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TBA Kamppi II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musa Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov comes into the arena with Open Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Musa Amagov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musa Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov tries to clinch but Matrix is having none of it.
Amagov blocks a jab.
John Matrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amagov tries to clinch but Matrix moves out of range.
Matrix bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matrix is working Amagov over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amagov sneaks back into half guard.
Matrix scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matrix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matrix stands up out of the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matrix swinging wildly here.
Matrix scores with a punch to the head.
Matrix clobbers Amagov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amagov looks to clinch
and Matrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amagov dodges the punch combination from Matrix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matrix.
Amagov walks into a jab.
Amagov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Amagov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matrix counters with a shoot takedown. Amagov fights it but they end up in guard.
Matrix throws a big elbow that misses.
Matrix sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matrix lands a couple of digs.
Matrix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Matrix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amagov's head.
Amagov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matrix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Amagov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix with a nice head shot there.
Matrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Amagov is rocked!
Matrix showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Amagov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matrix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matrix working some strikes from top position.
Matrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Amagov is retaining full guard.
Amagov seems to have got his legs back now.
Matrix advances to half guard.
Matrix works his foot free and advances to mount.
Amagov is breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Matrix! That's really hurt Amagov and he's turned his back - Matrix keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Matrix jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Matrix!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun (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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone throws a hook but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun avoids it easily.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone feints and then cracks Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xanther Xaimoungkhoun down.
Jon Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone feints and then cracks Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xanther Xaimoungkhoun down.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Xanther Xaimoungkhoun pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes one to the chin there.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone cracks Xanther Xaimoungkhoun with an open hand slap.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun avoids a kick to the body.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a right and a left that Xanther Xaimoungkhoun avoids nicely.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun tries for a takedown but Stone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun ducks down to avoid it.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun wants to clinch.
A head kick from Stone lands but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stone feints a jab promting Xanther Xaimoungkhoun to slip. Stone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Xanther Xaimoungkhoun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone looks for the body kick but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun saw that one coming.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Xanther Xaimoungkhoun counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stone is looking to escape.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is working for a submission of some sort.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun seems to be looking for submissions.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is working for a submission of some sort.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Xanther Xaimoungkhoun sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xanther Xaimoungkhoun on the ground.
Stone won't allow Xanther Xaimoungkhoun to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun stops Stone from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone connects with a body shot.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's calf.
Stone misses with a low kick.
No luck for Xanther Xaimoungkhoun with that takedown attempt.
Stone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone throws a series of punches but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Jon Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun blocks a head kick by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xanther Xaimoungkhoun's hands.
Stone throws the left hand but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun avoids the punch easily.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Xanther Xaimoungkhoun backing up. Xanther Xaimoungkhoun nods at Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Xavier Xanther Xaimoungkhoun has been cut.
Stone lands a really nice looking cross but Xanther Xaimoungkhoun seems unphased.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a body kick.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jon Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanther Xaimoungkhoun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Killing Fields by Metallica. Drysdale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harvestor of sarrows by METALLICA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy Couture could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gracie Drysdale's chin.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gracie Drysdale!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a left to the body.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Couture scores with a decent looking hook.
Drysdale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Couture defends it nicely.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Drysdale.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Drysdale on that attempt.
Couture cracks Drysdale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture lands a right hand.
Drysdale fails to pull guard.
Drysdale jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture lands a left hand.
Drysdale jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Couture drops Drysdale onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Drysdale is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Drysdale is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Drysdale backwards.
Drysdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture creates a bit of distance for himself, with Drysdale pressed up against the cage and cracks Drysdale with a massive uppercut! Drysdale goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Couture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Couture!
A relieved looking Randy Couture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knife Party by Deftones. Taikina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cookie song. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tero Taikina was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina looks for a takedown but Lontrame sprawls well.
Taikina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lontrame misses with an uppercut. Taikina saw that one coming.
Taikina rushes Lontrame and presses him up against the cage.
Taikina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lontrame blocks the elbow strike.
Lontrame misses with a body punch.
Lontrame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taikina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lontrame avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lontrame's brow.
Taikina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lontrame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lontrame is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lontrame.
A head punch on the inside from Lontrame fails to land.
Lontrame misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina prevents a body shot from Lontrame.
Taikina lands a shot to the body.
Lontrame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Lontrame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lontrame walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taikina lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taikina wants to clinch up but Lontrame keeps it at a distance.
