.
Allard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Allard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prado lands with a cross.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Allard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Prado counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Allard.
Allard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado scores with a hook.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Prado misses its intended target.
Prado thows a body shot but no joy.
Prado swings widly with a right hand
and Allard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prado was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allard cracks Prado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prado throws a hook but Allard avoids it easily.
Prado throws a hook but Allard avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allard scores with a jab to the head.
Prado throws a hook but Allard blocks it.
Prado throws a lazy uppercut
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.
Allard moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Allard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Prado misses with a lunging right hand
letting Allard counter with a right hand.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Allard moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Prado misses.
Prado misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Allard. Beautiful body shot.
Prado takes one to the chin there.
Prado is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prado throws out the jab.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado works the jab nicely.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Allard's head but Allard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prado was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Prado throws the left hand but Allard avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.
Allard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Prado walks into a stiff left hand from Allard.
Prado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prado takes a swing at Allard's ribcage but misses.
Prado scores with a jab to the head.
Allard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allard lands a nice looking body shot.
Allard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prado misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Prado misses with a two punch combination.
Prado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Allard slips under a jab.
Allard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allard lands with an overhand left.
Prado misses the body punch
and Allard counters with a nice body shot.
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prado is trying to break free.
Allard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prado can't break the clinch.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Prado can't find room to land a body shot as Allard controls the action.
Allard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prado stalling in the clinch but Allard improves position.
Allard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Allard has Prado pressed against the cage, preventing Prado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prado is breathing heavily.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Prado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prado walks into a straight right hand from Allard.
Allard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prado throws a lazy uppercut
and Allard counters with a stiff right hand.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Allard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allard.
Kai Allard is winning the standup battle so far.
Allard connects with a crisp jab.
Prado misses with a few strikes there.
Prado keeps the fight on the outside.
Allard doesn't manage to clinch there - Prado circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard closes the distance and pushes Prado back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allard moves away from the strike by Prado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Allard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allard lands with a straight right. Prado didn't see that one coming.
Allard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prado doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prado misses with a right hand
and Allard counters with a right hand to the body.
Allard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Allard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado avoids the body shot from Allard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Allard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Allard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allard.
Prado throws a sloppy body shot
and Allard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prado misses with a body shot.
Allard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allard slips a straight right by Prado.
Prado throws a jab when Allard was well out of range.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard clinches with his opponent.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Prado tries to circle away but Allard has him pinned against the cage.
Prado blocks an uppercut.
Prado taking a breather.
Allard misses with the head strike.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Prado - that landed with a thud.
Prado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allard prevents Prado from breaking the clinch.
Allard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Prado wants to break free but Allard has control.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prado tries to break free but Allard pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Prado tries to tie him up.
Prado seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Allard lands a nice uppercut.
Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Prado tries to circle away but Allard has him pinned against the cage.
Allard working aggressively here.
Kai Allard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Prado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allard up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Prado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Prado wants to get back to striking at distance but Allard won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prado is trying to force a seperation but Allard has the dominant position.
Prado tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard blocking some punches.
Miquel Prado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prado tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard blocks an uppercut.
Allard lands a right hand.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard is controlling him.
Prado can't break the clinch.
Prado has Allard pressed against the cage.
Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Allard tries a body shot but Prado blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado wants to stall.
Prado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prado throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Prado tries to tie him up.
Miquel Prado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prado working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prado is looking to control Allard's arms but Allard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prado has his back to the cage.
Allard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Prado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Allard!
After the fight, Kai Allard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Takka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takka comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonforce - Dawn Over a New World. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Takka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt throws an off balance right hand
and Takka counters with an inside leg kick.
Takka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Wyatt as Takka shoots in.
Wyatt lands the left hand.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Takka .
Takka throws a leg kick
and Wyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Takka moves into the clinch.
Wyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Takka .
Wyatt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takka misses with an elbow over the top.
Takka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takka landing knees to the body.
Wyatt can't get the takedown.
Takka tries a knee to the head but Wyatt blocks it.
