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NFC 157 Pinta vs Stark PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson has chosen Helter Skelter as his entrance music. Charlie Manson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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264 lbs
21 - 27 - 0 |
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280 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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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
21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Manson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cifer Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manson throws an overhand right that lands on Cifer Jr's shoulder, as Cifer Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Cifer Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charlie Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cifer Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Manson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cifer Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cifer Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manson.
A head kick misses from Manson.
A jab from Manson misses.
Cifer Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Manson throws a front kick aimed at Cifer Jr's knee but Cifer Jr avoids it well.
Cifer Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manson.
Cifer Jr stuns Manson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson throws a head kick but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Manson lands a nice shot to the body.
Manson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cifer Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr is looking for a sweep.
Manson throws a strike aimed at the side of Cifer Jr's head but Cifer Jr avoids it well.
Manson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cifer Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cifer Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Manson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cifer Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manson.
Manson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cifer Jr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cifer Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Manson keeps moving and retains side control.
Manson tries to score with some ground and pound. Cifer Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cifer Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manson connects with a decent elbow.
Manson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manson is trying to get an arm triangle but Cifer Jr is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cifer Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cifer Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cifer Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson lands a couple of elbows.
Manson throws a big elbow that misses.
Manson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cifer Jr has wrist control.
Manson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cifer Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manson defends well.
Manson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr wants to stand up but Manson is controlling him.
Manson distracts Cifer Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manson working the ground and pound but Cifer Jr is defending the strikes.
Manson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cifer Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cifer Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cifer Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Manson crashes against the mat.
Cifer Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cifer Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Manson throwing shots but Cifer Jr is blocking nicely.
Manson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manson is looking to advance position but Cifer Jr won't allow it.
Manson throwing shots but Cifer Jr is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson drops an elbow to the side of Cifer Jr's head.
Manson working Cifer Jr over with strikes.
Cifer Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cifer Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cifer Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Manson missing with knees to the body.
Manson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cifer Jr regains guard immediately.
Manson wants to control from the top but Cifer Jr keeps moving.
Manson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cifer Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manson has managed to get both his arms back between Cifer Jr's legs - danger averted.
Cifer Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Cifer Jr, not yet.
Manson throwing strikes but missing.
Manson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cifer Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manson 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.
Manson cracks Cifer Jr with a solid left hand.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cifer Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manson trying to control but Cifer Jr is working from the bottom.
Cifer Jr is trying to keep Manson in close.
Manson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cifer Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Manson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cifer Jr gets back to half guard.
Charlie Manson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cifer Jr reverses the position - he's now on top in Manson's guard.
Manson controls Cifer Jr momentarily but Cifer Jr frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson looking for a guillotine here but Cifer Jr defends easily.
Manson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cifer Jr postures up in Manson's guard and throws a big left but Manson blocks it.
Manson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cifer Jr!
Manson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Cifer Jr wants to control but Manson is having none of it.
Manson wants to finish this one by submission but Cifer Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Manson.
Cifer Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson'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!
Cifer Jr missing with a left hand there. Manson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manson throws a looping overhand right but Cifer Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Manson fails with the takedown.
Cifer Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manson.
Manson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Cifer Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manson. That's going to slow Cifer Jr down.
Cifer Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cifer Jr on the side of the head.
Cifer Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manson.
Cifer Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cifer Jr slips a straight right by Manson.
Charlie Manson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown.
Cifer Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Manson.
Cifer Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Manson working the body and head with strikes.
Manson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Manson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cifer Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lou Cifer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson landing strikes.
Manson working the head and body with strikes.
Manson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cifer Jr looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Manson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Manson!
A relieved looking Charlie Manson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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216 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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211 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson loads up on a big right hand but Pindegren slips the punch.
Pindegren tries to clinch up but Persson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pindegren tries to bum rush Persson with a series of wild strikes but Persson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pindegren throws a lazy right hand but Persson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Persson.
Pindegren feints a jab promting Persson to slip. Pindegren then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Persson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Goran Persson has been cut.
Persson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Persson throws a right hand that Pindegren ducks under and follows up with a left that Pindegren also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Pindegren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Persson lands.
