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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eloni Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fauatea.
Fauatea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James lands with a nice combination. Fauatea backs away looking to recover.
Fauatea throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Fauatea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
It looks like Eloni Fauatea has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fauatea swinging wildly here.
Richard James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from James misses.
James throws a series of punches but Fauatea avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Fauatea dodges the punch combination from James.
James swinging wildly here.
Fauatea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fauatea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces James back to the cage. Fauatea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Richard James has been cut.
Fauatea misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fauatea throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by James.
James lands a two punch combo.
Fauatea is breathing heavily.
James throws a right hand that Fauatea ducks under and follows up with a left that Fauatea also avoids with ease.
Fauatea tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James stuns Fauatea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stuns Fauatea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James drops Fauatea with a left and a right! Oh, Fauatea is hurt - James dives into side control looking to finish!
Fauatea is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd goes nuts as James knocks Fauatea out cold with a massive hammerfist! James Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard James!
Richard James tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valfar Windir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valfar Windir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Rua!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Windir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Windir.
Windir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Rua wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Windir moves out of range easily.
Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Windir avoids it.
Rua scores a takedown into full mount!
Rua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Windir is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windir manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Windir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Rua was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Windir's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windir being controlled here, momentarily.
Windir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Windir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Windir looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rua is defending well. Windir quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rua has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Windir celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Valfar Windir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vuko Drakkainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdzislaw Konopka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drakkainen comes to the cage accompanied by Vendetta. Zdzislaw Konopka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vuko Drakkainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zdzislaw Konopka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konopka scores with a three punch combo!
Konopka takes a swing at Drakkainen's ribcage but misses.
Drakkainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakkainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Drakkainen avoids the body shot from Konopka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drakkainen.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Drakkainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Konopka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drakkainen throws a nice looking combination but Konopka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drakkainen avoids the body shot from Konopka.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakkainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Konopka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Konopka stuns Drakkainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drakkainen clinches up against the cage.
Konopka working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopka has had enough of the clinch but Drakkainen keeps him there for the moment.
Konopka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Konopka is trying to force a seperation but Drakkainen has the dominant position.
Konopka is trying to break free.
Konopka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Konopka wants to break free but Drakkainen has control.
Konopka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drakkainen is trying to break the clinch but Konopka has him pressed against the cage.
Drakkainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drakkainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Konopka.
Zdzislaw Konopka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konopka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drakkainen eats them both and turns towards Konopka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Konopka misses with a body shot.
Drakkainen misses with a few strikes there.
Konopka dips to his left and cracks Drakkainen with an uppercut!
Zdzislaw Konopka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konopka scores with a one two! Drakkainen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konopka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drakkainen's head.
Konopka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drakkainen.
Konopka jabs Drakkainen right on the nose. Drakkainen blinks but takes it well.
Konopka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Konopka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konopka misses with a body shot.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Drakkainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drakkainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Konopka.
Drakkainen shoots in for a takedown but Konopka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Konopka throws a series of strikes that have Drakkainen backpedaling.
Konopka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakkainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Konopka.
Drakkainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konopka.
Konopka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drakkainen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drakkainen.
Konopka misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Konopka misses.
Konopka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Konopka lands a really nice looking cross but Drakkainen seems unphased.
Drakkainen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuko Drakkainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakkainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konopka.
Konopka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drakkainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Konopka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakkainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konopka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakkainen.
Konopka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Konopka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakkainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Drakkainen swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Drakkainen misses the target.
Konopka scores with a sloppy right hand. Drakkainen should have avoided that one.
Konopka throws a right and a left that Drakkainen avoids nicely.
Drakkainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konopka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Konopka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakkainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Konopka.
Konopka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konopka swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdzislaw Konopka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drakkainen takes one on the button.
Konopka misses with a series of wild punches.
Konopka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drakkainen.
Konopka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Konopka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Konopka cracks Drakkainen with a good jab.
Drakkainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Drakkainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drakkainen avoids the body shot from Konopka.
Konopka throws a jab but it's blocked by Drakkainen.
