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IMMA 72: 205 ASS BEATER RD7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amish Paradise. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Translucent throws a head kick that misses.
Knepp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Translucent has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knepp.
Knepp slips a jab from Translucent.
Knepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Translucent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knepp at a distance.
Knepp lands a nice looking body shot.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knepp shoots for a double leg takedown but Translucent sprawls well. He's pushed Knepp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Translucent takes a swing at Knepp's ribcage but misses.
Translucent tries to clinch up but Knepp circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Knepp.
Translucent moves in looking to clinch but Knepp pushes him off.
Translucent lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp cracks Translucent with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Knepp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Translucent moves away.
Knepp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knepp.
Mr Translucent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Translucent walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Translucent ducks under a wild hook from Knepp.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Knepp.
Translucent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Translucent takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knepp scores with a jab.
Knepp throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp blocks the body kick.
Knepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knepp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knepp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Translucent on the side of the head.
Knepp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Translucent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Translucent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knepp throws a head kick but Translucent moves out of range.
Translucent throws a leg kick which misses Knepp's front leg but catches the back leg as Knepp tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Knepp misses.
Knepp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Translucent avoids the head kick by Knepp.
Knepp misses with a hook. Translucent ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Translucent slips under a jab from Knepp.
Translucent is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knepp scores with a push kick.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Translucent throws a hook but Knepp avoids it easily.
Knepp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Translucent misses with a straight left.
Knepp scores with the left hand. Translucent knows he should have avoided that one.
Translucent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knepp. Knepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Knepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Translucent throws a hook but Knepp avoids it easily.
Translucent closes the distance and pushes Knepp back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Translucent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Translucent.
Knepp working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Translucent.
Knepp lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Translucent connects with a knee to the head.
Knepp trying to land knees to the body.
Translucent pushes Knepp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knepp lands a hook that snaps the head of Translucent backwards.
A short right from Knepp on the inside.
Translucent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knepp tries to work over Translucent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Translucent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Translucent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Translucent.
Translucent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Translucent.
Knepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Translucent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jebidiah Knepp will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knepp looks for the body kick but Translucent saw that one coming.
Translucent throws a lazy uppercut
and Knepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Translucent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knepp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knepp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Translucent slips under a jab from Knepp.
Knepp has a takedown stuffed.
Translucent takes a swing at Knepp's ribcage but misses.
Knepp slips a jab from Translucent.
Knepp slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Translucent misses with a knee strike.
Translucent blocks a body shot from Knepp.
Translucent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knepp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Translucent cracks Knepp with a nice body shot.
Knepp lands a damaging elbow.
Knepp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Translucent controls the action.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Translucent avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
Translucent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knepp up against the cage.
Knepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Translucent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Translucent gets through Knepp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Translucent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Translucent misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knepp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knepp blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Translucent.
Translucent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knepp landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Knepp.
Knepp pushes Translucent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Translucent content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Translucent pushes Knepp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knepp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Translucent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knepp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Translucent lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Translucent fails to land.
Knepp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knepp blocks an uppercut.
Translucent lands with a left to the head.
Knepp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Translucent avoiding damage.
A short right from Translucent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Translucent controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Translucent tries to land knees in the clinch but Knepp avoids the damage to the body.
Translucent working aggressively here.
Knepp jumps guard but Translucent turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mr Translucent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebidiah Knepp.
Translucent blocks an uppercut.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Translucent avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Translucent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Translucent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knepp backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Translucent fails to land.
Knepp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Translucent misses with some punches.
Translucent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Translucent's elbow.
Translucent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Translucent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Translucent as the two fighters clinch.
Mr Translucent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Translucent tries a body shot but Knepp blocks it.
Translucent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Translucent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knepp blocks it with crossed arms.
Knepp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Knepp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knepp fails to land.
Translucent throws a punch but it's blocked by Knepp.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Translucent controls the action.
Knepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Translucent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knepp's elbow.