Persson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Persson throws an overhand right that lands on Pindegren's shoulder, as Pindegren tries to avoid the shot.
Pindegren throws a right hand that Persson ducks under and follows up with a left that Persson also avoids with ease.
Pindegren swings away with a body shot that misses
and Persson counters with a straight right hand.
Pindegren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Persson throws a leg kick but Pindegren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pindegren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pindegren shoots for a takedown but Persson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pindegren.
Pindegren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Persson swings for the body but Pindegren moves out of range.
Persson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pindegren throws a series of punches but Persson avoids them all with ease.
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pindegren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Persson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Persson tests Pindegren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pindegren throws a leg kick that misses.
Persson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pindegren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pindegren is just out of range.
Persson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Persson. That snapped Pindegren's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pindegren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Persson, as that shot connected.
Persson lands with a cross.
Persson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pindegren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pindegren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pindegren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Persson on the side of the head.
That has opened up Goran Persson's cut even more.
Persson misses with a straight right.
Persson scores with a hook to the body. Pindegren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pindegren wants to clinch up but Persson keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pindegren misses the shot to the body.
Goran Persson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Persson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Persson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goran Persson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Persson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lentti Pindegren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pindegren shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Persson misses.
Persson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pindegren misses with a double jab.
Persson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pindegren should have avoided that one.
Goran Persson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Persson scores with a jab.
Pindegren missing with a left hand there. Persson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pindegren throws a right hand that misses
and Persson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson thows a body shot but no joy.
Persson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pindegren. Pindegren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Persson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pindegren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Persson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pindegren moves away.
Pindegren avoids the body shot from Persson.
Persson lands with a cross.
Persson thuds a left hand into Pindegren's body.
Persson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pindegren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Persson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pindegren.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Persson. Pindegren shrugs it off though.
Persson tests Pindegren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pindegren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lentti Pindegren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pindegren lands a jab to Persson's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pindegren was well out of range. Poor timing from Persson.
Persson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Persson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pindegren's head.
Pindegren misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Persson.
Persson scores with a hook to the body. Pindegren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pindegren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pindegren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pindegren misses with an uppercut.
Persson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Persson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pindegren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws a poor cross that misses
and Persson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pindegren lands a glancing blow to the side of Persson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pindegren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Persson, as that shot connected.
Persson just misses with a punch to the body.
Persson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pindegren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pindegren.
Persson with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Persson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Goran Persson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Pindegren.
Persson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Persson misses.
Pindegren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Persson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Persson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pindegren moves away.
Persson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Persson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Persson as he connects with a hook.
Persson throws an overhand right that lands on Pindegren's shoulder, as Pindegren tries to avoid the shot.
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson throws a body punch but Pindegren moves out of range.
Persson lands a slapping body shot.
Pindegren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Persson as he avoids it easily.
Persson throws a leg kick
and Pindegren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pindegren misses with an uppercut. Persson saw that one coming.
Persson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pindegren is just out of range.
Pindegren connects with a crisp jab.
Pindegren throws a jab but it's blocked by Persson.
Persson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Persson.
Persson throws a nice looking combination but Pindegren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Persson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pindegren.
Pindegren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Persson scores with a jab. Pindegren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pindegren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Persson defending well as Pindegren loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pindegren checks it well.
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pindegren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persson manages to avoid it.
Pindegren moves away from the strike by Persson.
Persson misses with a straight left.
Pindegren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lentti Pindegren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pindegren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Persson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pindegren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pindegren throws a shot from downtown. Persson moves away and avoids it.
Persson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pindegren looks to land a left hand but Persson moved out of range nicely.
Persson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pindegren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goran Persson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Pindegren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pindegren slips under a jab from Persson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persson tests Pindegren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pindegren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goran Persson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Persson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goran Persson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Goran Persson made sure he mentioned Undead clothing. All items 10$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari comes into the arena with The Odorants - This Night blaring out of the sound system. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danzig - Mother. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Sankari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sankari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Sankari tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sankari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Sankari ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Nice uppercut there from Sankari.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sankari counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Sankari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thompson looks gassed!
