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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best around. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Sloan misses.
Sloan clinches.
Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Scot Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko lands a head kick!
It looks like Scot Sloan has been cut.
Sloan thows a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloan working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko pushes down on Sloan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sloan tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sloan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Sloan is keeping the position.
Emelianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sloan is keeping the position for now.
Sloan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sloan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko pushes down on Sloan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sloan pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sloan defending well though.
Sloan tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Sloan's head.
Sloan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sloan is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sloan sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko moves into full mount! Sloan won't be happy about that!
Emelianenko controlling from the full mount.
A big strike lands for Emelianenko! That's really hurt Sloan and he's turned his back - Emelianenko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Emelianenko jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Emelianenko!
Andrei Emelianenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by tubular bells. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Gonzalez is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rajja Khan!
Rajja Khan made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krueger's choice of entrance music: Freddy's Coming For You. Chris Connely had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connely takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krueger takes one to the chin there.
Krueger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Connely.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connely moves away.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger looks to land a combination but Connely avoids it well.
Connely jabs Krueger right on the nose. Krueger blinks but takes it well.
Connely moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Nice uppercut there from Connely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
and Krueger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krueger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krueger misses with a low kick.
Krueger misses with a double jab.
Connely throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Connely scores with a sloppy right hand. Krueger should have avoided that one.
Krueger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely scores with a nice head shot.
Krueger looks to land a combination but Connely avoids it well.
Krueger looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
A head kick misses from Krueger.
Connely dodges the punch combination from Krueger.
Krueger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krueger checks a leg kick.
Krueger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connely rather than just go for the knockout.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
A jab from Krueger does it's job there.
Krueger misses with a low kick.
Connely scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connely throws a good cross that connects.
Krueger misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
Connely misses with a looping right.
Connely feints and then cracks Krueger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krueger down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a head kick but Connely moves out of range.
Krueger slips a straight right by Connely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Connely.
Krueger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Connely sizes up Krueger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Connely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krueger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Good work by Krueger as he checks the leg kick.
Krueger 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.
Krueger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krueger jabs Connely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krueger throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Connely blocks the low kick.
Connely misses with a straight left.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Connely.
Krueger stalks Connely and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connely's face. Connely staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Connely throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
Connely misses with a body punch
enabling Krueger to counter with a crisp jab.
Krueger lands a body shot.
Connely avoids the body shot from Krueger.
Krueger looks to land a combination but Connely avoids it well.
Jab from Krueger.
Danga de danga de dang - Connely scores with a four punch combination!
Krueger slips a jab from Connely.
Krueger scores with a kick to the body.
Connely misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Connely finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Connely misses its intended target.
Connely just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krueger looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely is looking to chop away at Krueger's legs.
Connely takes one to the side of the head.
Connely digs a good hook to Krueger's body.
Connely misses with a looping right.
Krueger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connely.
Decent striking displayed by Connely there.
Connely finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Krueger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Connely is out of range.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Connely.
Connely avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger misses with a hook.
Krueger tries to move into range but Connely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krueger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Connely throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krueger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connely.
Connely throws a series of punches but Krueger moves out of range.
Connely looks to land a left hand but Krueger moved out of range nicely.
Krueger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Connely in his tracks.
Krueger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut.
Connely avoids the head kick by Krueger.
Connely throws out a leg kick but Krueger moves out of range and Connely only half commits.
Krueger swings for the body but Connely moves out of range.
Connely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krueger misses with a right hand
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chris Connely is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krueger scores with a shot to the body.
Connely throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Krueger. That snapped Connely's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely staying out of range there.
Connely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Krueger does no damage.
Connely scores with a jab. Krueger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Krueger.
Connely 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.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Connely.
Connely misses with a looping right.
Krueger scores with a decent looking hook.
Connely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Krueger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connely.
Krueger blocks a jab.
Connely misses with a hook. Krueger ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Krueger misses.