Taikina lands with a straight right. Lontrame didn't see that one coming.
Taikina rushes Lontrame and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lontrame.
Taikina gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taikina trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lontrame manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lontrame wants to control from the top but Taikina keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lontrame trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taikina's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina pulls Lontrame in to control the position.
Taikina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lontrame's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina tries to free his leg and advance position but Lontrame is retaining full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Lontrame wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taikina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lontrame misses with a wild body shot.
Taikina looks to land a left hand but Lontrame moved out of range nicely.
Taikina throws an overhand right that lands on Lontrame's shoulder, as Lontrame tries to avoid the shot.
Taikina feints and as Lontrame raises his hands in defense, Taikina changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lontrame is trying to control the position but Taikina postures up.
Taikina throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lontrame utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taikina slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taikina trying to control the position from guard on top but Lontrame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vincent Lontrame.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lontrame throws a body punch but Taikina moves out of range.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taikina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lontrame throws out the jab.
Taikina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lontrame.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lontrame doesn't seem bothered though.
Lontrame throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lontrame lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lontrame swinging wildly here.
Vincent Lontrame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Lontrame misses.
Taikina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taikina looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lontrame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taikina blocking some punches.
Lontrame blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taikina blocks it with crossed arms.
Lontrame breaks the clinch.
Taikina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lontrame manages to avoid it.
A jab from Taikina does it's job there.
Lontrame blocks a jab.
Lontrame scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lontrame lands with an uppercut that bounces Taikina off the cage and back into range.
Taikina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lontrame.
Lontrame just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Lontrame slams his shin into Taikina's torso.
Lontrame scores with a jab to the head.
Lontrame is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Lontrame.
Lontrame throws a chopping leg kick but Taikina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Taikina coming out on top.
Lontrame drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Lontrame avoids the body shot from Taikina.
An inside leg kick from Lontrame misses.
Taikina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lontrame tries to land a front kick but Taikina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Lontrame saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taikina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taikina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taikina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lontrame looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lontrame swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taikina.
Taikina avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lontrame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lontrame throws an overhand right that lands on Taikina's shoulder, as Taikina tries to avoid the shot.
Lontrame swinging wildly here.
Taikina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lontrame as he jumps to the side.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lontrame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Lontrame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taikina at a distance.
Taikina throws a series of punches but Lontrame avoids them all with ease.
Lontrame connects with a solid leg kick.
Lontrame feints and then cracks Taikina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taikina down.
A jab from Lontrame misses.
A left lands for Lontrame.
Lontrame lunges at Taikina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taikina's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lontrame slips a straight right by Taikina.
Lontrame throws a right hand that Taikina ducks under and follows up with a left that Taikina also avoids with ease.
Taikina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
Taikina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lontrame manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame keeps the fight on the outside.
Lontrame connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taikina. Taikina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taikina moves away from the strike by Lontrame.
Lontrame throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lontrame gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lontrame walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taikina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a body shot.
Taikina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lontrame can pounce on him.
Lontrame getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lontrame swings for the body but Taikina moves out of range.
Lontrame throws a hook to the side of Taikina's head but Taikina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taikina looks to land a left hand but Lontrame moved out of range nicely.
Vincent Lontrame is winning the standup battle so far.
Taikina scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Taikina does no damage.
Lontrame displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taikina.
Lontrame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taikina's head backwards.
Lontrame gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taikina to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taikina is breathing heavily.
Taikina passes into half guard.
Taikina is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Taikina is standing up over Lontrame. Lontrame looks to escape but Taikina dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Taikina seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Taikina grinds an elbow into Lontrame's temple.
Lontrame is being controlled here.
Taikina wants to take a breather but Lontrame manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Taikina.
Tero Taikina has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina trying to control but Lontrame is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lontrame dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lontrame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lontrame misses with a low kick.
Taikina manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lontrame on his heels. He'll look to pass Lontrame's guard now, I'm sure.
Taikina postures up in Lontrame's guard and throws a big left but Lontrame blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taikina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lontrame keeping full guard, as Taikina tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses. Lontrame uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taikina's guard. Nice move by Lontrame!
Taikina looking to control.
Lontrame trying to control the position from guard on top but Taikina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lontrame won't allow Taikina to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lontrame stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taikina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lontrame is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent Lontrame has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lontrame misses with a two punch combination.