Sankari misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankari.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sankari is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Sankari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankari keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Sankari drops Thompson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thompson looks back up at him and smiles so Sankari waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Thompson is rocked!
Sankari connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Thompson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Sankari!
Nyrkki Sankari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja comes to the cage accompanied by Afroman - Because I Got High. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki gets a clinch.
Siloposki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Majja.
Siloposki has Majja pushed against the cage.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.
Majja misses with some punches.
A short right from Siloposki.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siloposki tries to work over Majja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki trying to control the position but instead, Majja has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siloposki into the cage.
Majja tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Siloposki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Siloposki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki has Majja pressed against the cage.
Majja tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Majja lands a shot to the body.
Siloposki can't get the takedown.
Majja lands a hook that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Siloposki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guru Majja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sampsa Siloposki.
A short left from Majja.
Siloposki tries to throw a body punch but Majja avoids it by throwing Siloposki back against the cage.
Majja gets through Siloposki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki lands with a light punch inside.
Siloposki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siloposki tries to work over Majja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siloposki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Majja's brow.
A short body shot lands from Majja as the two fighters clinch.
Majja pushes Siloposki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Siloposki fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Majja as the two fighters clinch.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Majja.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Majja.
Majja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Majja.
Siloposki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majja backwards.
Majja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Majja struggles to land a body shot inside as Siloposki controls his hands.
Majja is working Siloposki over against the cage.
Majja misses with the head strike.
Siloposki tries to throw a body punch but Majja avoids it by throwing Siloposki back against the cage.
Majja misses with some punches.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Majja.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Siloposki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guru Majja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majja looks to score with a jab to the body but Siloposki is just out of range.
Majja misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Majja does no damage.
Siloposki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Majja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Majja throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Majja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Majja fails to land with a series of punches.
Majja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siloposki instigates a clinch.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki lands with a left to the head.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Siloposki taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with the head strike.
Siloposki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Majja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
Siloposki taking a breather.
Siloposki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Majja.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Majja scores with a shot to the side of Siloposki's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki prevents a body shot from Majja.
Siloposki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Majja after a bit of a struggle.
Majja struggles to land a body shot inside as Siloposki controls his hands.
Majja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siloposki looking to slow down the pace here.
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 Guru Majja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Majja throws a hook but Siloposki avoids it easily.
Siloposki is looking to score with low kicks.
Majja throws a sloppy head kick and Siloposki moves out of range easily.
Siloposki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Majja throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Majja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Siloposki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Majja scrambles back to his feet.
Majja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Majja swings widly with a right hand
and Siloposki counters with a nice leg kick.
Majja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siloposki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majja.
Siloposki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Majja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siloposki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Majjas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Siloposki sizes up Majja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siloposki.
Siloposki clinches with his opponent.
Majja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki wants to take the fight to the mat but Majja manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Majja tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Majja pushes Siloposki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Majja avoiding damage as Siloposki throws knees to the body.
Majja presses Siloposki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majja misses with the head strike.
Majja scores with a shoulder strike.
Majja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Majja cracks Siloposki with a nice body shot.
Majja lands with a right to the head.
Majja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki misses with some punches.
Siloposki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Siloposki fails to land.
Majja lands an uppercut.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Siloposki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Majja pushes Siloposki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siloposki stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Majja.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Majja misses with a body punch.
Majja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Majja fails to land.
Siloposki working aggressively here.
Siloposki blocks a body shot from Majja.
Siloposki blocks a body shot from Majja.
Siloposki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Majja prevents it.
Siloposki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siloposki tries to score a body lock takedown but Majja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guru Majja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sampsa Siloposki.
Siloposki lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Siloposki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Majja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Majja presses Siloposki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Majja blocks an elbow strike.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Siloposki controls the action.
Majja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siloposki trying to stall but Majja improves his position.
Majja pushes Siloposki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Majja swings wildly with an uppercut but Siloposki uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Majja.