Translucent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Translucent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knepp.
A nice right hand lands inside from Translucent.
Translucent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Translucent blocks an uppercut.
Knepp tries to work over Translucent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Translucent misses with a punch on the inside.
Translucent blocks a body shot from Knepp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp trying to land knees to the body.
Knepp working aggressively here.
Knepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Translucent.
Translucent prevents a body shot from Knepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Translucent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knepp slips a jab and a cross from Translucent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knepp.
Translucent throws a hook but Knepp blocks it.
Knepp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knepp throws a head kick that Translucent semi-blocks.
Translucent throws a hook to the side of Knepp's head but Knepp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knepp lands a nice looking body shot.
Knepp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Translucent counters with a leg kick.
Translucent clobbers Knepp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Translucent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Translucent slips a jab from Knepp.
Knepp slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent blocks a jab.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knepp lands with a good body shot.
Knepp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knepp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Translucent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Translucent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knepp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Translucent counters with a nice leg kick.
Knepp ducks under a wild hook from Translucent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Translucent blocks a head kick by Knepp.
Knepp throws out a leg kick but Translucent moves out of range and Knepp only half commits.
Knepp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knepp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Translucent but Translucent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Translucent scores with a hook.
Knepp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knepp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Translucent counters with a nice leg kick.
Knepp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Translucent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knepp.
Translucent misses with an uppercut
and Knepp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Translucent scores with a jab. Knepp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knepp is rocked!
Translucent throws a hook but Knepp avoids it easily.
Knepp is still on wobbly legs! Can Translucent finish him?
A big right from Translucent misses.
Translucent misses with a hook
and Knepp counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Translucent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Knepp seems to have recovered his senses.
Translucent loads up on a big right hand but Knepp slips the punch.
Translucent thows a body shot but no joy.
Translucent throws a head kick that misses.
Knepp cracks Translucent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knepp misses with a hook.
Translucent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knepp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Translucent throws out the jab.
A head kick by Knepp misses
and Translucent counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Translucent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knepp misses with a head kick.
Translucent lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knepp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Translucent counters with a leg kick.
Knepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Translucent tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Translucent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knepp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knepp misses the body punch
and Translucent counters with a big head kick but Knepp shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Translucent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Translucent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Translucent!
Mr Translucent very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Grand Magus - Hammer of the North blaring out of the sound system. Chimpo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On The Darkside kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Peter Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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195 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chimpo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chimpo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Chimpo settles back down.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Chimpo's head but Chimpo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chimpo momentarily.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Smith misses.
Chimpo tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chimpo. That's going to slow Smith down.
Chimpo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Chimpo's head.
Smith jabs at Chimpo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith drops Chimpo with a beautiful combination! Chimpo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Chimpo is rocked!
Smith throws a monster overhand right that drops Chimpo! Smith follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smith!
A very excited looking Peter Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumpo Klumpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klumpo. Hanks shrugs it off though.
Klumpo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klumpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Klumpo moves away from the strike by Hanks.
Hanks throws an off balance right hand
and Klumpo counters with an inside leg kick.
Hanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klumpo avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klumpo is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
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!
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Klumpo lands with a nice body kick.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hanks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Klumpo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hanks enables Klumpo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hanks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Klumpo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo wants to pass the guard but Hanks is keeping the position.
Klumpo postures up.
Klumpo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klumpo is one step ahead there.
Klumpo throwing strikes from guard but Hanks blocks nicely.
Hanks keeping moving, preventing Klumpo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo stands and throws Hanks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hanks prevents Klumpo from moving into mount.
Hanks is not content to let Klumpo control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hanks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Klumpo.
Klumpo with the ground and pound but Hanks regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hanks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klumpo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanks is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klumpo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanks defending well though.
Hanks controlling the position well.
Hanks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Klumpo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanks is looking to improve his position.
Hanks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klumpo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klumpo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanks is not content to let Klumpo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumpo Klumpo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanks wants to clinch up but Klumpo keeps it at a distance.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klumpo moves away.
