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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Desper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson's entrance music is Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Desper!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Desper fails with the takedown.
Desper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Desper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fredriksson is fending him off so far but Desper persists. Nope, Fredriksson circles away and we're back to standing.
Desper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clint Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Desper.
Fredriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Desper, pushing him back against the cage.
Desper is trying to maintain a safe position but Fredriksson gets an underhook and turns Desper into the cage.
Desper lands a nice uppercut.
Desper is looking to control Fredriksson's arms but Fredriksson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desper has his back to the cage.
Fredriksson stalling against the cage.
Fredriksson lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fredriksson defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson trying to control but Desper is working from the bottom.
Fredriksson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Desper is trying to keep Fredriksson in close.
Desper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Desper working for a triangle but Fredriksson defends it easily.
Fredriksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desper is keeping the position for now.
Desper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fredriksson!
Fredriksson wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desper working Fredriksson over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Desper landing strikes from the mount and Fredriksson is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Fredriksson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desper with shots to the head and body - Fredriksson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fredriksson is rocked!
It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Desper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Fredriksson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fredriksson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Desper looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fredriksson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Desper!
After the big win, Adrian Desper made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Haapasalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Haapasalo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyrkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haapasalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Veli Haapasalo has been cut.
Haapasalo drops Nyrkki with a beautiful combination! Nyrkki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haapasalo is looking for the KO!
Nyrkki is rocked!
It looks like Mauri Nyrkki has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Haapasalo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Veli Haapasalo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Edguy - Ministry of Saints. The crowd seem to be enjoying Candy's choice of entrance music: zZzz. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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271 lbs
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276 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
McQueen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McQueen showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Candy is trying to get back to full guard.
Candy blocking the ground and pound attempt from McQueen.
McQueen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Candy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McQueen is taking a breather. Candy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen is looking for a kimura but Candy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McQueen to get the leverage.
McQueen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Candy is refusing to be controlled, as McQueen sits in half guard.
McQueen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Candy controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen is trying to control the action in half guard but Candy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McQueen trying to control the pace.
Candy gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen trying to control but Candy is working from the bottom.
James McQueen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McQueen wants to clinch.
Candy throws an overhand right that lands on McQueen's shoulder, as McQueen tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by McQueen or perhaps it was just good defense by Candy which made him look bad.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McQueen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McQueen looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like John Candy has been cut.
McQueen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McQueen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Candy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Candy and McQueen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
McQueen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Candy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy can't do much from the bottom here.
McQueen trying to control the position but Candy is working away.
McQueen is trying to get an arm triangle but Candy is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Candy is trying to control McQueen's posture but McQueen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McQueen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Candy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McQueen tries to clinch but Candy is having none of it.
McQueen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Candy.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by McQueen.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Candy sprawls well. Candy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McQueen gets slowly back to his feet.
McQueen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Candy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by McQueen.
McQueen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Candy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McQueen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQueen fails in his attempt to clinch.
McQueen tries to clinch but Candy is having none of it.
James McQueen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McQueen throws a strike but Candy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McQueen working some strikes from top position.
McQueen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McQueen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McQueen trying to control but Candy is working from the bottom.
McQueen cracks Candy with a solid left hand.
Candy keeping full guard, as McQueen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen throws a big elbow that misses.
McQueen tries to stand but Candy is controlling from the bottom.
McQueen trying to control but Candy is working from the bottom.
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!
McQueen throws a big right hand that misses.
McQueen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McQueen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy can't keep his opponent in guard - McQueen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McQueen 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McQueen connects with a nice short shot to Candy's temple.
That has opened up John Candy's cut even more.
McQueen is keen to just control but Candy is a slippery customer.
Candy wants to improve his position but McQueen is controlling well.
Candy is staying active underneath McQueen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McQueen controlling the action here.
McQueen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen is trying to control. Candy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
James McQueen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McQueen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Candy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McQueen somewhat.
McQueen moves in looking to clinch but Candy pushes him off.
McQueen shoots in for a double leg but Candy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James McQueen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Candy.
It looks like James McQueen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
McQueen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Candy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQueen pushes Candy up against the cage in a clinch.
McQueen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McQueen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McQueen throws a series of punches but Candy avoids them all with ease.
Candy leaves McQueen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown but Candy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McQueen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Candy tries to avoid it but McQueen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Candy to the ground. Candy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James McQueen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candy throws a series of punches but McQueen moves out of range.
Candy scores with a body shot.
Candy checks a low kick from McQueen.
Candy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQueen tries to clinch but Candy moves out of range.
Candy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Candy misses with a few strikes there.
Candy lands with a straight right. McQueen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McQueen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Candy counters with a left and a right that stings McQueen.
