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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Queensberry Rules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queensberry Rules has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Queensberry Rules!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruno throws a right and a left that Rules avoids nicely.
Bruno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruno shoots in for a double leg but Rules sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Rules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rules lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Johann Bruno has been cut.
Bruno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rules sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruno somewhat.
Rules swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Bruno tries to clinch but Rules moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rules scores with a jab. Bruno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rules throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruno is breathing heavily.
Rules gets in close and tags Bruno with a short punch that almost sends Bruno to the mat! Oh Bruno is in big trouble! He turns his back on Rules, trying to create some distance but Rules rushes him, striking wildly and Bruno goes down! The referee tackles Rules into the cage to end the fight! Rules is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Queensberry Rules!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Kohalic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kohalic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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273 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Kohalic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohalic looks for a takedown but Vilenius sprawls well.
Vilenius gets caught flat footed, as Kohalic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kohalic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kohalic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vilenius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kohalic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vilenius as he jumps to the side.
Kohalic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Asko Vilenius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Kohalic.
A cross from Vilenius lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilenius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kohalic eats them both and turns towards Vilenius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Al Kohalic has been cut.
Vilenius jabs Kohalic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vilenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kohalic looks gassed!
Vilenius jabs at Kohalic's body.
Vilenius tries to clinch but Kohalic is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Vilenius. That snapped Kohalic's head back.
Kohalic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vilenius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vilenius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vilenius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius wants to stand up but Kohalic is controlling him.
Vilenius is pulling down on Kohalic's head. It's preventing any offense from Kohalic, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Asko Vilenius.
Vilenius thuds a left hand into Kohalic's body.
Vilenius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kohalic's head.
Nice jab there from Vilenius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilenius goes for a small jab and connects. Now Vilenius goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Kohalic stumbles back but Vilenius runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Kohalic to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Kohalic will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Asko Vilenius!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
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230 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin moves out of range as Gray throws a body kick.
Lundin has his takedown stuffed
and Gray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lundin is just riding it out for now. Gray eventually gives up the hold.
Gray trying to control from Lundin's half guard. Lundin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lundin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gray lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses.
Lundin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lundin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gray landing with the ground and pound.
Gray stands up over Lundin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray working some strikes from top position.
Lundin is rocked!
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Gray loads up on a big left hand. Lundin felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gray looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lundin can't hide his disappointment, as Gray celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Gray!
Our winner, Brett Gray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fowwest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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218 lbs
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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
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Fowwest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump wants to clinch
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Fowwest Gump has been cut.
Gump moves into range and clinches up with Hanma.
Hanma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gump pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Gump. Gump gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Gump.
Gump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump wants a takedown.
Hanma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gump has picked Hanma up - he's going for a ride! Gump dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gump missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gump 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.
Hanma preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump with the ground and pound but Hanma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hanma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gump is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hanma is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hanma has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gump working for a triangle but Hanma defends it easily.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma looking to pass the guard.
Gump is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanma trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
Hanma postures up and lands a big shot to Gump's brow.
Hanma throwing strikes from guard but Gump blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hanma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gump trying to control from the bottom.
Hanma tries to pass to full mount but Gump defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gump on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gump is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hanma jumps into side control!
Hanma 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!
Gump taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hanma has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gump is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a big shot there that rocks Gump but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hanma is working for a guillotine from mount but Gump frees his head quite easily.
Hanma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gump hang on?
Hanma pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gump taking shots to the head.
Fowwest Gump's cut is getting worse.
Hanma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fowwest Gump's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanma tries to control but Gump wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gump lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fowwest Gump's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gump tries to clinch up
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Gump wants to clinch but Hanma slips to the side
and Hanma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gump won't be happy with that.
Gump tries to buck Hanma off but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gump is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gump tries to bench press Hanma off him but Hanma keeps the position.
Hanma happy to just control the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gump takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gump is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hanma's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hanma is nestled in close to Gump, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baki Hanma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gump taking some punishment here, with Hanma in his half guard.
Jeez, Fowwest Gump's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fowwest Gump's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Baki Hanma!
During a confident post fight interview, Baki Hanma 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kangaskokko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangaskokko has chosen TRC - H.A.T.E.R.S as his entrance music. Morgan Hilton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Kangaskokko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hilton.
Kangaskokko drives through and clinches with Hilton against the cage.
Kangaskokko trying to control the position but instead, Hilton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kangaskokko into the cage.