Klumpo looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks defending well as Klumpo loads up on a big left hand.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Klumpo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klumpo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Hanks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klumpo circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Hanks misses.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Hanks lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks throws out a leg kick but Klumpo moves out of range and Hanks only half commits.
Hanks throws a hook but Klumpo blocks it.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanks stuns Klumpo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Klumpo moved away.
Hanks slips a straight right by Klumpo.
Hanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klumpo.
Klumpo lands the left hand.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klumpo.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Klumpo's head but Klumpo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sumpo Klumpo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Klumpo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klumpo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klumpo feints and as Hanks raises his hands in defense, Klumpo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klumpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klumpo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klumpo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanks has wrist control.
Hanks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klumpo postures up in Hanks's guard and throws a big left but Hanks blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klumpo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Klumpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Hanks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klumpo trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Klumpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klumpo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klumpo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanks controls Klumpo momentarily but Klumpo frees himself.
Klumpo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Hanks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Klumpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klumpo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hanks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanks throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Klumpo counter with a right hand.
Hanks lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumpo Klumpo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klumpo scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Hanks.
Hanks takes one on the button.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Klumpo ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a jab to the body
and Hanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klumpo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanks trying to hold on to Klumpo's head to control him but Klumpo postures up.
Klumpo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klumpo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanks defending well though.
Klumpo trying to control from half guard but Hanks is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo tries to pass to full mount but Hanks defends it.
Hanks is not content to let Klumpo control the position.
Hanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanks trying to control but Klumpo postures up.
Klumpo throws a strike but Hanks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Klumpo trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo postures up and lands a big shot to Hanks's brow.
Hanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klumpo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klumpo wants to pass the guard but Hanks is keeping the position.
Klumpo landing with the ground and pound.
Klumpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klumpo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klumpo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanks is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Klumpo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanks has wrist control.
Hanks wants to sweep here but Klumpo controlling him for the moment.
Klumpo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanks keeping moving, preventing Klumpo from controlling successfully.
Hanks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klumpo.
Klumpo throws a big elbow that misses.
Klumpo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanks's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Klumpo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klumpo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klumpo wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
Hanks wants to control but Klumpo passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sumpo Klumpo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klumpo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sumpo Klumpo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schilt has chosen The Who - Baba O'Riley as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
223 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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31
216 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Schilt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold tried to score with a low kick but Schilt checks it.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schilt misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schilt, as that shot connected.
Schilt ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Schilt lands with a good body shot.
Schilt cracks Gold with a good jab.
Schilt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold thows a body shot but no joy.
Mr Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Schilt clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilt moves out of range of the leg kick from Gold.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Schilt is just out of range.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gilbert Schilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Schilt tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schilt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schilt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Schilt thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schilt tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Schilt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schilt.
A punch combination from Schilt misses.
Schilt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Schilt counters with a solid body kick.
Gold is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schilt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gold takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schilt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold shoots for a takedown but Schilt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schilt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gold checks it well.
Schilt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schilt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gold throws the left hand but Schilt avoids the punch easily.
Schilt scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schilt ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Schilt thumps Gold with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Schilt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gold moves away from the strike by Schilt.
Schilt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold misses with a hook. Schilt ducked under it nicely.
Schilt misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Schilt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schilt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Schilt.
Schilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Schilt scores with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gold might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Schilt misses with a looping right.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Schilt is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice uppercut lands for Schilt. That snapped Gold's head back.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schilt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Schilt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot by Schilt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Schilt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Jab, jab by Schilt - just one landing.
Schilt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schilt counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Schilt. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Schilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Schilt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schilt.
Gold goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schilt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Schilt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good work by Schilt as he checks the leg kick.
Schilt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schilt thumps Gold with a low kick.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schilt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Schilt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schilt. That's going to slow Gold down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schilt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt throws out a powerful jab.