Candy keeps the fight on the outside.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by McQueen.
Candy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQueen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQueen moves away.
John Candy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by McQueen.
Candy throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McQueen.
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!
McQueen shoots in for a takedown but Candy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen looks to clinch
and Candy counters with a series of strikes. McQueen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Candy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McQueen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Candy looks to score with a jab to the body but McQueen is just out of range.
Candy misses with a series of wild punches.
McQueen avoids the body shot from Candy.
McQueen is looking to clinch but Candy is avoiding it.
Candy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Candy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Candy throws the left hand but McQueen avoids the punch easily.
James McQueen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McQueen won't allow Candy to sweep him here.
McQueen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Candy is proving hard to escape from.
Candy 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.
McQueen trying to control but Candy is working from the bottom.
McQueen 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.
John Candy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James McQueen just wasn't active enough.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Candy as he avoids it easily.
Donk. Candy catches McQueen right on the button with a cross.
McQueen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQueen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Candy trying to control here.
James McQueen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Candy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McQueen 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 Tarja Halkonen 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... James McQueen!
During a confident post fight interview, James McQueen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi has chosen Dr Alban - Hello Africa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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278 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi throws a combination. Badge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adebisi scores with a kick to the body.
Adebisi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Badge back to the cage. Adebisi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badge.
Adebisi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adebisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adebisi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adebisi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adebisi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Badge's half guard.
Adebisi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Adebisi is looking to advance position but Badge won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi stalling.
It looks like Adebisi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Adebisi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Badge misses.
Donnie Badge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adebisi is taking a breather. Badge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adebisi trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chris Adebisi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Adebisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badge missing with a left hand there. Adebisi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badge misses with a right hand
and Adebisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badge throws an overhand right that lands on Adebisi's shoulder, as Adebisi tries to avoid the shot.
Adebisi slips a jab from Badge.
Badge is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adebisi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi lands a slapping body shot.
Adebisi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Badge misses with a left hand
and Adebisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badge.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Badge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Adebisi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adebisi trying to control the position but Badge is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adebisi dominated that round.
That's time! Badge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adebisi scores with a hook.
Badge jabs Adebisi right on the nose. Adebisi blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Chris Adebisi has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Left hook, right uppercut from Adebisi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi scores with a jab to the body.
Adebisi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badge's head.
Adebisi scores a takedown into full mount!
Adebisi moves to back control.
Badge is in a bad position with Adebisi working for a choke. Badge manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Adebisi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adebisi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adebisi is just content to waste time from the top position. Badge takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi advances position into side control!
Adebisi staying calm.
Adebisi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adebisi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adebisi working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control the action but Badge is working from the bottom.
Adebisi scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badge keeps working.
Badge avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Adebisi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi staying calm.
Adebisi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badge keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Adebisi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adebisi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adebisi swinging wildly here.
Badge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adebisi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adebisi works Badge's body with a nice hook.
Adebisi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Badge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adebisi.
Adebisi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badge throws a big shot that misses.
Adebisi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badge's head backwards.
Badge is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Adebisi.
Oh Badge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adebisi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badge.
Badge looks to land a left hand but Adebisi moved out of range nicely.
Badge seems to have got his legs back now.
Adebisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adebisi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donnie Badge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Badge throws a lazy right hand but Adebisi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adebisi drops Badge with a beautiful combination! Badge stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adebisi is looking for the KO!
Chris Adebisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badge misses with an uppercut.
Badge throws a hook but Adebisi blocks it.
Badge misses with a hook
and Adebisi counters with a straight that turns Badge's legs to rubber! Adebisi pushes forward with more strikes and Badge goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Adebisi!
Chris Adebisi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner comes to the cage accompanied by Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon. Pentti has chosen Ruudolf - Doupeimmat Jumala Seivaa (feat. Blaksim) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pentti.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
Horner gets a clinch.
Horner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Pentti.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Pentti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horner tries to clinch but Pentti is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Pentti. No joy for Horner on that attempt.
Pentti misses with a double jab
and Horner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Pentti misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horner scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Horner.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horner.
Horner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pentti throws an elbow but it misses.
Horner has Pentti pressed against the cage.
Horner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Horner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horner slips under a jab from Pentti.
Pentti pushes Horner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pentti taking a breather.
Horner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pentti is defending well for now.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horner is keeping busy.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti tries to work over Horner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentti stalling in the clinch but Horner improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horner tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Pentti.
Horner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pentti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horner tries to clinch but Pentti moves away
and Pentti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pentti looks to land a body kick but Horner moved away.
Horner tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horner.
Pentti leaves Horner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pentti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horner can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti looking to slow down the pace here.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Pentti loads up on a big right hand but Horner slips the punch.