Hilton scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Hilton.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kangaskokko with a big uppercut! Kangaskokko tries to clinch up but Hilton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kangaskokko to the mat! Kangaskokko covers up and Hilton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Hilton!
Morgan Hilton 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski scores with a push kick.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobieski which made him look bad.
Kastinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
Kastinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sobieski counters with a good, hard body kick but Kastinen shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kastinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kastinen won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Kastinen is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jan Sobieski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sobieski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kastinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sobieski counters by moving into the clinch.
Kastinen managing to block the knees to the body from Sobieski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobieski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses with a punch to the body.
Kastinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobieski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kastinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sobieski counters with a nice body kick.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobieski sprawls well. Sobieski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kastinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobieski avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski fakes the leg kick and cracks Kastinen in the body.
Kastinen is breathing heavily.
Sobieski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sobieski misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sobieski tries to clinch but Kastinen moves out of range.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kastinen gets tackled into the cage by Sobieski. Sobieski maintains the clinch.
Kastinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobieski won't allow it.
Sobieski can't find room to land a body shot as Kastinen controls the action.
Sobieski prevents Kastinen from breaking the clinch.
Sobieski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastinen's elbow.
Kastinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but Sobieski holds him up against the cage and eventually Kastinen drops back down to his feet.
Sobieski scores with a hook to the body.
Sobieski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
Sobieski is working Kastinen over against the cage.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sobieski just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski working Kastinen over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kastinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sobieski obliges.
Sobieski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kastinen or not.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
Sobieski stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sobieski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobieski is pushing Kastinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but Sobieski holds him up against the cage and eventually Kastinen drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kastinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kastinen wants to free his trapped foot but Sobieski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kastinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobieski has Kastinen pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kastinen is one step ahead there.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kastinen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sobieski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sobieski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sobieski!
Sobieski staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sobieski scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Kastinen is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Kastinen is working away.
Sobieski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kastinen to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jan Sobieski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kastinen throws a lazy head kick
and Sobieski counters with a left to the body.
Kastinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobieski defends it nicely.
Kastinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kastinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sobieski. Sobieski obviously looking to wear him down.
Sobieski throws a nice looking combination but Kastinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobieski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kastinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sobieski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sobieski in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen wants to sweep but Sobieski has passed to side control!
Kastinen looking for a sweep but Sobieski has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sobieski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sobieski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kastinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Kastinen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski landing punches.
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobieski looking to finish Kastinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kastinen!
Sobieski controlling from mount.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kastinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount and Kastinen is in trouble!
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!
Sobieski content just to control the position here.
Kastinen is trying to escape the mount.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kastinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Sobieski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kastinen thinking.
Sobieski connects with a leg kick. Kastinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches.
Sobieski is struggling to control the position.
Sobieski is working Kastinen over against the cage.
Sobieski misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jan Sobieski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Sobieski.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobieski.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobieski.
Sobieski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobieski landing knees to the body.
Sobieski misses with a knee to the head.
Sobieski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kastinens head.
Kastinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sobieski prevents it.
Sobieski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sobieski scores with a shot to the side of Kastinen's head.
Kastinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobieski lands a left hand.
Sobieski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastinen's elbow.
Sobieski lands a body shot.
Kastinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobieski lands a good knee to the midsection. Kastinen won't want to take too many of those.
Sobieski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Sobieski on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski scores with a hook to the body.
Sobieski lands an elbow just above Kastinen 's eye.
Seppo Kastinen's cut is getting worse.
Sobieski tries to work over Kastinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kastinen's face.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sobieski to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobieski can't find room to land a body shot as Kastinen controls the action.
Sobieski lands a nice shot to the body.
Sobieski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sobieski trying to land knees to the body.
Kastinen jumps guard.
Sobieski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Kastinen keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jan Sobieski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sobieski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kastinen at a distance.
Sobieski pushes Kastinen away with a front kick.
Sobieski gets a double leg takedown into Kastinen's guard.
Kastinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kastinen keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Kastinen trying to control the position.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kastinen trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's time! Kastinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski punishes Kastinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sobieski clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sobieski.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but Sobieski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kastinen takes a shot to the head.
Sobieski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sobieski.
Sobieski avoiding damage.
Sobieski tries to work over Kastinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kastinen's efforts to push away.
Sobieski tries a knee to the head but Kastinen blocks it.
Sobieski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kastinen is defending well for now.
Kastinen blocks a body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kastinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kastinen up against the cage.
Sobieski cracks Kastinen with a nice body shot.