Connely lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Connely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krueger swings for the body but Connely moves out of range.
Good shot there by Krueger.
Connely jabs Krueger right on the nose. Krueger blinks but takes it well.
Krueger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krueger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A cross from Connely lands.
Krueger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Connely finds it's target.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connely.
Connely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Connely takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Krueger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely just misses with a punch to the body.
Connely throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Krueger throws a right hand that Connely ducks under and follows up with a left that Connely also avoids with ease.
Connely swings for the body but Krueger moves out of range.
Connely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krueger.
Krueger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Connely momentarily.
Connely lands with a good body shot.
Connely tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krueger lands with a nice combination. Connely backs away looking to recover.
Connely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krueger's head backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Connely here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Krueger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connely under the eye.
Krueger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krueger stalks Connely and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connely's face. Connely staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Krueger misses.
Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connely throws a body punch but Krueger moves out of range.
Connely cracks a nice hook into Krueger's ribs.
Connely scores with a shot to the body.
Connely takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krueger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connely misses with a low kick as Krueger jumps back.
Connely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connely.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Connely is just out of range.
Krueger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Krueger. Beautiful body shot.
Krueger tried to score with a low kick but Connely checks it.
Connely connects with a leg kick. Krueger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Chris Connely 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!
Krueger moves out of range as Connely strikes.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
Krueger lands a jab to Connely's midsection.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krueger misses with a low kick.
Connely lands with a nice body punch.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connely blocks a jab.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krueger on the side of the head.
Krueger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connely connects with a single shot there.
Krueger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krueger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to chop away at Connely's legs.
Krueger misses with a few strikes there.
Krueger moves away from the strike by Connely.
A jab lands there for Connely.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krueger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Connely throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Connely throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krueger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krueger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krueger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Krueger - just one landing.
Krueger looks to land a right hand but Connely moved out of range.
Krueger connects with a right hand. Connely shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely's corner calls for a 1-2. Connely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krueger scores with a nice head shot.
Connely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krueger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krueger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Krueger slips a straight right by Connely.
A bone on bone clash there as Connely blocks the leg kick.
Connely displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krueger throws out the jab.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krueger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connely.
Connely lands a nice looking body shot.
Connely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krueger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connely scores with a nice strike.
Krueger lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connely takes a kick to the side of the head.
Connely misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Connely scores with a nice strike.
Chris Connely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Connely throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Krueger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick
and Connely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krueger throws a jab when Connely was well out of range.
Krueger throws a front kick aimed at Connely's knee but Connely avoids it well.
Connely takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krueger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connely counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krueger looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely avoids the body shot from Krueger.
Connely connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Connely.
A telegraphed right hand from Connely misses the target.
Connely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
Connely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Connely.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Connely.
Jab from Krueger.
Connely throws a right hand that Krueger ducks under and follows up with a left that Krueger also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely slips a jab and a cross from Krueger.
Connely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Krueger.
Well Connely 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. 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! Rodney Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Chimpo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chimpo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Chimpo is controlling well.
Chimpo trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Chimpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Chimpo wants to control but Holmes is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Chimpo.
Chimpo is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chimpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chimpo dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Chimpo's head and hops out.
Chimpo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chimpo thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes tries to clinch but Chimpo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Chimpo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chimpo.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chimpo or not.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chimpo's elbow.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chimpo fails to land.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes connects with a body shot.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Chimpo counters with a one-two to the body.
Chimpo closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Holmes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chimpo or not.
Chimpo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chimpo.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chimpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Chimpo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Holmes has Chimpo pressed against the cage, preventing Chimpo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chimpo looking for a takedown.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Chimpo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Chimpo avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chimpo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chimpo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chimpo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holmes regains guard immediately.
Chimpo throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes pulls Chimpo in to control the position.
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 Johnny Chimpo'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.