Lontrame tries to land a front kick but Taikina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lontrame scores with a body shot.
Taikina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lontrame looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taikina takes a swing at Lontrame's ribcage but misses.
Taikina shoots in for a takedown but Lontrame shows good takedown defense.
Lontrame moves away from the strike by Taikina.
Taikina takes a swing at Lontrame's ribcage but misses.
Lontrame misses with a low kick.
Lontrame throws out a leg kick but Taikina moves out of range and Lontrame only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Lontrame.
Lontrame lands the left hand.
Taikina forces Lontrame back against the cage and clinches.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lontrame fails to land.
Taikina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
Lontrame throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lontrame dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Lontrame throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Lontrame scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tero Taikina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lontrame.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lontrame digs a right hand underneath Taikina's ribcage. Taikina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taikina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lontrame lands a nice knee to the body.
Lontrame working aggressively here.
Lontrame lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Lontrame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lontrame lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taikina backwards.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Lontrame prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame manages to break the clinch.
Lontrame takes a swing at Taikina's ribcage but misses.
Lontrame scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lontrame connects with a right hand. Taikina shakes it off.
Taikina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses.
Taikina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lontrame.
Lontrame listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Lontrame misses.
Lontrame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Taikina. Beautiful body shot.
Taikina is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taikina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lontrame moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina misses with a wild body shot.
Lontrame lands an overhand right.
Lontrame throws a low kick, looking for Taikina's leg but Taikina calmly moves out of range.
Lontrame throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lontrame showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lontrame has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lontrame!
Vincent Lontrame took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm like Kobe Bryant in a Colorado hotel room...I'm unstoppable!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce McBrain 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain throws a combination that misses
and Wuan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wuan lands a lovely overhand right.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wuan lands a head shot.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
McBrain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wuan looks to throw the jab but McBrain is out of range.
McBrain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wuan is out of range and McBrain settles back down.
McBrain thows a body shot but no joy.
Wuan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrain.
McBrain is looking to slow Wuan down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wuan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wuan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from McBrain.
Wuan checks the leg kick nicely there.
McBrain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McBrain slips a jab from Wuan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain lands a head kick!
McBrain looks to throw the jab but Wuan is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wuan.
Wuan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBrain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wuan throws the kick towards the body but McBrain avoids it.
Wuan ducks under a wild hook from McBrain.
A big left from Wuan misses.
McBrain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wuan dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
McBrain throws a big shot that misses.
Wuan lands with a kick to the ribs.
McBrain scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wuan misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Wuan is predictable there
and McBrain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Wuan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McBrain throws the left hand but Wuan avoids the punch easily.
McBrain lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Wuan tenderised McBrain's leg. McBrain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wuan checks a low kick from McBrain.
McBrain misses with an uppercut.
Wuan moves away from the strike by McBrain.
Wuan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McBrain's head.
Wuan moves out of range of the body kick from McBrain.
McBrain throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBrain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wuan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McBrain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McBrain lands with a straight right. Wuan didn't see that one coming.
McBrain cracks Wuan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wuan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McBrain on the side of the head.
Wuan tries to clinch up but McBrain circles away and keeps his distance.
McBrain throws a low kick but Wuan moves out of range easily.
Wuan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from McBrain misses.
Wuan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. Wuan moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Wuan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wuan avoids the body shot from McBrain.
McBrain misses the jab.
McBrain throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBrain connects with a single shot there.
Wuan 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.
McBrain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. Wuan moves away and avoids it.
McBrain avoids the head kick by Wuan.
McBrain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuan manages to avoid it.
McBrain tries to bum rush Wuan with a series of wild strikes but Wuan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wuan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wuan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wuan staying out of range there.
Wuan throws a hook but McBrain blocks it.
Wuan 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.
Bruce McBrain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wuan lands a body shot.
McBrain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wuan lands a lovely overhand right.
Wuan lands a slapping body shot.
Wuan misses with a straight left.
Wuan drops his hands momentarily and McBrain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McBrain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wuan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBrain misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by McBrain as he connects with a hook.
Wuan is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrain finish him?
McBrain cracks Wuan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wuan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McBrain pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wuan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce McBrain!