A nice right hand lands inside from Majja.
Majja throws a punch but it's blocked by Siloposki.
Guru Majja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Majja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Siloposki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Majja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tries to stall but Majja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Siloposki blocks an uppercut.
Siloposki lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Majja as Siloposki tries to tie him up.
Siloposki lands a left hand.
Siloposki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Majja working aggressively here.
Siloposki is trying to maintain a safe position but Majja gets an underhook and turns Siloposki into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Majja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siloposki's elbow.
Majja throws a head punch that misses.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Guru Majja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Majja scores with a hook to the body. Siloposki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siloposki manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Siloposki.
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
Majja is looking to wear down Siloposki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Majja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Majja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siloposki circles away quickly and effectively.
Siloposki tries to clinch up.
A big left from Majja misses.
Siloposki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siloposki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Majja tries to work over Siloposki's front leg with a kick but Siloposki checks it.
Majja slips a jab from Siloposki.
Majja blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Majja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Majja misses the jab.
Siloposki checks a low kick from Majja.
Siloposki swings widly with a right hand
and Majja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a two punch combination.
Majja is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Siloposki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Majja misses.
Siloposki looks to land a left hand but Majja moved out of range nicely.
Siloposki throws out a loose jab but Majja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siloposki avoids the body shot from Majja.
Majja lands a really nice looking cross but Siloposki seems unphased.
Majja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Majja here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Majja manages to avoid it.
Siloposki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Siloposki clobbers Majja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siloposki blocks the body kick.
Majja throws a low kick, looking for Siloposki's leg but Siloposki calmly moves out of range.
Majja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Majja is looking to score with low kicks.
Majja misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick and Majja moves out of range easily.
Majja throws a front kick aimed at Siloposki's knee but Siloposki avoids it well.
Majja swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Majja lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Siloposki.
Siloposki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Majja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majja. Siloposki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Majja throws an overhand right that lands on Siloposki's shoulder, as Siloposki tries to avoid the shot.
Majja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Siloposki blocks a leg kick.
Guru Majja is winning the standup battle so far.
Majja moves out of range of the strikes.
Siloposki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Siloposki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Majja.
Siloposki scores with a sloppy right hand. Majja should have avoided that one.
Siloposki checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Majja throws a jab but it's blocked by Siloposki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majja. Siloposki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Majja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Majja.
Majja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siloposki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Majja scores with a hook to the body. Siloposki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Majja misses with a body shot.
Siloposki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Majja connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siloposki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
No joy there for Majja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siloposki blocks a leg kick.
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
Majja moves out of range of the body kick.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Majja.
Siloposki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Siloposki coming out on top.
Majja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Majja - just one landing.
Majja lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Siloposki at a distance.
Majja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Majja feints a jab promting Siloposki to slip. Majja then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Siloposki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Siloposki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Majja makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Majja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut there from Majja.
That has opened up Sampsa Siloposki's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Siloposki loads up on a big right hand but Majja slips the punch.
Majja throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guru Majja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Majja 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tauno throws a leg kick which misses Landersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Landersson tries to avoid it.
Landersson blocks a jab.
Landersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Landersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tauno is able to avoid easily.
Landersson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Landersson swings for the body but Tauno moves out of range.
Landersson connects with a jab.
Tauno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tauno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Landersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tauno throws a jab when Landersson was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Landersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tauno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tauno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landersson.
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landersson.
A head kick misses from Tauno.
Landersson avoids the body shot from Tauno.
Landersson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Landersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landersson throws a low kick but Tauno avoids it.
Landersson scores with the left hand. Tauno knows he should have avoided that one.
Tauno blocks a leg kick.
Tauno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tauno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ludvig Landersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauno throws a sloppy head kick and Landersson moves out of range easily.
Landersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tauno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tauno stopping the sweep attempt from Landersson.
Tauno 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.
Landersson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tauno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tauno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tauno won't allow Landersson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tauno wants to control from the top but Landersson keeps moving.