Sobieski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobieski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but Sobieski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kastinen jumps guard but Sobieski stands there with Kastinen around his waist. Kastinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobieski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sobieski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobieski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kastinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sobieski is pushing Kastinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobieski scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Sobieski.
Sobieski taking a breather.
Sobieski misses with a punch to the body.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski avoiding damage.
Kastinen tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kastinen jumps guard but Sobieski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kastinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sobieski prevents it.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sobieski to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to work over Kastinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but Sobieski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kastinen jumps guard but Sobieski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but Sobieski has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sobieski as the two fighters clinch.
Seppo Kastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kastinen wants to break free but Sobieski has control.
Kastinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kastinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sobieski to keep the fight standing.
Kastinen tries to pull guard but Sobieski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kastinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 44:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski is the new light heavyweight champion!
As Jan Sobieski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hello fans! Champ is back! Thanks for my promotor SanOK Out, thanks for my opponent it was tought fight, and for all you guys. See you soon!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guerrero's choice of entrance music: La Bamba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Bortman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iggy Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bortman throws a sloppy head kick and Guerrero moves out of range easily.
Guerrero misses with a lunging right hand
and Bortman counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Iggy Guerrero has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bortman lands with a right hand.
Guerrero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Bortman circles away.
Bortman lands a big head kick that sends Guerrero tumbling to the mat! Bortman takes a step backwards and waves Guerrero back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Guerrero is rocked!
Bortman finds Guerrero's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Guerrero flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bortman lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Guerrero will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Bortman!
Alex Bortman took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prelude 12 by Styx. 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 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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
McBrain digs a good body shot into Thermandin's ribs.
McBrain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McBrain throws a looping overhand right but Thermandin ducks down to avoid it.
Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
McBrain misses with a body shot.
McBrain moves out of range as Thermandin strikes.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thermandin back to the cage. McBrain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Twelf Thermandin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain scores with a leg kick.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Thermandin loads up on a big right hand but McBrain slips the punch.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBrain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermandin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain connects with the punch.
McBrain throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thermandin to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
McBrain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thermandin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but McBrain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thermandin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McBrain misses with an uppercut. Thermandin saw that one coming.
Thermandin takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by McBrain.
A low kick from McBrain misses
and Thermandin counters with a thumping low kick.
Thermandin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBrain throws out the jab.
Thermandin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermandin motions for McBrain to come forward. Thermandin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain misses with a hook
and Thermandin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thermandin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McBrain is out of range.
McBrain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBrain throws a poor cross that misses
and Thermandin counters with a nice low kick that buckles McBrain's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. McBrain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thermandin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
McBrain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thermandin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBrain's elbow.
Thermandin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thermandin tries a body shot but McBrain blocks it.
McBrain is trying to maintain a safe position but Thermandin gets an underhook and turns McBrain into the cage.
McBrain tries to work over Thermandin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBrain misses with a body punch.
McBrain misses with some punches.
Thermandin blocking some punches.
McBrain lands a shot to the body.
Thermandin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBrain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thermandin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBrain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thermandin trying to land knees to the body.
Thermandin misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a body shot.
McBrain swings wildly with an uppercut but Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain lands with a right to the head.
McBrain swings wildly with an uppercut but Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thermandin trying to land knees to the body.
McBrain lands a right hand.
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBrain is defending well for now.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but McBrain is blocking nicely.
McBrain working aggressively here.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but McBrain is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McBrain working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thermandin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McBrain is out of range.
McBrain throws a series of punches but Thermandin avoids them all with ease.
McBrain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McBrain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thermandin tries a head kick but it misses.
McBrain misses with a wild combination.
Thermandin slips a jab from McBrain.
Thermandin moves away from the strike by McBrain.
McBrain misses with a looping right.
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
Thermandin tries a low kick but McBrain avoids it.
McBrain takes a swing at Thermandin's ribcage but misses.
McBrain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thermandin can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thermandin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McBrain lands a jab to Thermandin's midsection.
McBrain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thermandin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McBrain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thermandin. Thermandin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McBrain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
McBrain throws a body kick that misses
and Thermandin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thermandin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thermandin throws a leg kick that misses.
McBrain throws a series of punches but Thermandin avoids them all with ease.
Thermandin throws a front kick aimed at McBrain's knee but McBrain avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBrain.
Thermandin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thermandin throws a low kick but McBrain avoids it.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thermandin manages to avoid it.
Thermandin lands a jab to the nose.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
McBrain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Thermandin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McBrain lands with a right hand.
Thermandin tries to land a front kick but McBrain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thermandin ducks right into an uppercut from McBrain.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain scores with a nice right hand.