Schilt connects with a single shot there.
Schilt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold throws a jab when Schilt was well out of range.
Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schilt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.
Schilt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schilt tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schilt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold thows a leg kick but Schilt checks it
enabling Schilt to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schilt throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
Gold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schilt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schilt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Schilt - just one landing.
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Schilt moves out of range easily.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schilt.
Schilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilt avoids the head kick by Gold.
Mr Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schilt defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schilt.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
letting Schilt counter with a right hand.
Schilt scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schilt lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilt throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Schilt misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Schilt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schilt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Schilt!
Gilbert Schilt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by make love not war baby. Binzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hair of the Dog by Nazareth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Binzo Binzo enters the cage!
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27
193 lbs
17 - 6 - 2 |
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30
221 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Binzo stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Binzo throws an off balance right hand
and Gray makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gray thuds his right hand into Binzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Binzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Binzo swivels and escapes.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Binzo as he avoids it easily.
Gray 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Binzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray walks into a stiff left hand from Binzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Binzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Binzo tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Binzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binzo. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Binzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gray's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Binzo.
Binzo scores with a leg kick.
Binzo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Gray crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Jess and the Ancient Ones - Sulfur Giants . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Metallica Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
178 lbs
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24
179 lbs
10 - 1 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch.
The Impaler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps The Impaler's head back.
The Impaler throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
The Impaler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Impaler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Impaler.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but The Impaler pushes him off.
Gracie cracks the inside of The Impaler's front leg.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Impaler throws an off balance right hand
and The Impaler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Impaler misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Impaler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Impaler throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Impaler.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but The Impaler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Impaler.
The Impaler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy body kick from The Impaler
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Impaler circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from The Impaler misses its intended target.
The Impaler avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Impaler misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie avoids the body shot from The Impaler.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Gracie.
The Impaler is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Impaler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Impaler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. The Impaler moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from The Impaler finds it's target.
It looks like Holden Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie wants to clinch.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that The Impaler was not able to check.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
The Impaler looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
The Impaler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie wants to clinch but The Impaler slips to the side
and The Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Impaler throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie gets a clinch.
The Impaler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch up but The Impaler circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. The Impaler saw that one coming.
The Impaler dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
The Impaler throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Impaler.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie tries to bum rush The Impaler with a series of wild strikes but The Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from The Impaler misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Impaler doesn't seem phased though.
The Impaler is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Impaler.
The Impaler looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
The Impaler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Impaler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Impaler throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Impaler.
The Impaler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Impaler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Impaler!
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Impaler tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Impaler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Impaler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Impaler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Impaler stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Impaler thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but The Impaler saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie tries to clinch up but The Impaler circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Impaler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. The Impaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Impaler throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on The Impaler's shoulder, as The Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Impaler, right into the meat.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Impaler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler misses with a leg kick.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Impaler throws out the jab.
The Impaler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Impaler's head.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
The Impaler wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Impaler's elbow.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Impaler scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
The Impaler wants to stall.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries a body shot but The Impaler blocks it.
Gracie has The Impaler pressed against the cage, preventing The Impaler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie pushes The Impaler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as The Impaler controls the action.
The Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but The Impaler avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
The Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, The Impaler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
The Impaler is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Holden Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Holden Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Impaler lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
The Impaler lands with a nice body kick.
The Impaler walks into a left hand.
Gracie tries to clinch there but The Impaler circles away.
The Impaler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Impaler avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Impaler walks into a left hand.
The Impaler throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and The Impaler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Impaler throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Impaler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie lunges at The Impaler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Impaler's hand.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Impaler.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Impaler misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
The Impaler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling The Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Holden Gracie's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Impaler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie connects with the punch.
The Impaler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as The Impaler blocks the low kick.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie lands a jab.
The Impaler thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
The Impaler tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie throws the left hand but The Impaler avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Impaler.