Horner wants to clinch.
Horner tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pentti enables Horner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pentti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pentti has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Horner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pentti darts in and clinches Horner up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horner has Pentti pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Mike Horner will probably get the nod.
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.
Horner doesn't manage to clinch there - Pentti circles away.
Pentti tries to land a body kick
and Horner moves into the clinch.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Pentti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horner, pushing him back against the cage.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Horner controls the action.
Horner throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentti.
Horner wants to stall.
Horner lands with a light punch inside.
Horner misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
Horner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pentti but Pentti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pentti moves into range and clinches up with Horner.
Pentti misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Horner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Horner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pentti is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horner wants to get back to striking at distance but Pentti won't allow it.
Pentti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horner prevents a body shot from Pentti.
Horner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horner can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Pentti tries to throw a body punch but Horner avoids it by throwing Pentti back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pentti.
Pentti is trying to break the clinch but Horner has him pressed against the cage.
Horner trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
Pentti taking a breather.
Horner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pentti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
Horner shoots in and drives through. Pentti sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentti clinches up against the cage.
Pentti dodges an elbow strike from Horner.
Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horner tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
Pentti lands the left hand.
Horner wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Horner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pentti can pounce on him.
Pentti moves into the clinch.
Horner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horner.
Horner prevents Pentti from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mike Horner has been cut.
Mike Horner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pentti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pentti is pushing Horner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Horner fails to land.
Pentti tries to break free but Horner pushes him back against the cage.
Pentti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Horner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horner misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horner manages to break the clinch.
Horner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horner prevents a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pentti lands with a light punch inside.
Horner blocks a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pentti.
Pentti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Horner.
Pentti gets through Horner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Horner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Horner moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pentti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horner!
Horner fails with the takedown.
Pentti misses with a few strikes there.
Pentti scores with a jab to the body.
Pentti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Mike Horner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentti gets a clinch.
Horner breaks from the clinch.
Pentti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horner avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horner.
Horner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horner at a distance.
Pentti gets tackled into the cage by Horner. Horner maintains the clinch.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horner is keeping busy.
Pentti misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Horner misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti is trying to break the clinch but Horner has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pentti misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Horner is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Horner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pentti - the referee stops the clock and Horner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pentti. Horner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pentti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Horner eats them both and turns towards Pentti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Horner blocks a head kick by Pentti.
Pentti wants to land a leg kick but Horner is out of range.
Horner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horner moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horner tries to clinch but Pentti moves away
and Pentti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pentti.
Horner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pentti lands with a short shot to the head.
Horner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horner wants to stall.
Pentti connects with a knee to the head.
Pentti takes an elbow to the temple.
Horner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pentti pushes off an throws an elbow but Horner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Pentti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti has managed to clinch.
Pentti breaks from the clinch.
Horner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pentti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Horner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti punishes Horner's body with a nice straight punch.
Pentti lands a nice shot to the body.
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Pentti lands a jab to Horner's midsection.
Horner tries to clinch but Pentti is having none of it.
Pentti lands with a cross.
Pentti throws a lazy head kick
and Horner counters with a big head kick but Pentti shrugs it off.
Horner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti lands a glancing blow to the side of Horner's head.
Pentti lands with a nice body kick.
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pentti 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Snitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Dragoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragoslav's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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273 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Dragoslav!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragoslav.
Dragoslav is trying to pull guard but Snitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snitch tries to circle away but Dragoslav has him pinned against the cage.
Dragoslav managing to block the knees to the body from Snitch.
Snitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragoslav has hold of one of Snitch's legs. Snitch is fighting the takedown attempt but Dragoslav gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Snitch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragoslav kicks off Snitch and gets to his feet.
Dragoslav slips a jab from Snitch.
Snitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragoslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Snitch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snitch.
Snitch leaves Dragoslav with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big left from Snitch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Snitch misses.
Dragoslav staying out of range there.
Snitch misses with a straight left.
Dragoslav shoots in for a double leg but Snitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rob Snitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Dragoslav.
Snitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragoslav drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dragoslav controlling the position.
Dragoslav postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dragoslav trying to control the position but Snitch is working away.
Dragoslav working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is holding Dragoslav down, trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragoslav tries to score with some ground and pound. Snitch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Snitch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snitch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dragoslav has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dragoslav controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragoslav with the ground and pound but Snitch regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav prevents Snitch from standing back up.
Dragoslav looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dragoslav wants to control but Snitch is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dragoslav stalling.
Dragoslav is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Snitch reverses the position - he's now on top in Dragoslav's guard.