Chimpo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chimpo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Chimpo misses
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chimpo doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes rushes Chimpo and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Chimpo controls the action.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chimpo can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Chimpo controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chimpo tries to stall but Holmes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chimpo blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Chimpo can't get the takedown.
Holmes tries to work over Chimpo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chimpo lands a takedown into guard.
Chimpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chimpo trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Chimpo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo stops Holmes from standing up.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Chimpo from controlling successfully.
Chimpo tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Chimpo trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Chimpo looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chimpo is trying to control the position but Holmes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chimpo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Chimpo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Chimpo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chimpo ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Chimpo is out of range.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chimpo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chimpo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes misses with a double jab
and Chimpo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holmes won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chimpo off and has taken his back!
Chimpo just trying to survive but Holmes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chimpo wants to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Chimpo doesn't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chimpo rolls, trying to escape but Holmes keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Chimpo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Holmes throws a right hand that Chimpo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chimpo also avoids with ease.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Chimpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chimpo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Chimpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Chimpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chimpo slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Holmes misses with a combination
enabling Chimpo to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chimpo counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chimpo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chimpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes digs a right hand into Chimpo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chimpo's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes is working Chimpo over against the cage.
Chimpo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Chimpo scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chimpo blocks an uppercut.
Chimpo wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Chimpo.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Holmes pushes Chimpo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Chimpo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chimpo blocks it with crossed arms.
Chimpo wants the takedown. Holmes is fighting it off but Chimpo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Holmes's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes trying to control the position here.
Johnny Chimpo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Chimpo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chimpo looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chimpo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holmes won't allow Chimpo to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
After the fight, Rodney Holmes 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. The crowd seem to be enjoying Binzo's choice of entrance music: Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Binzo Binzo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks throws a lazy body kick
and Binzo counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Hanks scores with a nice head shot.
Hanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Binzo throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
Binzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanks.
Hanks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Binzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Binzo throws a head kick but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Binzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanks is just out of range.
Binzo throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanks lands with an overhand left.
Binzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Binzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Binzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanks throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanks throws a hook but Binzo blocks it.
Hanks takes one 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!
Binzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Binzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Binzo cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks loads up on a big right hand but Binzo slips the punch.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Binzo saw that one coming.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Binzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks throws an off balance right hand
and Binzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanks's knee momentarily.
Hanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanks throws a lazy body kick
and Binzo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo works the jab nicely.
Binzo misses the body punch
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Binzo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fred Hanks's cut is getting worse.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Binzo.
Binzo tries to clinch but Hanks is having none of it.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo jabs Hanks right on the nose. Hanks blinks but takes it well.
Binzo cracks a nice hook into Hanks's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binzo avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Binzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanks 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.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Binzo's head but Binzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Binzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Binzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Binzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanks throws a hook but Binzo avoids it easily.
Hanks throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo cracks Hanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Binzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanks misses with a left hand
and Binzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanks digs a good hook to Binzo's body.
Hanks throws a right hand that misses
and Binzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Binzo takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Binzo throws a head kick that misses.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binzo.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Binzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Binzo looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Binzo is looking to slow Hanks down with leg kicks.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Binzo.
Binzo motions for Hanks to come forward. Binzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanks.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Hanks slips under a jab from Binzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks takes a swing at Binzo's ribcage but misses.
Hanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Binzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Binzo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Binzo.
Binzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Binzo.
Binzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.
Binzo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks jabs at Binzo's body.
Nice defenses there by Binzo.
Binzo connects with a jab.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fred Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Binzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
A slow jab from Hanks misses its intended target.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binzo misses with the combination.
Binzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Hanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Hanks misses
and Binzo counters with a nice body shot.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Binzo.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown but Hanks shows good takedown defense.
Fred Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binzo Binzo.
Binzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanks defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hanks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hanks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Binzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks jabs Binzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Binzo is just out of range.
Hanks misses with a jab to the body
and Binzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanks dips to his left and cracks Binzo with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Hanks. No joy for Binzo on that attempt.
Binzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Binzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Binzo slips under a jab from Hanks.
Hanks keeps Binzo at a distance using the push kick.
Hanks sizes up Binzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanks swings for the body but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo tries to bum rush Hanks with a series of wild strikes but Hanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks throws a series of punches but Binzo avoids them all with ease.
Binzo slips a jab and a cross from Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Binzo is just out of range.
Hanks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Binzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanks swivels and escapes.
Binzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Binzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Binzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hanks seems keen to control Binzo's posture.
Binzo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Binzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Binzo controlling the position from side mount.
Binzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Binzo is looking to take a break and control but Hanks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hanks trying to hold on to Binzo's head to control him but Binzo postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Binzo connects with a nice short shot to Hanks's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanks's head.
Hanks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Binzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Binzo's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Hanks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanks 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Hanks!
An out of breath Fred Hanks 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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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 Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, make love not war baby. The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
193 lbs
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30
215 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Gray's head and hops out.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith catches Gray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peter Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Gray misses with a left hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith lands with a hook. Gray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Gray misses with a hook
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Gray is rocked!
Smith drops Gray with a huge uppercut! Gray drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Smith is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smith!
Peter Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Triumph. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Wise saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Wise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wise misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Wise jabs at Jackson's body.
Wise throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Rashad Jackson has been cut.
Wise looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Wise misses its intended target.
Wise misses with a leg kick.
Wise dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Wise lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Wise instigates a clinch.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Wise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Wise throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wise.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Wise looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson slips a jab from Wise.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.
Wise misses with a looping right.
Wise works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Wise moved away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wise finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
Wise throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wise throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wise misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Wise.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Wise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Wise's head but Wise avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings around for an armbar but Wise sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
Wise looking to pass the guard.
Wise postures up.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Wise controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wise moves away.
Wise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it.
Wise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Wise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Wise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rashad Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Good exchange - Wise coming out on top.
Wise misses with a left hand
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, jab by Wise - just one landing.
Jackson slips under a jab from Wise.
Wise lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wise lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wise sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wise to counter with a crisp jab.
Rashad Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination. Wise tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wise throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wise momentarily.
Wise looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side.
Wise slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Wise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wise lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wise takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Wise's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wise looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Wise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson moves out of range as Wise throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Wise throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Wise's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wise duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Wise connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wise. That's going to slow Jackson down.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Wise counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dennis Wise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wise tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Wise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wise swinging wildly here.
Wise fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Rashad Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Wise misses.
Wise 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.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wise's waist but Wise gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free but Wise has control.
Wise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Wise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Rashad Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Wise is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wise down to the mat. Wise avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Wise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wise connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
A lazy left from Wise finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Wise cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws the left hand but Wise avoids the punch easily.
Wise thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wise winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
A relieved looking Dennis Wise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
211 lbs
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223 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Wukong misses
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Wukong ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Wukong.
Wukong has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Gold blocking some punches.
Wukong gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wukong blocking some punches.
Gold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wukong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wukong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gold.
Wukong prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Wukong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold avoiding damage as Wukong throws knees to the body.
Gold wants to take the fight to the mat but Wukong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sun Wukong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gold.
Gold is trying to pull guard but Wukong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wukong with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wukong tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Wukong back against the cage.
Wukong prevents a body shot from Gold.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wukong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wukong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wukong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Wukong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Wukong.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Wukong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Wukong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Wukong misses with a knee to the head.
Wukong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wukong lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold tries for a takedown but Wukong manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Wukong won't allow it.
Wukong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Wukong trying to land knees to the body.
Wukong tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Wukong can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Wukong digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wukongs head.
Wukong lands a shoulder strike.
Wukong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wukong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold is trying to break free.
Wukong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wukong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wukong slips a jab from Gold.
Wukong throws a body kick that misses.