Wyatt taking a breather.
Takka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takka as Wyatt tries to tie him up.
Takka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wyatt trying to control the position but instead, Takka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wyatt into the cage.
Takka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takka can't break the clinch.
Takka can't find room to land a body shot as Wyatt controls the action.
Wyatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takka up against the cage.
Takka tries to work over Wyatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wyatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takka is keeping busy.
Takka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Takka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takka stalling.
Takka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Wyatt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wyatt goes for a takedown attempt but Takka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wyatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wyatt.
Wyatt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takka . That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Wyatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Takka .
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Takka is just out of range.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut. Takka saw that one coming.
Takka throws a hook but Wyatt blocks it.
Takka digs a good body shot into Wyatt's ribs.
Takka misses the shot to the body.
Wyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Takka is looking to slow Wyatt down with leg kicks.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takka .
Jarrod Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the body.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Takka checks it.
Takka avoids the body shot from Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takka on the side of the head.
Wyatt misses with a straight left.
Wyatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks a head kick by Takka .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt throws a shot from downtown. Takka moves away and avoids it.
Takka cracks Wyatt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wyatt slaps away a takedown attempt from Takka , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wyatt's waist but Wyatt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takka off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Takka . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Wyatt.
Takka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyatt.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wyatt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takka tries to avoid it but Wyatt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takka to the ground. Takka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wyatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Wyatt misses its intended target.
Takka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wyatt at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarrod Wyatt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Takka .
Wyatt lands a body shot.
Takka connects with an inside leg kick.
Jarrod Wyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyatt throws a lazy uppercut
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyatt scoring well with a low kick there.
Takka cracks Wyatt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wyatt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Takka .
Takka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wyatt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Takka to the ground. Wyatt is now in Takka 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Takka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt stands up over Takka , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wyatt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takka 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.
Wyatt lands a couple of elbows.
Wyatt throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wyatt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Takka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wyatt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Takka working for a triangle but Wyatt defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wyatt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wyatt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wyatt preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Takka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jarrod Wyatt.
Wyatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Takka .
Takka is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.
Takka thumps Wyatt with a low kick.
Takka throws a leg kick but Wyatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takka shoots in for a takedown but Wyatt shows good takedown defense.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt misses with a leg kick
and Takka counters with a three punch combo that has Wyatt backing up. Wyatt nods at Takka to acknowledge the strikes.
Takka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wyatt.
Takka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wyatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt misses with a hook
and Takka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Takka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takka .
Wyatt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takka misses with a head kick.
Takka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wyatt quickly recovers to half guard.
Wyatt wants to improve his position but Takka is controlling well.
Wyatt is looking to control Takka 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wyatt avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takka trying to control from Wyatt's half guard. Wyatt has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jarrod Wyatt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Wyatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wyatt tries for a takedown but Takka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wyatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Wyatt. No joy for Takka on that attempt.
Takka misses with a leg kick.
Wyatt blocks a head kick by Takka .
A jab from Wyatt misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyatt checks a leg kick.
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wyatt looks to land a combination but Takka avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takka - that will leave a mark!
Takka throws a wild body kick that Wyatt sees coming a mile off.
Wyatt cracks Takka with an open hand slap.
Takka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wyatt. Wyatt obviously looking to wear him down.
Takka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wyatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Takka 's head.
Takka slips a straight right by Wyatt.
Wyatt digs a good body shot into Takka 's ribs.
Takka ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Takka avoids nicely.
Takka connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Takka misses.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Wyatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wyatt misses with a low kick.
Takka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takka tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Timo Takka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takka defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Takka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takka misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takka .
Wyatt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takka 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takka duly obliges.
Wyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Wyatt misses with a straight left.
Takka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takka misses with a kick to the body.
Takka ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wyatt lands with an uppercut that bounces Takka off the cage and back into range.
Takka stuffs the takedown attempt from Wyatt. Wyatt gets slowly back to his feet.
Timo Takka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Wyatt.
Takka tries for a takedown but Wyatt circles away easily
and Wyatt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Takka !