Snitch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rob Snitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragoslav shoots in looking for a takedown but Snitch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragoslav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dragoslav tries to clinch up.
Snitch misses with an uppercut
and Dragoslav moves into the clinch.
Snitch tries to land a knee to the head but Dragoslav blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikola Dragoslav will probably get the nod.
That's time! Snitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dragoslav looking to score a takedown here. Snitch is defending well but Dragoslav drives through and ends up in Snitch's guard.
Snitch keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully.
Snitch pulls Dragoslav in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragoslav from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snitch is looking to stand up but Dragoslav isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragoslav trying to control the position from guard on top but Snitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dragoslav is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Dragoslav was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snitch lands a lovely overhand right.
Snitch throws a big shot that misses.
Dragoslav slips under a jab from Snitch.
Dragoslav closes the distance and clinches up with Snitch, looking for a takedown. Dragoslav pushes Snitch against the cage but Snitch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragoslav.
Snitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragoslav.
Dragoslav goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rob Snitch has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragoslav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragoslav fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snitch, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragoslav breaks from the clinch.
Snitch scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Snitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikola Dragoslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragoslav has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snitch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragoslav under the eye.
Dragoslav fails to land the takedown.
Dragoslav is breathing heavily.
Snitch throws a big shot that misses.
Snitch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snitch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragoslav counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dragoslav prevents Snitch from standing back up.
Dragoslav trying to control from half guard but Snitch is working away.
Dragoslav tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Snitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav is looking to take a break and control but Snitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snitch is looking to escape.
Nikola Dragoslav has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dragoslav fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Snitch sprawls well initially but Dragoslav persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snitch gets full guard.
Snitch keeping moving, preventing Dragoslav from controlling successfully.
Dragoslav must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snitch wants to stand up but Dragoslav is controlling him.
Snitch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch working over Dragoslav with some ground and pound. Dragoslav looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikola Dragoslav has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snitch drops an elbow to the side of Dragoslav's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragoslav wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.
Snitch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Snitch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dragoslav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragoslav is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dragoslav trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Snitch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Snitch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dragoslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snitch.
Dragoslav moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragoslav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snitch lands a really nice looking cross but Dragoslav seems unphased.
Snitch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Snitch looks to land a right hand but Dragoslav moved out of range.
Snitch throws a hook but Dragoslav blocks it.
Snitch misses with a leg kick
and Dragoslav counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Dragoslav is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Snitch's half guard.
Snitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dragoslav throwing shots but Snitch is blocking nicely.
Snitch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragoslav seems to be looking for submissions.
Dragoslav is looking to advance position but Snitch won't allow it.
Dragoslav passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dragoslav looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dragoslav throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dragoslav breaks from Snitch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch tries to reverse the position but Dragoslav maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragoslav tries to control but Snitch wriggling away.
Dragoslav controlling from mount.
Dragoslav is trying to control here but Snitch has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragoslav is pressing down on Snitch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snitch is holding on for now.
Dragoslav seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nikola Dragoslav hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Snitch slips a jab and a cross from Dragoslav.
A big left from Snitch misses.
Snitch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Nikola Dragoslav has been cut.
Snitch throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragoslav counters with a nice double leg into half 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!
Dragoslav is taking a breather. Snitch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controlling the position for now.
Snitch makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Snitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snitch scores with a nice body kick.
Dragoslav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragoslav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Snitch misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snitch lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Snitch. No joy for Dragoslav on that attempt.
Dragoslav shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Snitch tries to kick Dragoslav off in order to stand up. Dragoslav Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikola Dragoslav.
I think Dragoslav has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Dragoslav!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Huntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Notorious B.I.G. - Somebody 's Gotta Die. Huntti has chosen Atomic Butt Drop on Wanderlei Silva by Mark Hunt! as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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33
280 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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264 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biggie Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Huntti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smalls doesn't seem bothered though.
Smalls throws a hook but Huntti avoids it easily.
Smalls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huntti.
Huntti misses with a straight left.
Smalls takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Huntti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smalls.
Smalls scores with the left hand. Huntti knows he should have avoided that one.
Huntti misses the shot to the body.
Smalls misses the shot to the body.
Smalls looks to score with a jab to the body but Huntti is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smalls misses the jab.
Smalls scores with a jab to the body.
Huntti clobbers Smalls with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huntti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huntti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huntti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smalls, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Smalls.
Huntti looks gassed!
Smalls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smalls throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Smalls's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smalls misses with a punch to the body.
Smalls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smalls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smalls lands with a short shot to the head.
Smalls breaks from the clinch.
Huntti throws a shot from downtown. Smalls moves away and avoids it.