Drakkainen shoots for a takedown but Konopka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Konopka throws a series of strikes that have Drakkainen backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vuko Drakkainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drakkainen closes the distance and clinches up with Konopka, looking for a takedown. Drakkainen pushes Konopka against the cage but Konopka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuko Drakkainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konopka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Konopka throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konopka. Drakkainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konopka throws a series of punches but Drakkainen avoids them all with ease.
Konopka throws a nice looking combination but Drakkainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drakkainen misses with a low kick as Konopka jumps back.
Zdzislaw Konopka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drakkainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Konopka pinned against the cage. Konopka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Konopka lands a slapping body shot.
Drakkainen ducks right into an uppercut from Konopka.
Drakkainen swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopka throws a body punch but Drakkainen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Konopka misses the target.
Konopka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drakkainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drakkainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Konopka defends it nicely.
Drakkainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drakkainen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Drakkainen swinging wildly here.
Drakkainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Konopka with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopka scores with a punch to the head.
Konopka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Konopka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drakkainen dodges the punch combination from Konopka.
Konopka misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Konopka misses the target.
Drakkainen throws a sloppy head kick and Konopka moves out of range easily.
Konopka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drakkainen.
Konopka misses with a series of wild punches.
Konopka misses the shot to the body.
Konopka lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkainen looks to land a combination but Konopka avoids it well.
Konopka scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Drakkainen scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Konopka.
Konopka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Konopka misses with a wild combination.
Konopka is breathing heavily.
Konopka misses with a two punch combination.
Konopka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konopka misses with a right hand
and Drakkainen counters with a two punch combo.
Konopka throws a jab but it's blocked by Drakkainen.
Konopka throws a body punch but Drakkainen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdzislaw Konopka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Konopka misses with a two punch combination.
Konopka swinging wildly here.
Konopka misses with a body shot.
Drakkainen throws a jab when Konopka was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drakkainen.
Konopka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drakkainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Drakkainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Konopka.
Konopka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakkainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drakkainen dodges the punch combination from Konopka.
Drakkainen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drakkainen is looking to land body kicks.
Drakkainen slips under a jab.
Konopka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drakkainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konopka.
Konopka walks into a stiff left hand from Drakkainen.
Drakkainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Konopka pinned against the cage. Konopka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Konopka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drakkainen counters with a three punch combo that has Konopka backing up. Konopka nods at Drakkainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Konopka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Konopka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopka throws a shot to the body.
Konopka misses with the combination.
Konopka just misses with a punch to the body.
Konopka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konopka looks to score with a jab to the body but Drakkainen is just out of range.
Konopka takes a swing at Drakkainen's ribcage but misses.
Drakkainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Konopka.
Nice sprawl there from Konopka as Drakkainen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vuko Drakkainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drakkainen defending well as Konopka loads up on a big left hand.
Konopka cracks Drakkainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Konopka does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konopka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drakkainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konopka.
Drakkainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Konopka tries to sprawl out of it but Drakkainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Konopka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Konopka cracks a nice hook into Drakkainen's ribs.
Drakkainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konopka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konopka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konopka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Konopka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkainen throws a hook but Konopka avoids it easily.
Drakkainen closes the distance and clinches up with Konopka, looking for a takedown. Drakkainen pushes Konopka against the cage but Konopka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drakkainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Konopka tries to sprawl out of it but Drakkainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Konopka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Konopka scores with a hook to the body. Drakkainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drakkainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Konopka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Drakkainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konopka jabs at Drakkainen's body.
Konopka swinging wildly here.
Vuko Drakkainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zdzislaw Konopka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot lands for Konopka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zdzislaw Konopka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Konopka 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Zdzislaw Konopka!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Zdzislaw Konopka!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Zdzislaw Konopka!
Zdzislaw Konopka wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdzislaw Konopka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Muz Damuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muz Damuna comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Paul - Get Busy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Muz Damuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muz Damuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muz Damuna throws the left hand but Alskdjfhg avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alskdjfhg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muz Damuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alskdjfhg doesn't manage to clinch there - Muz Damuna circles away.
