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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Smithson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd-Gimme back my Bullets as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Smithson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aidan Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Smithson shows good takedown defense.
Xavier shoots in for a double leg but Smithson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xavier closes the distance and clinches.
Smithson jumps guard and drags Xavier to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Xavier wants to get up but he can't break Smithson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smithson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Xavier throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smithson's body to avoid the submission. Smithson has instead reached around Xavier's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smithson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Willy Smithson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by X is Coming. Hihnavaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kallio Vice. Eduardo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksi Hihnavaara's chin.
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166 lbs
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hihnavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hihnavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Hihnavaara moves into the clinch.
Hihnavaara lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Silva jumps guard but Hihnavaara stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hihnavaara is struggling to control the position.
Hihnavaara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hihnavaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hihnavaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Hihnavaara trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hihnavaara throws an elbow but misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hihnavaara pulls guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hihnavaara throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Hihnavaara is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hihnavaara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hihnavaara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hihnavaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hihnavaara being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hihnavaara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hihnavaara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Silva tries to control but Hihnavaara wriggling away.
Hihnavaara is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
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 Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva'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.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hihnavaara is trying to stand.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
Hihnavaara is trying to stand.
Silva moves to back control.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hihnavaara defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hihnavaara taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying James's choice of entrance music: I Stand Alone - Godsmack. On his way into the cage it seems that Rinky Spider has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rinky Spider seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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268 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James 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.
Spider catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Spider.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spider throws a combination that misses
and James counters with an outside leg kick.
Spider connects with a jab.
It looks like Rick James has been cut.
Spider lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Spider takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!
James is rocked!
Spider lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens James up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Spider from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw James's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rinky Spider!
After winning the bout, Rinky Spider thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Prozak - Under The Rain. Rasva Jorma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
A short right from Jorma on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jorma regains guard.
Jorma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jorma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jorma looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorma, not yet.
Jorma keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jorma cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jorma's half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jordan Jones.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jab by Jorma.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jorma. Jorma obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jorma is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jorma wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jorma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jorma throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorma keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jorma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorma wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
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 Jordan Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jorma closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Jorma pushes him back against the cage.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jorma.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jorma stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jorma looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma tries to clinch up.
Jorma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries for a takedown but Jorma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jorma tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jorma scores with a hook.
Jorma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jorma.
Nice straight punches there by Jorma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jorma.
Jorma stuffs the takedown.
Jorma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looks for a takedown but Jorma sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Jorma.
Jorma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jorma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jorma swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Rasva Jorma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jorma misses with a knee strike.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Jorma keeps him there for the moment.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Jorma.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Jorma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jorma - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jorma. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Jorma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorma thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jorma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jorma connects with the punch.
Jorma tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorma tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jorma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Jorma. Beautiful body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Jorma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasva Jorma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Jorma shows good takedown defense.
Jorma has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jorma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jorma keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jorma tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorma drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorma lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorma.
Jorma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorma tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorma darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jorma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorma throws an elbow that misses.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorma lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jorma after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jorma looking to stall.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Jorma keeps him there for the moment.
Jorma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jorma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jorma is keeping busy.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Jorma improves position.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jorma walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jorma scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jorma lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jorma works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones moves out of range as Jorma throws a body kick.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jorma.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jorma works the jab nicely.
Jones is rocked!
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands the left hand.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorma connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jorma circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jones to the canvas! Jones doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jorma keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
In his post fight interview, Rasva Jorma gave a big smile as he said 'Sometimes handling this awesomeness gets out of my hands. Then I just deal with by punishing my opponent. You just saw how it happens. You are welcome but next time you should cheer me more. Im much better than you in every way and we all know it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Nevin has chosen Twin Atlantic - Free as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bill Nevin enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevin tried to score with a low kick but Hawking checks it.
Nevin swings widly with a right hand
and Hawking counters with a shoot takedown. Nevin fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawking slips nicely into half guard.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but Nevin defending well.
Hawking throwing shots but Nevin is blocking nicely.
Hawking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nevin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nevin.
Hawking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nevin holds on and takes a little breather.
Hawking stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nevin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking looking to pass the guard.
Hawking is looking to work some ground and pound but Nevin has wrist control.
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevin is retaining full guard.
Nevin controls Hawking momentarily but Hawking frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Nevin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nevin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawking moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nevin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawking counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hawking passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nevin!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawking there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hawking lands with some strikes.
Hawking thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawking lands a big shot there that rocks Nevin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevin wants to hold on but Hawking pushes him away.
Hawking landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hawking with good strikes from the mount here!
Nevin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nevin is still in real trouble! Can Hawking finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws some wild stikes that Nevin manages to avoid easily.
Nevin seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawking misses with a head shot.
Hawking prevents Nevin from getting the reversal.
Hawking throwing strikes but Nevin bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hawking wants to improve his position but instead Nevin has moved into half guard.
Nevin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hawking controls his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawking is looking for a sweep. Nevin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking wants to control but Nevin is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nevin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawking is defended easily by Nevin.