Huntti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smalls misses with a body shot
and Huntti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huntti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smalls. Smalls circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smalls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huntti.
Smalls throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smalls lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smalls has a couple of punches blocked by Huntti.
Huntti blocks a body shot from Smalls.
Smalls misses with a punch on the inside.
Smalls swings wildly with an uppercut but Huntti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Huntti fails to land.
Huntti lands a hook that snaps the head of Smalls backwards.
Smalls looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smalls working aggressively here.
Huntti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Smalls.
Huntti presses Smalls against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huntti takes a shot to the head.
Smalls working hard to break the clinch.
Huntti working aggressively here.
Smalls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huntti's elbow.
Smalls is trying to push Huntti away but Huntti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huntti is trying to force a seperation but Smalls has the dominant position.
Huntti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smalls lands a nice shot to the body.
Huntti lands with a left to the head.
Huntti blocking some punches.
Huntti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huntti looking to slow down the pace here.
Smalls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smalls misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huntti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huntti lands a nice shot to the body.
Smalls has had enough of the clinch but Huntti keeps him there for the moment.
Smalls misses with a body punch.
Huntti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smalls tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huntti's elbow.
Smalls misses with a punch on the inside.
Huntti breaks from the clinch.
Smalls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huntti.
Smalls misses with a hook.
Huntti lunges at Smalls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smalls's hand.
Huntti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smalls with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Huntti to score with a decent uppercut.
Smalls throws a lazy right hand but Huntti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huntti looks to land a right hand but Smalls moved out of range.
Smalls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huntti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huntti closes the distance and clinches.
Huntti lands an elbow inside.
Smalls tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Biggie Smalls 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.
Huntti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huntti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biggie Smalls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls moves out of range as Huntti strikes.
Huntti misses with a hook.
Smalls falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huntti counters with a straight right hand.
Smalls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huntti swings widly with a right hand
and Smalls counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huntti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smalls.
Huntti misses with a double jab.
Smalls jabs Huntti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huntti slips under a jab.
Smalls misses with a looping left.
A big right from Huntti misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Marko Huntti has been cut.
Huntti gets a clinch.
Huntti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smalls working aggressively here.
Smalls wants to break free but Huntti has control.
Smalls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huntti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smalls manages to break the clinch.
Huntti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smalls.
Smalls throws a combination that misses
and Huntti counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huntti misses the jab.
Huntti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huntti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntti wants to clinch.
Huntti tries to close the distance and clinch but Smalls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huntti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smalls.
Huntti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smalls scores with a jab to the head.
Huntti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huntti slips under a jab.
Huntti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marko Huntti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smalls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huntti.
Huntti scores with a nice right hand.
Huntti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smalls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huntti.
Smalls takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huntti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huntti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smalls misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huntti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smalls takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huntti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smalls.
Smalls lands a nice hook to Huntti's body. Huntti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Huntti is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smalls lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huntti at a distance.
Smalls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huntti moves away.
Huntti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls throws a hook to the side of Huntti's head but Huntti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smalls dips to his left and cracks Huntti with an uppercut!
Smalls just misses with a punch to the body.
Huntti moves in looking to clinch but Smalls pushes him off.
Smalls uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huntti.
Huntti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smalls slips a jab from Huntti.
Smalls moves out of range as Huntti strikes.
Huntti misses with a series of wild punches.
Smalls connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huntti momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls misses with a straight left.
Huntti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Biggie Smalls will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Huntti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Huntti looks to land a combination but Smalls avoids it well.
Smalls throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smalls misses with a body shot.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smalls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huntti.
Smalls's corner calls for a 1-2. Smalls obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smalls misses with a shot to the body
letting Huntti counter with a right hand.
Smalls lands a big right hook! Huntti looks hurt but is still standing! Smalls lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Huntti falls down and Smalls dives in with a huge hammer fist! Huntti's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Smalls runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biggie Smalls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. Bei has chosen Hypnotic as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
192 lbs
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27
198 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liu Bei!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rymy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bei drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bei throws an elbow but Rymy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bei misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bei.
You can see the frustration on Rymy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Bei crashes against the mat.
Bei stands up and beckons Rymy to his feet.
Bei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rymy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bei blocks a jab.
Rymy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei shoots in for a takedown but Rymy shows good takedown defense.
Nice cross by Rymy.
Rymy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rymy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bei shoots and misses
and Rymy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijo Rymy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liu Bei.
Bei on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rymy tries to clinch up.
Bei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bei with a poor takedown
so Rymy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rymy throws an elbow that misses. Bei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rymy's guard. Nice move by Bei!