McBrain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and McBrain moves out of range easily.
McBrain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thermandin throws a looping overhand right but McBrain ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thermandin.
Thermandin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBrain tries a head kick but it misses.
Thermandin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thermandin moves out of range of the leg kick from McBrain.
McBrain defending well as Thermandin loads up on a big left hand.
McBrain blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin pivots, looking for a leg kick but McBrain is out of range and Thermandin settles back down.
A big left from McBrain misses.
Thermandin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thermandin wants to slow McBrain down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrain 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 Thermandin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thermandin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for McBrain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thermandin throws a leg kick
and Thermandin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McBrain throws the kick towards the body but Thermandin avoids it.
A combination from McBrain does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain misses with a hook
and Thermandin counters with a straight right hand.
McBrain scores with a hook to the body. Thermandin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Thermandin finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce McBrain dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
McBrain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBrain throws a leg kick
and Thermandin counters with a good, hard body kick but McBrain shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thermandin 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 McBrain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McBrain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Thermandin.
McBrain thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBrain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thermandin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBrain is able to avoid easily.
McBrain throws a looping overhand right but Thermandin ducks down to avoid it.
McBrain moves out of range of the leg kick from Thermandin.
Thermandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBrain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thermandin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McBrain cracks the inside of Thermandin's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin blocks a leg kick.
McBrain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thermandin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McBrain really felt that one!
Thermandin throws out a leg kick but McBrain moves out of range and Thermandin only half commits.
No joy there for McBrain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBrain throws a right hand that misses
and Thermandin counters with a good low kick that McBrain was not able to check.
McBrain throws a hook to the side of Thermandin's head but Thermandin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thermandin tries a head kick but it misses.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Thermandin counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for McBrain.
Thermandin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Thermandin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McBrain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thermandin is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Thermandin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBrain misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Thermandin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thermandin throws a head kick that misses.
Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBrain.
McBrain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thermandin if he has to take too many more of those.
McBrain throws an overhand right that lands on Thermandin's shoulder, as Thermandin tries to avoid the shot.
Thermandin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thermandin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McBrain. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Thermandin.
McBrain misses the shot to the body.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBrain with a jab.
Thermandin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBrain moves out of range of the leg kick from Thermandin.
Thermandin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thermandin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McBrain throws a low kick but Thermandin moves out of range easily.
McBrain throws a looping overhand right but Thermandin ducks down to avoid it.
Thermandin staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with an uppercut
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
McBrain misses with a leg kick
and Thermandin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thermandin thuds his shin into the meat of McBrain's side.
Thermandin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from McBrain misses.
Thermandin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBrain.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin lands a nice leg kick that just misses McBrain's sensitive parts.
McBrain checks the leg kick nicely there.
McBrain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thermandin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBrain.
McBrain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thermandin tries to land a front kick but McBrain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruce McBrain did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thermandin fakes the leg kick and cracks McBrain in the body.
McBrain checks a leg kick.
Thermandin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermandin blocks a jab.
Thermandin moves out of range of the leg kick from McBrain.
McBrain throws a one two combo.
Thermandin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thermandin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McBrain thumps Thermandin with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin lands with a kick to the ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and McBrain moves out of range easily.
McBrain moves into range and connects with a jab.
McBrain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
McBrain misses with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Thermandin
and McBrain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thermandin thinking.
McBrain throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thermandin counter with a right hand.
McBrain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBrain blocks a low kick nicely.
Thermandin moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain throws a head punch that misses.
McBrain has a couple of punches blocked by Thermandin.
A head punch on the inside from McBrain fails to land.
McBrain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thermandin blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBrain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thermandin with a knee to the head.
Thermandin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermandin throws a punch but it's blocked by McBrain.
McBrain stalling the fight.
Thermandin blocks an elbow strike from McBrain.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McBrain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thermandin's elbow.
McBrain has Thermandin pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain swings wildly with an uppercut but Thermandin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain misses with a punch on the inside.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBrain.
McBrain has a couple of punches blocked by Thermandin.
Thermandin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBrain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Thermandin on the inside.
Thermandin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thermandin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBrain misses with a punch to the body.
McBrain misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McBrain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thermandin's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain slows down the pace here.
Thermandin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBrain backwards.
Thermandin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBrain's face.
McBrain is rocked!
Thermandin jerks McBrain's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McBrain drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thermandin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thermandin because McBrain was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Twelf Thermandin!
Twelf Thermandin is the new welterweight champion!
Twelf Thermandin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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