Gold lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Wukong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gold is out of range and Wukong settles back down.
Wukong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Wukong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
Gold 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.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Wukong.
Wukong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wukong lands a right hook to the body.
Gold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wukong.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wukong scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wukong tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wukong misses the shot to the body.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Wukong.
Gold misses with an uppercut
enabling Wukong to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wukong looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
Wukong lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wukong is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Wukong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Wukong moves into the clinch.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wukong.
Wukong lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sun Wukong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gold working aggressively here.
Wukong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wukong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Gold tries to pull guard but Wukong won't allow it.
Wukong blocks an uppercut.
Wukong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold scores with a hook.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Wukong with an uppercut!
Wukong scores with a body shot.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wukong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Wukong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wukong.
Nice jab there from Wukong.
Wukong moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wukong darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Wukong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Wukong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wukong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wukong. Gold shrugs it off though.
Wukong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Wukong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sun Wukong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wukong throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Wukong tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Wukong scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wukong catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wukong scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wukong.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wukong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wukong.
Gold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wukong.
Wukong scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wukong moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Wukong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wukong.
Wukong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wukong tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Sun Wukong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wukong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wukong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wukong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wukong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wukong works Gold's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Wukong.
Wukong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Wukong thows a body shot but no joy.
Wukong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sun Wukong is winning the standup battle so far.
Wukong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wukong. Wukong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wukong lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wukong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wukong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong gets a clinch.
Wukong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wukong lands an uppercut.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wukong's elbow.
Wukong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wukong's elbow.
Wukong landing knees to the head.
Wukong tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wukong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wukong smiles and moves away.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wukong.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Wukong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
Wukong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wukong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Wukong lands.
Wukong is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wukong.
Wukong lands a left and a right that send Gold crashing to the mat, dazed. Wukong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gold is rocked!
Nice body kick from Wukong.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Wukong finish him?
Wukong scores with a kick to the body.
Wukong lands with an overhand left.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Wukong forces Gold back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Gold goes for a takedown attempt but Wukong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wukong lands a two punch combo.
Wukong is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Wukong misses with a wild combination.
Wukong moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wukong, as that shot connected.
Wukong stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mr Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wukong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a cross.
Wukong connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong scores with a spinning back kick!
Wukong works the jab nicely.
Wukong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wukong.
Wukong lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong fails to land with a series of punches.
Wukong thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Wukong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wukong 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 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Wukong!
Sun Wukong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '1 - 1'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga's entrance music is People In Planes - Last Man Standing. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
277 lbs
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269 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga walks into a straight right hand from Dammon.
It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Dammon lands a nice looking body shot.
Borga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dammon punishes Borga's body with a nice straight punch.
Borga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Dammon misses the target.
Dammon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borga struggles to land a body shot inside as Dammon controls his hands.
Dammon throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Dammon to work.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dammon fails to land.
Borga effectively controlling the action here.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Borga.
Borga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dammon's elbow.
Borga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dammon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon swings wildly with an uppercut but Borga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dammon or not.
Dammon tries to work over Borga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Dammon.
Borga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dammon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dammon lands a body shot.
Borga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a punch to the body.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Borga.
Borga has a couple of punches blocked by Dammon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dammon.
A right hook to the body lands for Dammon.
Dammon blocks a body shot from Borga.
Dammon is trying to stall.
Dammon lands a nice uppercut.
Dammon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borga swings wildly with an uppercut but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borga.
Dammon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dammon lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Dammon.
Borga is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon effectively controlling the action here.
Dammon throws a head punch that misses.
Dammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Borga misses with the head strike.
Dammon working aggressively here.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borga tries a body shot but Dammon blocks it.
Borga can't find room to land a body shot as Dammon controls the action.
Borga throws a punch but it's blocked by Dammon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Borga controls his hands.
Borga prevents a body shot from Dammon.
Dammon is trying to maintain a safe position but Borga gets an underhook and turns Dammon into the cage.