Bei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bei throws a strike but Rymy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei kicks Rymy off and gets to his feet.
Reijo Rymy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy lands the left hand.
A shot to the liver by Rymy. Beautiful body shot.
Rymy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bei's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Rymy as Bei shoots in.
Rymy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bei on the side of the head.
Rymy slaps away a takedown attempt from Bei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rymy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rymy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rymy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bei back to the cage. Rymy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rymy on his heels. He'll look to pass Rymy's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rymy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bei's guard.
Rymy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bei has momentary wrist control but Rymy slips an elbow through the middle.
Bei wants to get back to his feet but Rymy passes into half guard.
Rymy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bei wants to get back to his feet.
Bei wants to get back to full guard.
Rymy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bei keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rymy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rymy stops Bei from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rymy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rymy trying to pass the guard but Bei defending well.
Rymy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bei keeps working.
Bei is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rymy is thwarting Bei's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Rymy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rymy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rymy throws the left hand but Bei avoids the punch easily.
Bei with a poor takedown
and Rymy counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Bei!
Bei is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bei throws a strike from the bottom but Rymy passes into side control!
Bei is trying to improve his position.
Rymy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bei is still in real trouble! Can Rymy finish him?
Rymy looks up at the clock and then as Bei takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rymy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bei wants to control but Rymy postures up.
Bei is trying to get back to half guard.
Rymy working the body and head with strikes.
Rymy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rymy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bei seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei tries to bench press Rymy off him but Rymy keeps the position.
Bei throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Rymy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bei is looking to regain half guard here but Rymy keeps moving and retains side control.
Rymy swings around for an armbar but Bei sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rymy's guard.
Rymy working a defensive guard here.
Bei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rymy trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bei throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei postures up in Rymy's guard and throws a big left but Rymy blocks it.
Bei throws a strike but Rymy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rymy's guard.
Bei won't allow Rymy to get back to his feet.
Rymy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rymy 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.
Bei throwing strikes from guard but Rymy blocks nicely.
Bei loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bei throws a strike but Rymy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rymy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bei wants to sweep here but Rymy controlling him for the moment.
Bei is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rymy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bei.
Rymy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rymy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bei tries to get to full guard but Rymy has control of the leg.
Rymy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bei wants to control the action here but instead Rymy manages to pass to full mount!
Bei wants to control but Rymy is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bei is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bei and Rymy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reijo Rymy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rymy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rymy 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!
Bei misses with a takedown attempt
and Rymy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rymy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bei doesn't seem bothered though.
Rymy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rymy swings for the body but Bei moves out of range.
Bei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Bei or perhaps it was just good defense by Rymy which made him look bad.
Reijo Rymy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liu Bei.
Rymy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rymy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rymy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rymy is one step ahead there.
Rymy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rymy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rymy is one step ahead there.
Rymy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bei is keeping the position for now.
Bei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rymy is one step ahead there.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymy stopping the sweep attempt from Bei.
Bei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rymy trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rymy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rymy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bei counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Bei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rymy finds it's way through Bei's defenses.
Rymy clobbers Bei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rymy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bei circles away.
Rymy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rymy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymy pushes Bei off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rymy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rymy misses with a body shot
and Bei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rymy.
Rymy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bei's hands.
Bei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rymy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bei's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rymy is controlling him.
Rymy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bei's guard.
Bei missing with punches from the bottom.
Rymy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rymy lands a nice short elbow.
Bei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rymy wants to take a breather but Bei is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reijo Rymy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bei actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reijo Rymy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rymy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Rymy!
After the fight, Reijo Rymy 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 Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie Monster Eating Cookie. Dexter Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cookie Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster misses with a head kick.
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Monster circles away easily
and Monster counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Monster, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Monster against the cage but Monster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cookie Monster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Monster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monster circles away.
Monster looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Monster thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Monster blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monster's calf.
Monster misses the shot to the body.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Cookie Monster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Monster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Monster finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Monster lands the left hand.
Monster moves out of range of the body kick.
Monster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Monster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Monster moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick but Monster moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Monster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Monster's shoulder, as Monster tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Monster blocks the low kick.
Monster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monster throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Monster throws a one two combo.
Morgan misses with the body kick
and Monster counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monster wants it to stay on the feet.
Monster connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a body punch but Monster moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Monster.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Monster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Monster is avoiding it.
A jab from Monster misses.
Morgan 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.
Cookie Monster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Monster checks a low kick from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan moves forwards but Monster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Monster moves out of range easily.
Monster throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch but Monster moves out of range.
Monster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan slips a straight right by Monster.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Monster checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan takes a swing at Monster's ribcage but misses.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monster looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cookie Monster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
That's time! Monster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Monster circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Monster misses.