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takka tries to hold on but Wyatt postures up.
Wyatt cracks Takka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wyatt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wyatt lands with some strikes.
Takka is in a horrible position here. Wyatt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takka is working hard here to advance position.
Takka tries to lock up and control but Wyatt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wyatt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wyatt tries to control but Takka wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyatt lands a big shot there that rocks Takka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarrod Wyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wyatt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarrod Wyatt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Steele has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music. George Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Steele.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.
Jokinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steele.
It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Steele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otto Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steele's calf.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Jokinen is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jokinen back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Jokinen is rocked!
Steele drops Jokinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jokinen looks back up at him and smiles so Steele waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Steele connects with the perfect overhand right and Jokinen falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Steele!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Steele!
An out of breath George Steele 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, yes. Ramirez has chosen Take it in Blood -- Nas as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A jab from Brown misses.
Ramirez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown takes one on the button.
Hanley Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
It looks like Mr Brown has been cut.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets control of Ramirez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Ramirez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez is controlling Brown's posture.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramirez scores with a four punch combination!
Hanley Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ramirez as Brown shoots in.
Ramirez scores with a nice body kick.
Ramirez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown misses with a hook.
Ramirez keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.
Brown jumps guard and drags Ramirez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramirez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Ramirez slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramirez pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ramirez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramirez prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramirez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramirez is aware though and is defending well.
Hanley Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
Brown takes one on the button.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to pull guard but Ramirez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirez walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mr Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez throws a nice head kick!
Ramirez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
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.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanley Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!
Hanley Ramirez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Poison. Pyle has chosen The Marines' Hymn as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Pyle.
Pyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyle connects with a body shot that sends Jokinen's belly button to the back.
That kick from Pyle tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pyle's calf.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pyle throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Pyle.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Pyle.
Pyle lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
Pyle tries for a takedown but Jokinen circles away easily
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Pyle.
Pyle walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Pyle throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Pyle cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pyle's head.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyle misses with a head kick.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Pyle.
A punch combination from Pyle misses.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Pyle.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Pyle is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Pyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Pyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pyle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a body kick that stops Pyle in his tracks momentarily.
Jokinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jokinen feints and then cracks Pyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pyle down.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Pyle saw that one coming.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pyle is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Pyle saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Pyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Pyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Pyle saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pyle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Pyle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jokinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Jokinen is not content to let Pyle control the position.
Jokinen manages to get back to half guard.
Jokinen is trying to stand back up but Pyle is controlling him
Jokinen is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen kicks off Pyle and gets to his feet.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Pyle finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyle. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Pyle.
Pyle motions for Jokinen to come forward. Pyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pyle punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pyle lands a body shot.
Pyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pyle throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen catches Pyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pyle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jokinen!
Pyle is breathing heavily.
Jokinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Pyle has a good base and remains in mount.
Jokinen tries to lock up and control but Pyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jokinen is in a horrible position here. Pyle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pyle trying to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyle thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pyle can't control as he wanted to and Jokinen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jokinen has his hands clasped together around Pyle's back. He's all about the action.
Pyle seems to be working for a kimura but Jokinen defends the submission attempt.
Pyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pyle wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pyle is stalling here. Jokinen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pyle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jokinen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jokinen slows the pace down.
Pyle wants to control but Jokinen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen 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 Pyle's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pyle is trying to improve his position.
Pyle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jokinen off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle misses with punches from the back.
Pyle throws strikes from the back but Jokinen rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Jokinen.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Pyle misses.
Pyle scores with a head kick. Jokinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pyle throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Pyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pyle.
Pyle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Pyle takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Pyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pyle misses with a body punch
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyle. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyle takes one on the button.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pyle's hands.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pyle looking to score a takedown here. Jokinen is defending well but Pyle drives through and ends up in Jokinen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pyle trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pyle.
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Jokinen controls Pyle momentarily but Pyle frees himself.
Jokinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pyle stands up over Jokinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jokinen managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olli Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pyle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Pyle settles back down.
Jokinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jokinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Pyle.
Jokinen is looking to slow Pyle down with leg kicks.
Pyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen wants to slow Pyle down by chopping away at his legs.
Pyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Pyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pyle misses with a body kick.
Pyle connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Pyle.
Pyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Pyle shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Pyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pyle scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Pyle connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Pyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pyle.
Pyle checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Pyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokinen. That one must have hurt.
Pyle throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a head kick that drops Pyle to the mat! Pyle scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pyle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen lands a nice shot that snaps Pyle's head back.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Pyle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Pyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pyle looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Pyle moves out of range.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Pyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pyle down.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Pyle.
Pyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Pyle scores with a punch to the head.
Pyle connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pyle tries to land a body kick
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Pyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen cracks Pyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Pyle misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Pyle.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pyle swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Pyle throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Pyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Pyle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Pyle.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pyle's hands.
Pyle throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Pyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
Pyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Pyle's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyle manages to avoid it.
Pyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Pyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jokinen trying to control here.
Jokinen manages to get to full guard.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen had his way with Gomer Pyle in that round.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pyle throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pyle tries for a takedown but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pyle.
Pyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a body kick.
Pyle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jokinen on his heels. He'll look to pass Jokinen's guard now, I'm sure.
Jokinen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen controlling the pace for now.
Pyle tries to lock up and control but Jokinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pyle wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Pyle is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jokinen is staying active.
Jokinen controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to control but Pyle wriggling away.
Pyle tries to reverse the position but Jokinen maintains control.
Gomer Pyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Pyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jokinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Olli Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pyle throws an elbow that misses. Jokinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pyle's guard. Nice move by Jokinen!
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Pyle is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jokinen defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gomer Pyle.
I think Pyle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Olli Jokinen retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Sliders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Aleksi Borga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Sliders!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliders throws a chopping leg kick but Borga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borga, right into the meat.
A lazy left from Borga finds it's target.
It looks like Max Sliders has been cut.
Borga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliders with a hook.
Sliders scores with a jab. Borga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sliders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borga misses with a body kick.
Sliders throws a shot from downtown. Borga moves away and avoids it.
Borga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borga swings for the body but Sliders moves out of range.
Sliders misses with a shot to the body
and Borga counters with a nice uppercut.
Borga throws a series of punches but Sliders avoids them all with ease.
Borga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sliders.
Borga throws a body punch but Sliders moves out of range.
Borga throws a jab but it's blocked by Sliders.
Borga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sliders connects with a single shot there.
Borga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga cracks Sliders with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Sliders.
Sliders misses with a head kick.
Sliders throws an off balance right hand
and Borga counters with a low kick, right behind Sliders 's knee.
Sliders looks gassed!
Borga throws a body kick that misses.
Sliders throws out a loose jab but Borga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max Sliders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sliders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sliders slips under a jab from Borga.
Borga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sliders blocks a body shot from Borga.
Sliders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sliders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borga looks to land a combination. Sliders sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sliders throws a lazy head kick
and Borga counters with a nice uppercut.
Borga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sliders 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sliders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borga.
Borga scores with a leg kick.
Borga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borga misses with a body kick.
Sliders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sliders misses with a leg kick
and Borga counters with a nice leg kick.
Sliders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sliders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sliders moves out of range as Borga throws a body kick.
Borga thumps Sliders with a low kick.
Borga lands a right hook to the body.
Borga cracks Sliders with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Borga throws a front kick that sends Sliders stumbling back into the cage.
Borga tries to land a front kick but Sliders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sliders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliders keeps the fight on the outside.
Borga throws the kick towards the body but Sliders avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sliders. Borga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sliders.
Sliders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Borga's corner calls for a 1-2. Borga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sliders moves out of range of the body kick from Borga.
Borga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sliders.
Borga checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Sliders tenderised Borga's leg. Borga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borga lands a big uppercut and Sliders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sliders looks OK. Borga waves Sliders back to his feet!
Sliders is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sliders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sliders throws a hook to the side of Borga's head but Borga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sliders is just out of range.