Bruce McBrain 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like as his entrance music. Peter Aerts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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264 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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray misses with a head kick.
Aerts staying out of range there.
Gray tries for a takedown but Aerts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aerts enables Gray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aerts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Aerts is keeping the position.
Gray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aerts is controlling Gray's posture.
Gray trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brett Gray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aerts looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Aerts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Aerts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aerts avoids the body shot from Gray.
Aerts slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aerts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray connects with a jab.
Aerts clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Gray looks gassed!
Aerts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Aerts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Aerts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts works Gray's body with a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aerts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aerts!
Aerts jabs Gray right on the nose. Gray blinks but takes it well.
Aerts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aerts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aerts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gray throws a body punch but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Gray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aerts lands a shoulder strike.
Aerts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray shoots in but Aerts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Aerts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aerts.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aerts.
Aerts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Aerts checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aerts!
Peter Aerts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Aerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aerts lands a body shot.
Gray clinches.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Brett Gray has been cut.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aerts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aerts.
Gray has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aerts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Aerts.
Aerts digs a right hand underneath Gray's ribcage. Gray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aerts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aerts prevents a body shot from Gray.
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aerts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aerts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Aerts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Aerts has him pressed against the cage.
Aerts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Aerts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aerts lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aerts.
Gray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aerts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Gray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aerts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray fails with the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aerts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Aerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aerts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
No luck for Gray with that takedown attempt.
Gray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aerts throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Aerts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray fails with the takedown.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aerts.
Gray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aerts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aerts scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Aerts as he connects with a hook.
Peter Aerts is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Aerts.
Gray is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts scores with a nice strike.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aerts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick from Aerts.
Nice takedown defense from Aerts. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
Aerts feints a jab promting Gray to slip. Aerts then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gray slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aerts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aerts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aerts lands with a slapping head kick.
Aerts lands a two punch combo.
Aerts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray tries to keep at a distance but Aerts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts digs a right hand underneath Gray's ribcage. Gray let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aerts uses from the top position.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Aerts is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Aerts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aerts lands with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aerts - the referee stops the clock and Gray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aerts. Gray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aerts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray takes a swing at Aerts's ribcage but misses.
Aerts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gray's hands.
Gray scores with a takedown into Aerts's guard.
Gray wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts pushes Gray off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aerts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Aerts moves out of range easily.
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
Aerts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts clinches.
Aerts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Aerts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aerts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Brett Gray's cut even more.
Gray tries for a takedown but Aerts manages to get underhooks.
Aerts scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Aerts.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Gray in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts lands with a light punch inside.
Aerts lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aerts lands a body punch.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aerts lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Aerts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brett Gray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aerts is fending him off so far but Gray persists. Nope, Aerts circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aerts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray swings for the body but Aerts moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Aerts.
Aerts throws a head kick that half lands.
Aerts scores with a leg kick.
Aerts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Aerts.
Aerts moves into the clinch.
Gray tries to circle away but Aerts has him pinned against the cage.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aerts lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
Aerts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
The cut above Brett Gray's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aerts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Aerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aerts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aerts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gray.
Aerts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aerts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aerts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aerts duly obliges.
Aerts scores with a push kick.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Aerts's shoulder, as Aerts tries to avoid the shot.
Gray throws a hook but Aerts avoids it easily.
Aerts slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Gray.
Aerts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aerts throws a combination. Gray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aerts digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Brett Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Aerts with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Aerts.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aerts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aerts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aerts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Aerts throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aerts rather than just go for the knockout.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray throws a one two combo.
It looks like Peter Aerts has been cut.
Aerts lands a slapping body shot.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Aerts.
Aerts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aerts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gray takes a step back to recover.
Aerts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aerts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray drives through and clinches with Aerts against the cage.
Aerts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aerts scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aerts, right into the meat.
Gray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aerts!
Gray thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gray lands a big shot there that rocks Aerts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gray working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gray unloads with some shots from mount but Aerts bucks and avoids them well.
Gray thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Peter Aerts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Aerts.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aerts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Aerts!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Aerts 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 Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
18 - 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bortman drops Hilton with a beautiful combination! Hilton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bortman is looking for the KO!
Hilton is rocked!
It looks like Morgan Hilton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bortman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hilton's jaw. Hilton's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bortman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Bortman!
Our winner, Alex Bortman, 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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