Monster looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Monster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Monster checks a low kick from Morgan.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Monster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Monster tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monster just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Monster takes it in his stride.
Monster thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monster, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monster trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monster tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Monster back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Monster.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monster.
Monster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Monster slows down the pace here.
Morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan has his foot on Monster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Monster works his way back into a safe position though.
Monster preventing the sweep.
Monster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Monster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morgan is trying to keep Monster in close.
Monster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Morgan looking for a triangle here. Monster is fighting it but it looks tight! Morgan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Monster is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - T.N.T. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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14 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buer Eremiel!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin tries to land a front kick but Eremiel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Irwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eremiel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Eremiel slips the punch.
Eremiel thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eremiel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irwin.
Irwin lands with an overhand left.
Eremiel is looking to slow Irwin down with leg kicks.
Eremiel throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eremiel. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eremiel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irwin's hands.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin throws a jab when Eremiel was well out of range.
Irwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irwin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eremiel. That one must have hurt.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eremiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eremiel swinging wildly here.
Eremiel lands a lovely overhand right.
Irwin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Irwin.
Eremiel darts in and clinches Irwin up against the cage.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eremiel throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eremiel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a chopping leg kick but Eremiel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eremiel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eremiel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Eremiel.
Eremiel slips a jab from Irwin.
Eremiel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irwin checks a low kick from Eremiel.
Eremiel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irwin is looking to slow Eremiel down with leg kicks.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eremiel was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
A jab from Irwin misses.
Irwin tries to land a front kick but Eremiel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eremiel misses with a body kick.
Irwin misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irwin.
Eremiel misses the jab.
Irwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eremiel is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irwin. That's going to slow Eremiel down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a kick to the body
and Eremiel counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Irwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eremiel throws a low kick but Irwin avoids it.
Eremiel throws a solid leg kick but Irwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eremiel.
Eremiel throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin throws out a powerful jab.
Irwin throws a body kick that misses.
Eremiel misses with an uppercut.
Irwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Eremiel.
Irwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Eremiel counters with a nice body kick.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eremiel.
Irwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eremiel. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin misses with a combination
and Eremiel counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel just misses with a punch to the body.
Irwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eremiel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Eremiel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Eremiel
and Irwin counters with a left to the body.
Irwin scores with a nice head shot.
Eremiel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eremiel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eremiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a body punch
and Eremiel counters with a head kick. That will keep Irwin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Irwin jabs Eremiel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eremiel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Irwin as he checks the leg kick.
Irwin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eremiel eats them both and turns towards Irwin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Eremiel counters with a good, hard body kick but Irwin shrugs it off.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Eremiel's shoulder, as Eremiel tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin throws a head kick but Eremiel moves out of range.
Paul Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Eremiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irwin misses the body punch
and Eremiel counters with a solid body kick.
Eremiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eremiel circles away quickly and effectively.
Eremiel thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eremiel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin blocks a leg kick.
Eremiel cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremiel throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Irwin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eremiel slips a jab from Irwin.
Irwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Eremiel counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irwin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Eremiel does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Eremiel blocks the leg kick.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick from Eremiel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Eremiel lands with a kick to the temple. Irwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Irwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eremiel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eremiel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Eremiel.
Eremiel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Irwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Eremiel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eremiel at a distance.
Irwin tries to work over Eremiel's front leg with a kick but Eremiel checks it.
Eremiel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Eremiel scores with a shot to the body.
Irwin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Irwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Eremiel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eremiel lands a leg kick that knocks Irwin off balance momentarily.
Irwin scores with a body shot.
Eremiel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eremiel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Eremiel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eremiel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Eremiel's head.
Eremiel cracks Irwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eremiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eremiel is breathing heavily.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eremiel manages to avoid it.
Eremiel throws a push kick but Irwin slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin connects with a high kick.
Eremiel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Irwin.
Eremiel checks a low kick from Irwin.
Irwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eremiel's corner calls for a 1-2. Eremiel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Eremiel counters with a low kick, right behind Irwin 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eremiel connects with a leg kick. Irwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eremiel checks it well.
Eremiel throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eremiel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eremiel misses with a body kick.
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eremiel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eremiel blocks a low kick nicely.
Eremiel throws the kick towards the body but Irwin avoids it.
Irwin connects with a crisp jab.
Eremiel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Eremiel.
Irwin lands a leg kick that knocks Eremiel off balance momentarily.
Irwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eremiel counters with a good, hard body kick but Irwin shrugs it off.
Eremiel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eremiel is looking to land body kicks.