Tauno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tauno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Landersson tries to work over Tauno's front leg with a kick but Tauno checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno takes one to the side of the head.
Landersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tauno.
Tauno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tauno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landersson counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauno tries a head kick but it misses.
Tauno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tauno thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landersson blocks the body kick.
Landersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tauno. That did some damage!
Landersson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludvig Landersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Landersson misses with a straight left.
It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
Landersson thumps Tauno with a low kick.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tauno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tauno throws an overhand right that lands on Landersson's shoulder, as Landersson tries to avoid the shot.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landersson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Landersson.
Tauno misses with an uppercut. Landersson saw that one coming.
Tauno works over Landersson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tauno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tauno missing with a left hand there. Landersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tauno misses the shot to the body.
Landersson throws a series of punches but Tauno avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Landersson as Tauno shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Tauno.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ludvig Landersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landersson slips under a jab from Tauno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson stuns Tauno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landersson staying out of range there.
Landersson lands a nice hook to Tauno's body. Tauno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tauno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landersson cracks Tauno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Landersson.
Landersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tauno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tauno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tauno throws a push kick but Landersson slaps the foot to one side.
Landersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landersson.
Nice body punch from Landersson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tauno throws a hook but Landersson avoids it easily.
Landersson ducks under a wild hook from Tauno.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Landersson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Landersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tauno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tauno throws a big shot that misses.
Landersson loads up on a big right hand but Tauno slips the punch.
Landersson misses with a low kick.
Landersson lands a nice hook to Tauno's body. Tauno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taunos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tauno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Landersson throws out a loose jab but Tauno uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Landersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tauno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Landersson misses with a hook.
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landersson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tauno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tauno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landersson manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Landersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Landersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Landersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Landersson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tauno moves forwards but Landersson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Landersson misses its intended target.
Landersson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landersson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Landersson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tauno working to try and regain half guard.
Landersson cracks Tauno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tauno is rocked!
Tauno wants to control but Landersson is having none of it.
Oh Tauno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludvig Landersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Landersson lands a big elbow - Tauno is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tauno is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ludvig Landersson!
Ludvig Landersson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Undead clothing. All items 10$, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusivirta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moonsorrow - Huuto kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Rock lands but Uusivirta takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Uusivirta misses.
Good leg kick by Rock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Uusivirta moves away and avoids it.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick that misses.
Uusivirta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on Uusivirta's shoulder, as Uusivirta tries to avoid the shot.
Uusivirta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rock punishes Uusivirta's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusivirta manages to avoid it.
Uusivirta throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Rock.
Uusivirta lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusivirta moves forwards but Rock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uusivirta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock scores with a shot to the body.
Maddy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Rock.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Rock throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tarmo Uusivirta has been cut.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Uusivirta slips the punch.
Uusivirta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rock. Rock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rock cracks Uusivirta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uusivirta scores with a hook to the body. Rock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusivirta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rock works Uusivirta's body with a nice hook.
Rock throws a chopping leg kick but Uusivirta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of Uusivirta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Rock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Uusivirta misses with an uppercut
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uusivirta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
A jab from Uusivirta does it's job there.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uusivirta.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uusivirta.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Uusivirta scores with a decent looking hook.
Uusivirta loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Uusivirta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uusivirta checks a low kick from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusivirta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uusivirta thinking.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock checks a leg kick.
Uusivirta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusivirta. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusivirta throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uusivirta throws a head kick that Rock semi-blocks.
Uusivirta looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Rock.
Rock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rock throws a nice head kick!
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusivirta.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rock sizes up Uusivirta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rock tests Uusivirta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uusivirta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusivirta in his tracks.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Uusivirta misses.
Uusivirta misses with a looping left.
Uusivirta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uusivirta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uusivirta throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Uusivirta moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusivirta throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rock pushes Uusivirta away with a front kick.
Uusivirta misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Uusivirta.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uusivirta lands an overhand right.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uusivirta misses with a looping right.