Sliders throws a leg kick but Borga moved away.
Borga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Borga.
Borga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sliders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sliders's knee momentarily.
Borga misses with an uppercut.
Borga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sliders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borga is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Borga misses
and Sliders counters with a right hand to the body.
Sliders lunges at Borga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Borga's hand.
Sliders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sliders.
Borga misses with a body kick.
Sliders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sliders walks into a straight right hand from Borga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga moves out of range of the strikes.
Borga tries to land a front kick but Sliders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sliders slips under a jab.
Sliders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Borga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Sliders's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borga cracks Sliders with an open hand slap.
Sliders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sliders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sliders throws a leg kick
and Borga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sliders is still on wobbly legs! Can Borga finish him?
Borga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sliders can do to turn this around?
Sliders throws the left hand but Borga avoids the punch easily.
Sliders throws a good cross that connects.
Sliders seems to have recovered his senses.
Sliders lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sliders connects with a solid leg kick.
Sliders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sliders. That did some damage!
Borga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borga lands a big uppercut and Sliders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sliders looks OK. Borga waves Sliders back to his feet!
Sliders glances at the clock... BAM! Borga nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sliders crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sliders is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksi Borga!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aleksi Borga waved his t-shirt featuring Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Power. Joensen has chosen Gasolina as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott looks to land a combination but Joensen avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Scott scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
Scott avoids the body shot from Joensen.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joensen lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott throws a combination. Joensen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Joensen is just out of range.
Scott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Joensen. Beautiful body shot.
Johann Joensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Joensen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joensen misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Joensen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joensen ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Joensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Joensen keeps Scott at a distance using the push kick.
Scott tries to work over Joensen's front leg with a kick but Joensen checks it.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen slips under a jab from Scott.
Joensen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joensen misses with a jab to the body
and Scott finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Joensen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Joensen ducks down to avoid it.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott connects with a jab.
Scott defending well as Joensen loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Scott lands.
Joensen lands an overhand right.
A big right from Scott misses.
Joensen tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Joensen throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice shot that snaps Joensen's head back.
Joensen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joensen wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Joensen checks it.
Joensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott scores with a punch to the head.
Scott avoids the body shot from Joensen.
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
A jab from Scott misses.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen misses with a leg kick.
Joensen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joensen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Joensen saw it coming and moves away.
Scott throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Joensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joensen throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joensen.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joensen.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Maximus Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Joensen throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Joensen lands a head shot.
Joensen lands a two punch combo.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Joensen throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joensen connects with a body shot.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joensen manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
Joensen feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joensen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scott takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joensen will feel that in the morning.
Joensen cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott moves forwards but Joensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joensen.
Joensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Joensen misses.
Joensen throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a solid body kick.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joensen's head.
Joensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Joensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joensen cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joensen's waist but Joensen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott misses with the body kick
and Joensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott avoids the body shot from Joensen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott shoots in and drives through. Joensen sprawls well.
Joensen misses the shot to the body.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott lands a glancing blow to the side of Joensen's head.
Joensen thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with a nice kick to the body.
Scott cracks the inside of Joensen's front leg.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joensen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott shoots in and bounces Joensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Joensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Joensen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Joensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joensen postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joensen is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joensen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joensen if he has to take too many more of those.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Joensen's guard.
Joensen is pulling down on Scott's head to control his posture.
Scott landing with the ground and pound.
Scott 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.
Joensen keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott stops Joensen from standing up.
Scott won't allow Joensen to sweep him here.
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott trying to control but Joensen is working from the bottom.
Scott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Joensen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Joensen has escaped and now he's on top!
Maximus Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott 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.
Scott pulls Joensen in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Scott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
Joensen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joensen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Joensen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Joensen.
Joensen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Joensen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scott will feel that in the morning.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joensen throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joensen throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Scott misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joensen!
Scott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joensen looks a forlorn figure.
Joensen is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott working Joensen over with strikes here.
Scott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Joensen goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Maximus Scott was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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