The Impaler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Impaler thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vlad The Impaler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Impaler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes a swing at The Impaler's ribcage but misses.
The Impaler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
The Impaler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from The Impaler.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Impaler misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as The Impaler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
The Impaler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
The Impaler throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
Our winner, Holden Gracie, 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 Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Lusis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freddy's Coming For You. 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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210 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Lusis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lusis checks a low kick from Krueger.
Krueger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krueger digs a good hook to Lusis's body.
Lusis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krueger misses with a body kick.
Krueger cracks Lusis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lusis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger avoids a kick to the body.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick
and Lusis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krueger thinking.
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!
Krueger misses with a double jab.
Lusis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lusis moves in looking to clinch but Krueger pushes him off.
Lusis throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Krueger does no damage.
Lusis lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krueger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger is looking to regain half guard here but Lusis keeps moving and retains side control.
Lusis in side control, throwing shots but Krueger defends.
Krueger tries to improve position but can't.
Lusis 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.
Lusis trying to control the action but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Krueger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lusis advances to full mount.
Krueger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusis avoids the attempt from Krueger to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krueger working to try and regain half guard.
Lusis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lusis lands a heavy elbow.
Krueger is squirming around, avoiding Lusis's attempts to control the action.
Lusis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Krueger is looking to get to half guard.
Krueger wants to control but Lusis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusis controlling from mount.
Krueger is squirming around, avoiding Lusis's attempts to control the action.
Lusis avoids the attempt from Krueger to control.
Lusis tries to control but Krueger wriggling away.
Krueger is looking to improve his position but Lusis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to hold on but Lusis postures up.
Lusis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Krueger is trying desperately to improve position.
Lusis controlling his opponent.
Lusis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Krueger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lusis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krueger tries to hold on but Lusis pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lusis is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger checks the leg kick.
Lusis throws a body kick that misses.
Krueger with a hook.
Lusis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Lusis misses.
Lusis scores with a nice strike.
Lusis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Krueger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lusis manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lusis working a defensive guard here.
Lusis keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger is stalling in the full guard.
Krueger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lusis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krueger advances position into side control!
Lusis tries to buck Krueger off but Krueger is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lusis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Krueger is thwarting Lusis's attempts to control the position.
Krueger is looking to take a break and control but Lusis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lusis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Krueger wants to take a breather but Lusis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lusis wants to improve his position but Krueger is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Freddy Krueger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lusis tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lusis counters with a two punch combo.
Janis Lusis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lusis connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lusis misses.
Krueger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Krueger. Those never looked like landing.
Lusis throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krueger is looking to slow Lusis down with leg kicks.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lusis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Lusis lands with a right hand.
Lusis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger sizes up Lusis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krueger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lusis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krueger is out of range.
Krueger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lusis blocks a head kick by Krueger.
Lusis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krueger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lusis finds it's way round the side to connect with Krueger's head.
Krueger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger throws a solid leg kick but Lusis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krueger.
Lusis stuns Krueger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lusis scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Lusis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lusis cracks a nice hook into Krueger's ribs.
Lusis feints and then cracks Krueger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krueger down.
Krueger loads up on a big right hand but Lusis slips the punch.
Krueger misses with a hook.
Lusis misses with a head kick.
Lusis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lusis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krueger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lusis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krueger's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lusis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lusis working away.
Krueger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lusis off and has taken his back!
Lusis wants to escape the position.
Krueger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lusis!
Lusis wants to control his opponent's hands but Krueger gets his hands free.
Will Krueger go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lusis trying to control the hands but Krueger won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Krueger's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Krueger keeps control of the position as Lusis tries to break free.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lusis's body.
Krueger loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lusis hold on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger gets his hands free as Lusis looks to control.
Krueger scores with punches to the body.
Krueger punches Lusis on the ear.
Krueger is not going to allow Lusis to sit and survive in this position.
Krueger is punishing Lusis with some ground and pound.