Borga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dammons head.
A short right from Dammon on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dammon digs a right hand into Borga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borga's gas tank.
Borga has Dammon pressed against the cage.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dammon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dammon swings wildly with an uppercut but Borga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dammon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borga backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dammon stalling against the cage.
Dammon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga misses with the head strike.
Borga struggles to land a body shot inside as Dammon controls his hands.
Borga swings wildly with an uppercut but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dammon looks to throw the jab but Borga is out of range.
Dammon lands an overhand right.
Borga's corner calls for a 1-2. Borga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Dammon finds it's target.
Dammon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borga moves away.
Borga misses with a right hand
and Dammon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dammon drives through and clinches with Borga against the cage.
Come on Dammon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Borga manages to break the clinch.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dammon manages to avoid it.
Dammon stuns Borga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dammon moves out of range as Borga throws a body kick.
Borga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dammon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borga on the side of the head.
Dammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dammon scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dammon misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon is looking to clinch.
Borga slips under a jab from Dammon.
Dammon thuds his right hand into Borga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borga throws an overhand right that lands on Dammon's shoulder, as Dammon tries to avoid the shot.
Dammon thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Borga's shoulder, as Borga tries to avoid the shot.
Borga wants to clinch
and Dammon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dammon throws a lazy right hand but Borga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga moves out of range of the strikes.
Dammon misses with an uppercut
and Borga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dammon looks to score with a jab to the body but Borga is just out of range.
Borga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dammon.
Dammon misses with a jab to the body
and Borga counters with a one-two to the body.
Borga slips a straight right by Dammon.
Dammon scores with a punch to the head.
Aleksi Borga's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dammon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dammon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Borga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borga.
Dammon takes a swing at Borga's ribcage but misses.
Borga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borga needs to keep his hands up - Dammon had a free shot at his head there.
Dammon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dammon lands a big right hand that sends Borga crashing to the mat! Dammon stays standing though and waves Borga back to his feet!
Borga is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga is holding his hands too far apart here. Dammon throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Borga is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Dammon!
As Matt Dammon got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Como consegui ganhar essa luta ?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumbass McWeakhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dumbass McWeakhands!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWeakhands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taalasmaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McWeakhands circles away quickly and effectively.
McWeakhands throws a wild body kick that Taalasmaa sees coming a mile off.
McWeakhands lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taalasmaa's sensitive parts.
McWeakhands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taalasmaa. That did some damage!
McWeakhands missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dumbass McWeakhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa has a takedown stuffed.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but McWeakhands slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donk. Taalasmaa catches McWeakhands right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taalasmaa is defended easily by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands is looking to score with low kicks.
McWeakhands clobbers Taalasmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McWeakhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
McWeakhands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from McWeakhands misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWeakhands. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
McWeakhands throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McWeakhands tried to score with a low kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a series of punches.
McWeakhands tries to score with a low kick but Taalasmaa moves his leg out of the way.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick which misses McWeakhands's front leg but catches the back leg as McWeakhands tries to avoid it.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but McWeakhands ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWeakhands. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
McWeakhands lands with a kick to the ribs.
McWeakhands avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt - McWeakhands sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by McWeakhands. That's going to slow Taalasmaa down.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
McWeakhands thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taalasmaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for McWeakhands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McWeakhands as he avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taalasmaa throws a wild body kick that McWeakhands sees coming a mile off.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but McWeakhands circles away.
McWeakhands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but McWeakhands checks it.
Taalasmaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and McWeakhands counters with a left to the body.
McWeakhands scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taalasmaa walks into a left hand.
Taalasmaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McWeakhands throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
That kick from McWeakhands tenderised Taalasmaa's leg. Taalasmaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taalasmaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick which misses McWeakhands's front leg but catches the back leg as McWeakhands tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from McWeakhands misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and pushes McWeakhands back into the cage.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the head.
McWeakhands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taalasmaas head.