Rock looks to land a combination but Uusivirta avoids it well.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Uusivirta's head but Uusivirta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uusivirta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
Uusivirta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rock's calf.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uusivirta loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Uusivirta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uusivirta moves away from the strike by Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uusivirta blocks a jab.
Rock connects with a solid leg kick.
Uusivirta misses with a low kick.
Uusivirta throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Rock lands with an overhand left.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Uusivirta.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Uusivirta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maddy Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Uusivirta connects with a leg kick. Rock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rock throws a jab when Uusivirta was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Uusivirta. Those never looked like landing.
Rock scores with a hook.
Uusivirta slips under a jab from Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock throws a body punch but Uusivirta moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rock.
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!
Rock misses with a combination
enabling Uusivirta to counter with a crisp jab.
Uusivirta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Uusivirta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uusivirta counters with a thumping low kick.
Uusivirta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Uusivirta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusivirta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Rock. That snapped Uusivirta's head back.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusivirta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusivirta manages to avoid it.
Rock with a hook.
Rock misses the body punch
and Uusivirta counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uusivirta throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Uusivirta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rock.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusivirta.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusivirta's sensitive parts.
Rock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Uusivirta ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Rock tenderised Uusivirta's leg. Uusivirta is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Uusivirta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uusivirta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uusivirta needs to keep his hands up - Rock had a free shot at his head there.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusivirta.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Uusivirta moved out of range.
A big left from Uusivirta misses.
Uusivirta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusivirta throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a nice body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Rock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Maddy Rock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rock throws a jab when Uusivirta was well out of range.
Uusivirta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uusivirta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Uusivirta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Uusivirta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Rock scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Rock misses.
A jab from Uusivirta misses.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rock, right into the meat.
Uusivirta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock digs a good hook to Uusivirta's body.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uusivirta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uusivirta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusivirta moves out of range as Rock throws a body kick.
Uusivirta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uusivirta throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Uusivirta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusivirta moves away.
Uusivirta lands a right hook to the body.
Uusivirta throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
A slow jab from Uusivirta misses its intended target.
Uusivirta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Uusivirta settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta swinging wildly here.
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Uusivirta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarmo Uusivirta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick that misses.
Uusivirta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rock looks to throw the jab but Uusivirta is out of range.
Uusivirta scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Rock lands.
Uusivirta thumps Rock with a low kick.
Rock cracks Uusivirta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rock lands a high kick!
Rock swings for the body but Uusivirta moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uusivirta. That's going to slow Rock down.
Rock punishes Uusivirta's body with a nice straight punch.
Uusivirta slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta avoids the body shot from Rock.
Uusivirta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusivirta. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uusivirta can pounce on him.
Rock checks a leg kick.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a body kick.
Uusivirta slips a straight right by Rock.
Rock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Uusivirta connects with a solid leg kick.
Uusivirta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rock to score with a decent uppercut.
Uusivirta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusivirta lands with a shot to the body.
Uusivirta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock thows a body kick. Uusivirta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock cracks Uusivirta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uusivirta misses with a looping left.
Uusivirta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusivirta stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uusivirta throws a low kick, looking for Rock's leg but Rock calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uusivirta throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maddy Rock.
Well Rock 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
A very excited looking Maddy Rock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes to the cage accompanied by Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Goat drives through with a takedown into Svensson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Svensson managing to control the position.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Svensson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goat manages to get himself to full guard.
Svensson passes Goat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Svensson prevents Goat from improving his position.
Svensson wants to stand up but Goat has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat wants to improve his position but Svensson is controlling well.
Svensson is looking to advance position but Goat won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Svensson trying to control from half guard but Goat is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sven S Svensson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goat counters with a nice body shot.
Goat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Svensson sprawls well. Svensson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goat gets slowly back to his feet.
Svensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson tests Goat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Svensson there.
Goat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svensson as he jumps to the side.
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svensson keeps working.
Svensson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Svensson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Goat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat wants to take a breather but Svensson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Goat.