Muz Damuna scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Zmxncbv Alskdjfhg has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Muz Damuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alskdjfhg doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muz Damuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Alskdjfhg is just out of range.
Alskdjfhg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muz Damuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Muz Damuna thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alskdjfhg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alskdjfhg wants to clinch
and Muz Damuna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muz Damuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muz Damuna. Alskdjfhg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muz Damuna lands a nice shot to the body.
Muz Damuna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muz Damuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muz Damuna swings for the body but Alskdjfhg moves out of range.
Muz Damuna throws a body punch but Alskdjfhg moves out of range.
Alskdjfhg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muz Damuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muz Damuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Alskdjfhg avoids the body shot from Muz Damuna.
Alskdjfhg moves out of range of the body kick.
Muz Damuna looks to throw the jab but Alskdjfhg is out of range.
Muz Damuna connects with a superb combination that knocks Alskdjfhg out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Muz Damuna before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Alskdjfhg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdullah Muz Damuna!
Post fight, an emotional Abdullah Muz Damuna said '...and THAT was a true Nigerian 419 for all y'all! Thanks to fans!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uki Rini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uki Rini!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rini lunges at Durden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durden's hand.
Rini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden moves into the clinch successfully.
Rini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rini throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Rini misses with a wild combination.
Rini looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well.
Rini swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Rini misses.
Rini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Rini throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Rini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rini with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Rini throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Rini.
Durden scores with a takedown into Rini's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Durden prevents Rini from getting back to his feet.
Rini keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Durden throws a strike but Rini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rini is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rini preventing the sweep.
Rini wants to get up but he can't break Durden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rini controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rini would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durden throws a series of punches but Rini moves out of range.
Durden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rini prevents a body shot from Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to pull guard but Rini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rini working hard to break the clinch.
Durden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rini smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rini drops Durden with a big left hand and mounts him. Durden is in big trouble!
Durden is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rini takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Durden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rini postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Durden badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rini around the waist but Rini pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rini is the winner by TKO! Rini jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uki Rini!
Uki Rini bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baginski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WALECZNE SERCE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fernandez is defended easily by Baginski.
Nice takedown defense from Baginski. No joy for Fernandez on that attempt.
Fernandez shoots in but Baginski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Fernandez.
Baginski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baginski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baginski throws a push kick but Fernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Baginski misses with a straight left.
Baginski cracks Fernandez with a good jab.
Fernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fernandez controlling Baginski's posture.
Baginski stops Fernandez from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baginski's guard.
Fernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandez throws a strike but Baginski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baginski trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baginski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandez is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Baginski from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Piotr Baginski.
Nice takedown defense from Baginski. No joy for Fernandez on that attempt.
Baginski stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernandez. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Baginski avoids nicely.
Baginski lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernandez's head.
Fernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Baginski.
Fernandez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Fernandez throws an elbow but Baginski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fernandez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fernandez taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski tries to buck Fernandez off but Fernandez is having none of it.
Baginski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fernandez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baginski has hold of Fernandez's hands but Fernandez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fernandez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baginski is just riding it out for now. Fernandez eventually gives up the hold.
Baginski is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is working for a kimura but Baginski is defending it quite comfortably.
Fernandez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez wants to stand up but Baginski manages to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudy Fernandez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandez avoids the body shot from Baginski.
Fernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Baginski.
Rudy Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baginski throws out a loose jab but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baginski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baginski throws a push kick but Fernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Fernandez staying out of range there.
Baginski leaves Fernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piotr Baginski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Fernandez.
Baginski tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fernandez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BAM! Baginski delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fernandez like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Piotr Baginski!
Piotr Baginski is the new welterweight champion!
Piotr Baginski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Kraze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kraze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight Night . The crowd seem to be enjoying Burke's choice of entrance music: Highway Star-Deep Purple. This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
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193 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peyton Kraze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Burke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kraze blocks a low kick nicely.
Burke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kraze's head.
It looks like Peyton Kraze has been cut.