Krueger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lusis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lusis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Janis Lusis has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lusis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Krueger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lusis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Freddy Krueger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Krueger with a nice cross.
Lusis scores with a head kick. Krueger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body punch from Lusis.
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 Freddy Krueger.
Well Lusis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Lusis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's entrance music is F.A.M.E. A fine choice. 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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194 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Connely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
A jab from Connely misses.
Connely misses with a left hand
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Connely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connely misses with the combination.
Connely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holmes stuns Connely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Connely.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Connely misses.
Connely connects with a right hand. Holmes shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Connely misses the target.
Connely slips under a jab.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Connely throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connely ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
Connely misses with a straight left.
Holmes throws a combination. Connely tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Connely throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Connely scores with a leg kick.
Connely throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connely is looking to score with low kicks.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Connely takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Connely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Connely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connely. That did some damage!
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Connely keeps it at a distance.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connely misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connely's knee momentarily.
Connely checks a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Connely misses with a low kick.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Connely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Connely.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Connely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes feints and then cracks Connely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connely down.
Connely throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes feints and then cracks Connely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connely down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Connely looks gassed!
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes 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 Connely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Connely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes lands a head kick. Connely smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Connely shrugs it off though.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Connely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Connely lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Connely lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Connely pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes back to the cage. Connely follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Connely throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
Connely throws an off balance right hand
and Connely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connely.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Connely lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Connely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes tries to clinch but Connely is having none of it.
Connely throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Connely checks a leg kick.
Donk. Connely catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connely checks it well.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Connely tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Connely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Connely counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connely slips a jab from Holmes.
Connely throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Connely in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holmes throws a low kick but Connely avoids it.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Connely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Connely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Connely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Connely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Connely 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.
Connely throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Holmes cracks the inside of Connely's front leg.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Connely swinging wildly here.
Connely thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Connely sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Connely walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Connely.
Holmes throws a jab when Connely was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Connely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connely's knee momentarily.
Holmes drives through and clinches with Connely against the cage.
Connely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Connely throws an elbow but misses.
Connely lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Connely blocks it.
Connely scores with a shoulder strike.
Connely takes a shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Connely tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Connely.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Connely has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Connely misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connely was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Connely misses with a low kick.
Connely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Connely throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connely.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Connely throws a good cross that connects.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
Connely misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connely 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 Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Connely misses with a straight left.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Connely looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connely tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes throws a leg kick but Connely moved away.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connely avoids the body shot from Holmes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Connely's defenses.
Connely throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Connely on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Connely cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Connely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holmes.
Connely throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Connely misses.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Connely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Chris Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Connely avoids it.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Connely moves away and avoids it.
Connely lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Connely takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Connely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Connely's front leg but catches the back leg as Connely tries to avoid it.
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Connely lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmes catches Connely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Connely's knee but Connely avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Holmes throws the left hand but Connely avoids the punch easily.
Connely misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connely scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connely.
Holmes throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Connely throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Connely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Connely on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juntunen has chosen Lumessakahlaajat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruanti tries to land a leg kick but Juntunen saw it coming and moves away.
Ruanti blocks the body kick.
Juntunen throws a low kick but Ruanti avoids it.
Juntunen has managed to clinch.
Ruanti is struggling to control the position.
Juntunen misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Juntunen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruanti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Juntunen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juntunen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruanti trying to control the position but instead, Juntunen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruanti into the cage.
Juntunen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruanti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntunen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruanti manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti with a nice cross.
Ruanti blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Ruanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Ruanti with that takedown attempt.
Juntunen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruanti.
Juntunen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruanti doesn't seem bothered though.
Juntunen throws a head kick but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruanti is standing up, even though he is in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruanti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juntunen avoids a kick to the body.
Juntunen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruanti stalks Juntunen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Juntunen's face. Juntunen staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tomi Juntunen has been cut.