Eremiel moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Eremiel checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Eremiel.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Eremiel avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Eremiel - just one landing.
Irwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Eremiel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Eremiel checks it.
Eremiel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eremiel throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Eremiel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eremiel scores with a push kick.
Irwin ducks right into an uppercut from Eremiel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Eremiel.
Eremiel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eremiel.
Eremiel avoids the head kick by Irwin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Irwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irwin tries to keep at a distance but Eremiel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Irwin gets through Eremiel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eremiel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irwin misses with a leg kick.
Eremiel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Irwin misses with a leg kick
and Eremiel counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Irwin. Beautiful body shot.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin takes one to the side of the head.
Eremiel is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eremiel misses with a body kick.
Eremiel blocks a leg kick.
Irwin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eremiel takes a step back to recover.
Eremiel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eremiel. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eremiel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a jab to the head.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eremiel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Eremiel.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eremiel connects with a high kick.
Eremiel moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
Eremiel cracks a nice hook into Irwin's ribs.
Eremiel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Eremiel slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eremiel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Irwin.
Eremiel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eremiel misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Paul Irwin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eremiel is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eremiel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eremiel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eremiel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eremiel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Irwin.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Eremiel ducks down to avoid it.
Eremiel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Eremiel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eremiel.
Irwin digs a good body shot into Eremiel's ribs.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Eremiel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Irwin staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eremiel was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Eremiel misses with a body kick.
Eremiel throws the kick towards the body but Irwin avoids it.
Irwin feints and then cracks Eremiel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eremiel down.
Irwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eremiel.
Eremiel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Irwin throws a sloppy head kick and Eremiel moves out of range easily.
Irwin misses with a body kick.
Irwin scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eremiel finds it's way round the side to connect with Irwin's head.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin tries to work over Eremiel's front leg with a kick but Eremiel checks it.
Eremiel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin scores with a head kick. Eremiel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eremiel lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eremiel throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eremiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eremiel lands a head shot.
Irwin misses with a head kick.
Irwin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eremiel tried to score with a low kick but Irwin checks it.
Irwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eremiel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eremiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin wants to slow Eremiel down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin scores with a nice head shot.
Eremiel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irwin under the eye.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irwin blocks a low kick nicely.
Eremiel is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eremiel manages to avoid it.
Eremiel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Eremiel finds it's target.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eremiel counters with a nice body shot.
Irwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin throws a hook but Eremiel blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Irwin does it's job there.
Irwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eremiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Irwin.
Eremiel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremiel avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Irwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin tries to bum rush Eremiel with a series of wild strikes but Eremiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eremiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eremiel tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Eremiel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Irwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eremiel blocks a head kick by Irwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Irwin had his way with Buer Eremiel in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eremiel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eremiel.
Irwin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Eremiel slips the punch.
Irwin tries to work over Eremiel's front leg with a kick but Eremiel checks it.
Eremiel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eremiel's sensitive parts.
Eremiel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eremiel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Irwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Irwin.
Irwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eremiel throws a head kick that misses
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Irwin lands with a nice combination. Eremiel backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Irwin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eremiel - the referee stops the clock and Irwin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eremiel. Irwin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a combination
and Eremiel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Irwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin throws a leg kick which misses Eremiel's front leg but catches the back leg as Eremiel tries to avoid it.
Irwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irwin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Irwin.
Eremiel throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Eremiel ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Eremiel throws a push kick but Irwin slaps the foot to one side.
Irwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eremiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eremiel is out of range and Irwin settles back down.
Irwin misses with a shot to the body
and Eremiel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Irwin tenderised Eremiel's leg. Eremiel is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremiel throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Eremiel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eremiel staying out of range there.
Eremiel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Irwin misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eremiel.
Eremiel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eremiel throws a low kick but Irwin moves out of range easily.
Eremiel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eremiel avoids the head kick by Irwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Irwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eremiel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irwin lands an overhand right.
Irwin tests Eremiel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irwin scores with a one two! Eremiel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eremiel staying out of range there.
Irwin throws a front kick aimed at Eremiel's knee but Eremiel avoids it well.
Irwin throws a right hand that misses
and Eremiel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin throws the left hand but Eremiel avoids the punch easily.
Eremiel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremiel misses with a body kick.
Irwin throws a sloppy head kick and Eremiel moves out of range easily.
Eremiel stuns Irwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irwin throws a combination. Eremiel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Eremiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin lands a right hook to the body.
Eremiel moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Eremiel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Eremiel. That snapped Irwin's head back.
Irwin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Eremiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Irwin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Buer Eremiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irwin throws the kick towards the body but Eremiel avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Irwin!
Paul Irwin retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Paul Irwin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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