Nevin connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawking throws a low kick but Nevin avoids it.
Nevin throws a body punch but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nevin thumps Hawking with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin scores with a head kick. Hawking tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nevin throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawking counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawking in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nevin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevin is keeping the position for now.
Hawking advances to half guard.
Nevin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking looks to land a strike but Nevin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawking slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nevin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hawking throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nevin wants to control but Hawking postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws a strike aimed at the side of Nevin's head but Nevin avoids it well.
Hawking is trying to ground and pound but Nevin uses the momentary lack of control by Hawking to regain half guard.
Hawking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stephen Hawking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawking tries to pass to full mount but Nevin defends it.
Hawking is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nevin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hawking breaks from Nevin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawking throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nevin is looking to get to half guard.
Hawking looking to ground and pound but Nevin is blocking nicely.
Hawking throwing strikes here but Nevin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawking looking to ground and pound but Nevin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Hawking.
Hawking with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nevin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nevin throws a chopping leg kick but Hawking manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevin can do to turn this around?
Nevin misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Hawking with that takedown attempt.
Hawking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevin throws a body punch but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking avoids the body shot from Nevin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawking with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nevin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Nevin.
Nevin throws a hook but Hawking avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Nevin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawking doesn't seem phased though.
Bill Nevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawking.
Nevin throws a sloppy head kick and Hawking moves out of range easily.
Nevin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawking counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nevin won't be happy with that.
Hawking creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nevin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nevin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Hawking seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawking working the ground and pound.
Hawking connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nevin some visible discomfort.
Hawking cracks Nevin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hawking looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nevin is avoiding damage well.
Hawking looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin defending against the ground and pound.
Hawking working the strikes but Nevin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hawking moves nicely into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hawking.
Hawking throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hawking working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking tries for a kimura but Nevin is defending well.
Hawking looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nevin is avoiding damage well.
Hawking throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nevin regains half guard, as Hawking was trying to land strikes.
Ground and pound from Hawking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hawking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawking stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nevin.
Hawking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevin misses with a hook to the body
and Hawking counters with a shoot takedown. Nevin fights it but they end up in guard.
Hawking works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nevin won't allow Hawking to pass to mount.
Nevin is controlling Hawking's trapped leg to prevent Hawking from advancing to side control.
Hawking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nevin's head.
Hawking trying to advance position but Nevin counters by regaining guard.
Hawking throws a strike but Nevin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin stopping the sweep attempt from Hawking.
Nevin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawking is proving hard to escape from.
Hawking wants to sweep but no luck.
Nevin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nevin 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 Hawking has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawking and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Hawking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin throws a leg kick which misses Hawking's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawking tries to avoid it.
Nevin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawking.
Nevin lands with a nice body kick.
Hawking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hawking's head.
Nevin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hawking to counter with a crisp jab.
Nevin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevin cracks Hawking with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawking blocks a head kick by Nevin.
Hawking shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hawking's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hawking avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nevin misses with a looping left.
Nevin misses with a body shot
and Hawking counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nevin can't find room to land a body shot as Hawking controls the action.
Hawking is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nevin is defending well.
Nevin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hawking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Nevin.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawking is trying to trip Nevin. He has hold of a leg but Nevin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hawking persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hawking forces his way into half guard.
Hawking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking is pressing down on Nevin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nevin is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin is in trouble now - Hawking has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stephen Hawking will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Hawking's cut.
That's time! Hawking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nevin throws a low kick but Hawking moves out of range easily.
Nevin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nevin throws a front kick aimed at Hawking's knee but Hawking avoids it well.
Hawking throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nevin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawking is in Nevin's guard.
Hawking missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawking has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawking passes Nevin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but Nevin defending well.
Hawking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking uses his free foot to push down on Nevin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nevin.
Hawking throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nevin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawking misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hawking looking to finish Nevin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nevin!
Nevin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hawking tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawking lands a big shot there that rocks Nevin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nevin because Hawking loaded up on that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hawking.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hawking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hawking throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nevin because Hawking loaded up on that one.
Hawking lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Nevin! Hawking sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Nevin and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Stephen Hawking started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luisao Linhaeres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into the arena with Slayer - Angel of Death blaring out of the sound system. 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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304 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luisao Linhaeres!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhaeres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzi.
Uzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhaeres throws an off balance right hand
and Uzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linhaeres misses with a double jab
and Uzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Uzi.
Linhaeres throws a shot from downtown. Uzi moves away and avoids it.
Linhaeres uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhaeres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzi misses the jab.
Linhaeres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzi swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhaeres thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Uzi.
Jab from Linhaeres.
Uzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhaeres.
Uzi lands with a good body shot.
Kurt Uzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linhaeres's hands.
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!
Nice defenses there by Linhaeres.
Linhaeres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uzi finds it's way round the side to connect with Linhaeres's head.
Linhaeres swings widly with a right hand
and Uzi counters with a series of strikes that sends Linhaeres to the canvas! Uzi follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Uzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linhaeres is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control but Linhaeres is working from the bottom.
Uzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uzi trying to control but Linhaeres is working from the bottom.
Uzi won't allow Linhaeres to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres is trying to keep Uzi in close.
Linhaeres trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Kurt Uzi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Linhaeres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzi moves away.
Linhaeres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzi is fending him off so far but Linhaeres persists. Nope, Uzi circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Linhaeres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurt Uzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luisao Linhaeres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linhaeres circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi misses with an uppercut. Linhaeres saw that one coming.
Linhaeres misses the jab.
Uzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhaeres manages to avoid it.
Linhaeres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uzi thuds a left hand into Linhaeres's body.
Linhaeres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Uzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linhaeres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Linhaeres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Uzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Linhaeres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kurt Uzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linhaeres can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhaeres misses with a hook.
Linhaeres avoids the body shot from Uzi.
Uzi stuffs the takedown.
A big right from Uzi misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Linhaeres.
Uzi misses with a hook
and Linhaeres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Uzi won't be happy with that.
Linhaeres is breathing heavily.
Uzi struggling a bit here.
Uzi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi struggling a bit here.
Linhaeres cracks Uzi with a big elbow.
Uzi is not content to let Linhaeres control the position.
Linhaeres misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Linhaeres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Uzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linhaeres's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhaeres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linhaeres moves nicely into side control.
Uzi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Uzi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Linhaeres's guard! Nice work there by Uzi!
Uzi throws a strike but Linhaeres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Linhaeres advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uzi is looking to control Linhaeres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzi avoid being mounted?
Uzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Linhaeres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linhaeres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luisao Linhaeres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhaeres landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhaeres stops Uzi from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luisao Linhaeres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzi throws a one two combo.
Uzi misses with a looping left.
Linhaeres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Linhaeres.
Uzi waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Linhaeres. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Linhaeres to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Luisao Linhaeres has been cut.
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!
Linhaeres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linhaeres keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi working some strikes from top position.
Uzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Linhaeres is trying to keep Uzi in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linhaeres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi stands up and waves to Linhaeres to follow him.
Linhaeres cracks a nice hook into Uzi's ribs.
Uzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhaeres manages to avoid it.
Uzi tests Linhaeres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhaeres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linhaeres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi slips a jab from Linhaeres.
Linhaeres throws a shot to the body.
Linhaeres shoots in and drives through. Uzi sprawls well.
A big right from Linhaeres misses.
Linhaeres scores with a one two! Uzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kurt Uzi's cut is getting worse.
Linhaeres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhaeres throws an overhand right that lands on Uzi's shoulder, as Uzi tries to avoid the shot.
Uzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Linhaeres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhaeres.
Uzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uzi misses with a hook
and Linhaeres counters with a series of strikes. Uzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kurt Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kurt Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Uzi does no damage.
Linhaeres looks to land a right hand but Uzi moved out of range.
Luisao Linhaeres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linhaeres scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeez, Kurt Uzi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhaeres misses with a hook
and Uzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uzi fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Uzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uzi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kurt Uzi!
Kurt Uzi wins by unanimous decision!
Kurt Uzi took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moody throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Moody.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moody connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White tries to score with a low kick but Moody moves his leg out of the way.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moody jabs at White's body.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moody.
Moody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Nice shot lands for White.
Moody tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White blocks a jab.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moody misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moody.
White throws a right hand that Moody ducks under and follows up with a left that Moody also avoids with ease.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Moody throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Moody seems unphased.
White throws a shot from downtown. Moody moves away and avoids it.
Moody throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moody.
Moody misses with a straight right.
White slips under a jab.
White connects with a body shot that sends Moody's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White looks to throw the jab but Moody is out of range.
Dana White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moody makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. White really felt that one!
A nice inside leg kick there by Moody. That's going to slow White down.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Moody off balance momentarily.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White takes one to the side of the head.
Moody misses with a head kick.
Moody moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White missing with a left hand there. Moody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moody has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moody there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Moody misses.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moody tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White jabs Moody to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moody duly obliges.
White walks into a straight right hand from Moody.
White throws a nice looking combination but Moody bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moody tries a head kick but it misses.
Moody tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White defending well as Moody loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Moody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moody falls off balance throwing a combination
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moody connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Moody is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Moody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moody throws a body kick that misses.
White swings for the body but Moody moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a leg kick but Moody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White looks to throw the jab but Moody is out of range.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White blocks the body kick.
Moody misses with a straight left.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moody was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Moody.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White scores with a leg kick.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Dwight Moody will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White lands with a hook. Moody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White throws a shot from downtown. Moody moves away and avoids it.
Moody misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moody walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White with a nice cross.
Moody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moody lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Moody.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Moody scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Moody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moody throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Moody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moody throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Moody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
White misses with a looping right.
Moody has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moody sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moody thows a body shot but no joy.
Moody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moody.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Moody does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White lands a jab.
White's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and White duly obliges.
Moody is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Moody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moody switches off momentarily and White cracks him with a monster right hand! Moody topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as White dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dana White!
Dana White is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Dana White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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