Ruanti is looking to land body kicks.
Juntunen throws out a leg kick but Ruanti moves out of range and Juntunen only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruanti lands a jab to the nose.
Ruanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juntunen swings for the body but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti throws a body punch but Juntunen moves out of range.
Ruanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juntunen.
Juntunen misses with a wild body shot.
Ruanti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen scores with a three punch combo!
Juntunen throws a body punch but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti misses with a body kick.
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Juntunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Juntunen tries to avoid it.
Juntunen connects with a solid leg kick.
Juntunen scores with a nice body kick.
Juntunen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomi Juntunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruanti throws a head kick that half lands.
Juntunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti keeps Juntunen at a distance using the push kick.
Ruanti checks the leg kick.
Ruanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntunen moves away.
Ruanti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juntunen's calf.
Ruanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ruanti blocks the body kick.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruanti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juntunen - the referee stops the clock and Ruanti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juntunen. Ruanti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntunen.
Juntunen lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Ruanti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Juntunen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juntunen moves out of range as Ruanti strikes.
Ruanti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juntunen's head.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen throws a low kick but Ruanti avoids it.
Juntunen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juntunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruanti is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruanti avoids the head kick by Juntunen.
Juntunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruanti ducks under a wild hook from Juntunen.
Ruanti lands with a nice body punch.
Juntunen jabs Ruanti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juntunen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ruanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruanti.
Ruanti slips a straight right by Juntunen.
Juntunen takes one on the button.
Ruanti throws a head kick but Juntunen moves out of range.
Juntunen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruanti rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Juntunen.
Ruanti throws out a leg kick but Juntunen moves out of range and Ruanti only half commits.
Ruanti takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Juntunen throws a head kick but Ruanti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Ruanti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomi Juntunen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juntunen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruanti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Juntunen's hands.
Ruanti misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Ruanti scores with a push kick.
Ruanti checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruanti jabs Juntunen right on the nose. Juntunen blinks but takes it well.
Juntunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Ruanti.
Ruanti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruanti.
Ruanti slips under a jab.
Juntunen throws a right and a left that Ruanti avoids nicely.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses.
Juntunen throws a looping overhand right but Ruanti ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Juntunen as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntunen is just out of range.
Ruanti thuds a left hand into Juntunen's body.
Ruanti scores with a leg kick.
Juntunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntunen.
Ruanti wants to slow Juntunen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juntunen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruanti - the referee stops the clock and Juntunen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruanti. Juntunen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juntunen is breathing heavily.
Juntunen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruanti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruanti throws a leg kick which misses Juntunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Juntunen tries to avoid it.
Ruanti looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Ruanti tests Juntunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruanti connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juntunen's waist but Juntunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruanti off to one side.
Ruanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruanti misses with a takedown attempt - Juntunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juntunen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juntunen.
Juntunen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juntunen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruanti - the referee stops the clock and Juntunen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruanti. Juntunen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Ruanti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juntunen takes a swing at Ruanti's ribcage but misses.
Ruanti lands a nice shot that snaps Juntunen's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruanti.
Ruanti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juntunen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ruanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntunen throws out a powerful jab.
Ruanti throws a looping overhand right but Juntunen ducks down to avoid it.
Ruanti shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntunen.
Juntunen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniel Ruanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruanti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Juntunen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ruanti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti content just to control the position here.
Ruanti looking to control but Juntunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruanti wants to take his opponent's back but Juntunen doesn't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruanti wants to control the pace but Juntunen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Juntunen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ruanti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juntunen.
Ruanti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juntunen throws the kick towards the body but Ruanti avoids it.
Juntunen is looking to slow Ruanti down with leg kicks.
Juntunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruanti misses with a body shot.