Kraze moves into the clinch.
Burke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kraze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burke blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kraze stalling.
Burke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kraze is looking to clinch but Burke is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kraze wants to clinch.
Kraze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kraze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kraze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burke counters with a good low kick that Kraze was not able to check.
Kraze doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
Burke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kraze tries to clinch
and Burke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burke is looking to slow Kraze down with leg kicks.
Kraze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kraze misses with some punches.
Burke misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraze.
Kraze letting Burke take a breather here.
Kraze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burke looks gassed!
Kraze lands a left hand.
Kraze prevents a body shot from Burke.
Kraze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burke tries a body shot but Kraze blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kraze.
Burke breaks from the clinch.
Kraze wants to clinch up but Burke keeps it at a distance.
Kraze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burke counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke misses with a low kick as Kraze jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kraze's sensitive parts.
Kraze tries to clinch up but Burke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kraze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burke misses the shot to the body.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kraze tries to clinch up but Burke circles away and keeps his distance.
Burke keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burke throws a wild body kick that Kraze sees coming a mile off.
Burke swings for the body but Kraze moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke scores with a sloppy right hand. Kraze should have avoided that one.
Kraze has Burke up against the cage in a clinch.
Kraze stalling.
Kraze pushes off an throws an elbow but Burke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kraze leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burke is trying to maintain a safe position but Kraze gets an underhook and turns Burke into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burke or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kraze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Burke fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kraze has a couple of punches blocked by Burke.
Burke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Kraze on the inside.
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 Peyton Kraze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peyton Kraze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burke misses with a head kick.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraze.
Kraze has closed the distance and engaged Burke in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kraze - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Burke is trying to break free.
Kraze throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kraze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraze misses with some punches.
Kraze looking to slow down the pace here.
Kraze misses with a punch on the inside.
Burke goes for a takedown attempt but Kraze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kraze moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kraze's calf.
Burke lands with a nice body kick.
Peyton Kraze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraze takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Kraze's front leg but catches the back leg as Kraze tries to avoid it.
Kraze is looking to clinch.
Kraze looks to clinch
and Burke counters with an inside leg kick.
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke is looking to slow Kraze down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Burke.
Kraze throws a shot to the body.
Kraze wants to clinch
and Burke counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burke counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Burke scores with a head kick. Kraze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burke cracks a nice hook into Kraze's ribs.
Kraze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kraze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kraze tries to clinch up but Burke circles away and keeps his distance.
Burke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kraze closes the distance and clinches.
Burke breaks the clinch.
Burke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kraze tries to clinch up.
Burke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kraze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burke.
Burke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraze.
Burke keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burke.
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
Burke doesn't manage to clinch there - Kraze circles away.
Kraze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burke scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kraze rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraze darts in trying to clinch
and Burke counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burke.
Kraze wants to clinch up but Burke keeps it at a distance.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burke connects with an inside leg kick.
Burke gets tackled into the cage by Kraze. Kraze maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kraze throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burke is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraze has double underhooks.
Burke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peyton Kraze's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kraze wants to clinch.
Kraze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kraze darts in trying to clinch
and Burke counters with a low kick, right behind Kraze 's knee.
Burke lands a leg kick that knocks Kraze off balance momentarily.
Kraze tries to clinch up.
Burke lands a head shot.
Kraze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burke instigates a clinch.
Kraze taking a breather.
Kraze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraze creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kraze tries to clinch up
and Burke counters with a leg kick.
Kraze wants to clinch.
Kraze rushes Burke and presses him up against the cage.
Kraze is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burke taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraze misses with an elbow over the top.
Burke breaks the clinch.
Burke lands a leg kick that knocks Kraze off balance momentarily.
Kraze tries to clinch up.
Kraze throws an off balance right hand
and Burke counters with a low kick, right behind Kraze 's knee.
Kraze throws a looping overhand right but Burke ducks down to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burke. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraze tries to clinch but Burke moves out of range.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraze.