McWeakhands struggles to land a body shot inside as Taalasmaa controls his hands.
McWeakhands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Taalasmaa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Taalasmaa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McWeakhands uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but McWeakhands controlling him for the moment.
McWeakhands must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McWeakhands is looking to stand up but Taalasmaa won't let him.
Taalasmaa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McWeakhands defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWeakhands tries to stand but Taalasmaa is controlling from the bottom.
Taalasmaa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McWeakhands wants to stand but Taalasmaa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McWeakhands passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like McWeakhands is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dumbass McWeakhands dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from McWeakhands.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but McWeakhands circles away.
McWeakhands blocks the body kick.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McWeakhands's waist but McWeakhands gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
McWeakhands walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands connects with the punch.
McWeakhands tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taalasmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McWeakhands tries to land a front kick but Taalasmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWeakhands.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy head kick and McWeakhands moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by McWeakhands - just one landing.
McWeakhands paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taalasmaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWeakhands has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa rushes McWeakhands and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McWeakhands tries to work over Taalasmaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McWeakhands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa throws a head punch that misses.
McWeakhands can't find room to land a body shot as Taalasmaa controls the action.
Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch.
Taalasmaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McWeakhands is able to avoid easily.
McWeakhands moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taalasmaa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McWeakhands on his heels. He'll look to pass McWeakhands's guard now, I'm sure.
McWeakhands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McWeakhands lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa is looking to get to half guard.
Taalasmaa is squirming around, avoiding McWeakhands's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control but McWeakhands is having none of it.
Taalasmaa is desperately trying to improve his position but McWeakhands has a good base and remains in mount.
Taalasmaa gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McWeakhands pulls his head out easily.
McWeakhands wants to stand up but Taalasmaa is controlling the position.
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but McWeakhands is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McWeakhands tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McWeakhands postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Taalasmaa to stand up.
A slow jab from McWeakhands misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McWeakhands manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McWeakhands looking for a sweep. Not yet McWeakhands, not yet.
McWeakhands wants to stand and escape but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McWeakhands works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McWeakhands working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but McWeakhands keeps moving.
Taalasmaa drops back looking for a leg! McWeakhands is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McWeakhands manages to kick Taalasmaa off! Taalasmaa jumps back into McWeakhands's guard.
McWeakhands seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McWeakhands wants to stand but Taalasmaa is controlling the position.
McWeakhands working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa being controlled here momentarily.
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 Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McWeakhands motions for Taalasmaa to come forward. McWeakhands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands misses with a body kick.
Taalasmaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McWeakhands to score with a decent uppercut.
Taalasmaa blocks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa tries a low kick but McWeakhands avoids it.
Taalasmaa lands a nice hook to McWeakhands's body. McWeakhands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taalasmaa lands the left hand.
Taalasmaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McWeakhands has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McWeakhands avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
McWeakhands works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but McWeakhands is out of range.
McWeakhands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands lands a nice looking body kick.
McWeakhands looks for the body kick but Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dumbass McWeakhands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McWeakhands 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.
Jab by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa gets a double leg takedown into McWeakhands's guard.
McWeakhands preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McWeakhands has his hands on Taalasmaa's head, controlling the position.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
McWeakhands kicks Taalasmaa off and gets to his feet.
McWeakhands gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taalasmaa gets control of McWeakhands's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taalasmaa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taalasmaa working for a triangle but McWeakhands defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McWeakhands wanted to stand there but Taalasmaa had control of the position.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McWeakhands passes into side control.
Taalasmaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McWeakhands wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa manages to work his way to half guard, despite McWeakhands's best efforts.
McWeakhands seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Taalasmaa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McWeakhands seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is trying to control but can't.
McWeakhands wants to stand up but Taalasmaa is controlling the position.
Taalasmaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taalasmaa trying to control but McWeakhands postures up.
McWeakhands tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McWeakhands.
McWeakhands misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taalasmaa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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