Goat postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Goat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goat is looking to work some ground and pound but Svensson has wrist control.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Billy Goat will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svensson misses with a double jab
and Goat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Svensson!
Goat 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.
Svensson is looking to get to half guard.
Svensson tries to hold on but Goat pushes him away.
Billy Goat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goat scoring with strikes but Svensson is staying in there.
Goat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svensson is looking to escape.
Goat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goat landing strikes from the mount and Svensson is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svensson hang on?
Goat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Goat is landing with some decent strikes but Svensson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Goat here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Goat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Goat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Svensson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to 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!
Goat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goat.
Goat landing strikes from the mount.
Goat is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goat cracks Svensson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Svensson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goat.
Goat jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Svensson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Svensson and Goat has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Svensson is not content to let Goat control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat cracks Svensson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Goat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Svensson looks to move to half guard but instead Goat has passed into mount! Damn!
Goat unloads with some shots from mount but Svensson bucks and avoids them well.
Svensson blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Svensson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goat wants to control but Svensson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svensson keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goat dips to his left and cracks Svensson with an uppercut!
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Goat moves out of range easily.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
Svensson lands with a straight right. Goat didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Svensson.
A leg kick checked by Svensson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svensson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goat ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Nice shot by Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson lands a jab to Goat's midsection.
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goat. That did some damage!
Goat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svensson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goat connects with a solid leg kick.
Svensson misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goat tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Goat moves his leg out of the way.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Sven S Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svensson's sensitive parts.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Goat moves away from the strike by Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Horrible takedown by Goat or perhaps it was just good defense by Svensson which made him look bad.
Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Svensson connects with a crisp jab.
Goat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goat is thwarting Svensson's attempts to control the position.
Goat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svensson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Goat with the ground and pound but Svensson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sven S Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goat postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goat defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goat tries to free his leg and advance position but Svensson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svensson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Goat.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
Billy Goat gave a mention to Undead clothing. All items 10$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aldo Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alpha misses with a takedown
and Reinikainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alpha under the eye.
Alpha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reinikainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alpha's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Alpha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reinikainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but Alpha slips the punch.
Reinikainen misses with a head kick.
Reinikainen misses with a head kick.
Alpha fails with the takedown
and Reinikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinikainen cracks Alpha with an open hand slap.
Alpha with a poor takedown
and Reinikainen counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alpha misses with a body punch
and Reinikainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reinikainen scores with a body shot.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Alpha takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Reinikainen tenderised Alpha's leg. Alpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reinikainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alpha 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.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alpha. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alpha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reinikainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alpha somewhat.
Alpha has his takedown stuffed
and Reinikainen counters with a head kick that drops Alpha to the mat! Alpha scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinikainen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Alpha's defenses. It connects perfectly with Alpha's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Reinikainen!
After winning the bout, Kalle Reinikainen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chillum's choice of entrance music: High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Dirk Zeldenthuis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeldenthuis.
Chillum tests Zeldenthuis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chillum cracks a nice hook into Zeldenthuis's ribs.
Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chillum throws a leg kick that misses.
Chillum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zeldenthuis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Zeldenthuis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeldenthuis throws a right hand that misses
and Chillum counters with a good, hard body kick but Zeldenthuis shrugs it off.
Chillum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeldenthuis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chillum lands a slapping body shot.
Chillum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chillum doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeldenthuis circles away.
Chillum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chillum connects with a body shot.
Chillum looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeldenthuis is just out of range.
Chillum thows a body kick. Zeldenthuis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zeldenthuis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zeldenthuis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chillum lands with a big left! Zeldenthuis is wobbled badly! Chillum comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Zeldenthuis to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doc Chillum!
Doc Chillum is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Doc Chillum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Pinta.
Stark cracks Pinta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark cracks the inside of Pinta's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinta throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pinta.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
Pinta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta misses with a looping left.
Stark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinta back to the cage. Stark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stark connects with a combination that backs up Pinta into the cage. Stark lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pinta's guard. Pinta is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Stark bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark is the new light heavyweight champion!
Thomas Stark decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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