Kraze misses with a right hand
and Burke counters with a head kick. That will keep Kraze thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kraze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burke back to the cage. Kraze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burke lands the left hand.
Kraze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraze.
Kraze gets tackled into the cage by Burke. Burke maintains the clinch.
Burke letting Kraze take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kraze.
Burke managing to block the knees to the body from Kraze.
Kraze throws an elbow that misses.
Kraze tries to land a knee to the head but Burke blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Burke.
Burke is looking to break free of the clinch but Kraze has double underhooks.
Burke lands a nice shot to the body.
Burke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kraze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kraze stalling in the clinch but Burke improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke tries to clinch there but Kraze circles away.
Kraze tries to clinch but Burke moves out of range.
Kraze tries to clinch
and Burke counters with a series of strikes. Kraze will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peyton Kraze's cut is getting worse.
Kraze moves to clinch but Burke breaks away
and Burke counters with an inside leg kick.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kraze's sensitive parts.
Kraze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kraze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burke.
Kraze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Burke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burke.
Burke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peyton Kraze's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burke has Kraze up against the cage in a clinch.
Burke tries a body shot but Kraze blocks it.
Burke blocks a body shot from Kraze.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peyton Kraze has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kraze blocks it with crossed arms.
Kraze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kraze is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burke is keeping busy.
Burke landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kraze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burke's brow.
Burke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kraze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraze is looking to control Burke's arms but Burke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kraze has his back to the cage.
Kraze throws a punch but it's blocked by Burke.
Burke tries to circle away but Kraze has him pinned against the cage.
Kraze has a couple of punches blocked by Burke.
A right handed body shot lands from Burke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burke misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Burke.
Burke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burke.
A good leg kick by Burke.
Kraze wants to clinch.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kraze.
Burke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kraze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burke moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burke.
Kraze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burke blocks it with crossed arms.
Burke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burke lands a nice hook to Kraze's body. Kraze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraze.
Kraze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
Burke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burke lands a jab to Kraze's midsection.
Kraze swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Burke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burke instigates a clinch.
Burke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kraze is looking to clinch but Burke is avoiding it.
Kraze wants to clinch.
Burke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kraze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Burke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands a leg kick that knocks Kraze off balance momentarily.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Kraze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burke counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kraze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solomon Burke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burke keeps the fight on the outside.
Kraze tries to clinch but Burke moves away
and Burke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kraze tries to close the distance and clinch but Burke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kraze moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Peyton Kraze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kraze moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
Kraze is looking to clinch.
Kraze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kraze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraze looks to score with a jab to the body but Burke is just out of range.
Burke throws a push kick but Kraze slaps the foot to one side.
Burke tries to clinch but Kraze is having none of it.
Kraze tries to clinch but Burke moves out of range.
Kraze wants to clinch
and Burke counters with a thumping low kick.
Kraze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kraze fails to land.
Kraze trying to land knees to the body.
Kraze trying to stall but Burke improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke has had enough of the clinch but Kraze keeps him there for the moment.
Burke misses with a knee strike.
Burke tries a body shot but Kraze blocks it.
Burke can't find room to land a body shot as Kraze controls the action.
Burke gets through Kraze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kraze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kraze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kraze wants to stand but Burke is controlling the position.
Burke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kraze is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burke, into his guard.
Burke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kraze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Solomon Burke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kraze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burke is trying is best to control the position here.
Burke wants to control but Kraze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burke wants to control the action here but instead Kraze manages to pass to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraze controlling the pace for now.
Kraze dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraze raining down shots from the mount!
Kraze wants to control the pace but Burke is squirming around nicely.
Kraze landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kraze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kraze working Burke over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraze with a couple of short strikes.
Burke tries to hold on but Kraze pushes him away.
Burke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kraze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burke tries to lock up and control but Kraze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peyton Kraze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kraze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kraze lands a heavy elbow.
Kraze working for a submission but Burke is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peyton Kraze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Solomon Burke!
Solomon Burke wins by unanimous decision!
Solomon Burke is the new heavyweight champion!
Solomon Burke tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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