Juntunen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Ruanti.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juntunen sprawls well. Juntunen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruanti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juntunen tries to avoid it but Ruanti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juntunen to the ground. Juntunen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Juntunen enables Ruanti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Juntunen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juntunen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruanti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruanti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti wants to pass the guard but Juntunen is keeping the position.
Ruanti is looking to advance position but Juntunen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ruanti tries to reverse the position but Juntunen maintains control.
Ruanti is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti tries to hold on but Juntunen postures up.
Ruanti is desperately trying to improve his position but Juntunen has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruanti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen wants to control the pace but Ruanti is squirming around nicely.
Ruanti is desperately trying to improve his position but Juntunen has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruanti tries to hold on but Juntunen postures up.
Tomi Juntunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruanti is trying to escape the mount.
Ruanti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Juntunen.
Ruanti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruanti is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ruanti, 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Ruanti!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Ruanti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie's entrance music is Congo Ashanti. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jabbar's choice of entrance music: DMX - Party Up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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230 lbs
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem Abdul Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
That kick from Ashantie tenderised Jabbar's leg. Jabbar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ashantie cracks Jabbar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Kareem Abdul Jabbar 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!
Jabbar misses with a head kick.
Jabbar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabbar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Ashantie.
Ashantie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashantie checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Ashantie.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashantie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbar moves away.
Jabbar throws a body kick that misses.
Ashantie lands a big head kick that sends Jabbar tumbling to the mat! Ashantie takes a step backwards and waves Jabbar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jabbar is rocked!
Ashantie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jabbar is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashantie finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ashantie on the side of the head.
Jabbar seems to have recovered his senses.
Jabbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashantie walks into a straight right hand from Jabbar.
Ashantie is looking to slow Jabbar down with leg kicks.
Jabbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashantie was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabbar.
Jabbar just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ashantie. Ashantie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jabbar misses the shot to the body.
Jabbar throws a push kick but Ashantie slaps the foot to one side.
Ashantie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jabbar.
Ashantie lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie thows a body shot but no joy.
Ashantie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabbar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ashantie lands a nice hook to Jabbar's body. Jabbar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Jabbar.
Jabbar scores with a decent looking hook.
Jabbar scores with a hook to the body. Ashantie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jabbar throws a sloppy head kick
and Ashantie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jabbar's knee momentarily.
Jabbar looks gassed!
Ashantie misses with a body shot
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand.
Jabbar thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabbar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jabbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Ashantie throws out a loose jab but Jabbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ashantie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a leg kick that knocks Ashantie off balance momentarily.
Ashantie misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jabbar.
Jabbar misses the shot to the body.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Jabbar.
Jabbar throws a hook but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Jabbar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jabbar throws a combination that misses
and Ashantie counters with a straight right hand.
Jabbar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabbar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Ashantie.
A slow jab from Jabbar misses its intended target.
Jabbar loads up on a big right hand but Ashantie slips the punch.
Jabbar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ashantie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Ashantie misses its intended target.
Ashantie misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ashantie misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Ashantie.
Jabbar misses with a hook to the body
and Ashantie counters with a straight right hand.
Jabbar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ashantie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Congo Ashantie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ashantie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ashantie checks a leg kick.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Jabbar.
Nice straight punches there by Jabbar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabbar.
Ashantie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jabbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jabbar throws a front kick aimed at Ashantie's knee but Ashantie avoids it well.
Ashantie swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jabbar throws a leg kick
and Ashantie counters with a good low kick that Jabbar was not able to check.
Ashantie is looking to wear down Jabbar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Jabbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ashantie.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ashantie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Jabbar takes a swing at Ashantie's ribcage but misses.
Jabbar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar swings for the body but Ashantie moves out of range.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabbar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ashantie throws a body punch but Jabbar moves out of range.
Ashantie connects with a combination that backs up Jabbar into the cage. Ashantie lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jabbar's guard. Jabbar is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ashantie bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Congo Ashantie!
After the fight, Congo Ashantie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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