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BHFC 185 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Knife Party by Deftones. Vincent Lontrame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Viittala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
Viittala tries to clinch but Lontrame moves away
and Lontrame counters with a good low kick that Viittala was not able to check.
Lontrame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viittala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lontrame counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Viittala!
Viittala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viittala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viittala clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viittala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame blocks a body shot from Viittala.
Viittala stalling in the clinch.
Viittala lands an elbow inside.
Viittala throws an elbow but it misses.
Viittala blocks a body shot from Lontrame.
Viittala lands a nice shot to the body.
Lontrame wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viittala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lontrame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lontrame throws a head punch that misses.
Viittala lands a nice knee to the body.
Viittala trying to control the position but instead, Lontrame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viittala into the ropes.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch but Viittala keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala avoiding damage.
Viittala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viittala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala lands a shoulder strike.
Viittala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viittala lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Viittala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Viittala trying to land knees to the body.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Lontrame.
Lontrame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viittala has him pressed against the ropes.
Lontrame tries to break free but Viittala pushes him back against the ropes.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viittala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lontrame is keeping busy.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viittala misses with some punches.
Lontrame breaks from the clinch.
Viittala tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lontrame manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lontrame lands a nice looking body shot.
Viittala clinches up with Lontrame and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch but Viittala keeps him there for the moment.
Viittala scores with a shot to the side of Lontrame's head.
Viittala prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viittala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viittala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lontrame backwards.
A short left from Viittala.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lontrame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Viittala prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Viittala.
Viittala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala darts in trying to clinch
and Lontrame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viittala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lontrame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Viittala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Viittala moves to clinch but Lontrame breaks away
and Lontrame counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Viittala instigates a clinch.
Viittala prevents a body shot from Lontrame.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Viittala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lontrame wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rauno Viittala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lontrame is trying to break the clinch but Viittala is controlling him.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lontrame breaks the clinch.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lontrame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viittala tries to clinch there but Lontrame circles away.
Viittala connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame misses with a lunging right hand
and Viittala counters with a thumping low kick.
Viittala doesn't manage to clinch there - Lontrame circles away.
Lontrame circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viittala darts in trying to clinch
and Lontrame counters with an inside leg kick.
Lontrame throws a jab but it's blocked by Viittala.
Viittala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lontrame throws a hook to the side of Viittala's head but Viittala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lontrame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rauno Viittala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viittala looks to clinch
and Lontrame connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viittala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viittala is looking to clinch but Lontrame is avoiding it.
Viittala tries to clinch up.
Viittala tries to clinch there but Lontrame circles away.
Lontrame lands a left and a right that send Viittala crashing to the mat, dazed. Lontrame thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Viittala is rocked!
It looks like Rauno Viittala has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lontrame throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Oh Viittala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viittala tries to clinch up
and Lontrame counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lontrame manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala defending well as Lontrame loads up on a big left hand.
Viittala tries to clinch up but Lontrame circles away and keeps his distance.
Viittala seems to have got his legs back now.
Lontrame keeps the fight on the outside.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viittala wants to clinch up but Lontrame keeps it at a distance.
Viittala tries to clinch
and Viittala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viittala is looking to clinch but Lontrame is avoiding it.
Lontrame circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viittala closes the distance and clinches.
Lontrame manages to break the clinch.
Viittala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lontrame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lontrame.
Viittala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viittala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lontrame.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viittala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viittala moves out of range as Lontrame throws a body kick.
Viittala moves into range and clinches up with Lontrame.
Lontrame tries to circle away but Viittala has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viittala lands an elbow that stopped Lontrame in his tracks for a moment.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Lontrame tries to break the clinch but Viittala is controlling the position.
Lontrame breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lontrame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rauno Viittala'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. This is the final round!
Viittala wants to clinch up but Lontrame keeps it at a distance.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viittala has closed the distance and engaged Lontrame in a clinch.
Lontrame is trying to break free.
Viittala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lontrame's efforts to push away.
Lontrame is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Viittala is defending well.
Viittala missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lontrame prevents a body shot from Viittala.
Lontrame blocking some punches.
Viittala has Lontrame pressed against the ropes, preventing Lontrame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala lands with a right to the head.
Viittala prevents Lontrame from breaking the clinch.
Viittala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lontrame tries to circle away but Viittala has him pinned against the ropes.
Viittala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lontrame's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viittala looking to stall.
Lontrame wants to break free but Viittala has control.
Viittala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lontrame's defenses.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Lontrame turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lontrame working the head and body with strikes.
Viittala pushes Lontrame away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lontrame gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viittala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Viittala wants to get back to his feet but Lontrame is dominant here and he's now got Viittala's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lontrame throwing damaging strikes from the back! Viittala could be in trouble here!
Viittala has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lontrame tightening his grip on Viittala, looking for the choke.
Lontrame working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala is having to fend off submission attempts from Lontrame, who is looking to sink in the choke. Lontrame doesn't have the hooks in though and Viittala manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Viittala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lontrame is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Viittala gets to his feet. Lontrame looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viittala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lontrame pinned against the ropes. Lontrame gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
Viittala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lontrame throws the left hand but Viittala avoids the punch easily.
Viittala tries to close the distance and clinch but Lontrame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viittala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lontrame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Lontrame.
I think Lontrame has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lontrame!
Vincent Lontrame took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am like Kobe Bryant in a Colorado hotel room...I am unstoppable!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Broken, Beat & Scarred kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vladislav Kalashnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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292 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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256 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tadashi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladislav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kalashnikov as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Tadashi Nakamura has been cut.
Kalashnikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown into Kalashnikov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalashnikov is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Kalashnikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikov is defending well.
Nakamura is thwarting Kalashnikov's attempts to control the position.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Kalashnikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Nakamura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalashnikov avoid being mounted?
Nakamura moves into full mount! Kalashnikov won't be happy about that!
Kalashnikov tries to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
Kalashnikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
Kalashnikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalashnikov tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Vladislav Kalashnikov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kalashnikov is out cold - huge knockout for Nakamura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tadashi Nakamura!
After the big win, Tadashi Nakamura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turisas -Take the day!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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182 lbs
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyo Wuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuan misses with a head kick.
Wuan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurmi fails with the takedown.
Wuan misses with a double jab.
Wuan swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nurmi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmi shoots in and drives through. Wuan sprawls well.
Wuan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmi.
Wuan forces Nurmi back against the ropes and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wuan.
Wuan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wuan prevents the takedown attempt.
Lyo Wuan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuan stalling in the clinch.
Nurmi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wuan regains guard immediately.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nurmi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wuan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi pushes down on Wuan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurmi trying to pass the guard but Wuan defending well.
Wuan wants to control but Nurmi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wuan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nurmi throwing shots but Wuan is blocking nicely.
Wuan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wuan punching from the bottom.
Nurmi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wuan defending well though.
Wuan actively working from the bottom here.
Wuan trying to hold on to Nurmi's head to control him but Nurmi postures up.
Nurmi trying to mount his opponent but Wuan defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan is looking to improve his position.
Wuan is trying to stand.
Nurmi working Wuan over with strikes.
Nurmi uses his free foot to push down on Wuan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wuan.
Nurmi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmi has hold of Wuan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wuan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nurmi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nurmi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nurmi looking to control but Wuan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wuan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wuan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wuan's face.
Nurmi landing punches.
Wuan is rocked!
Nurmi cracks Wuan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakari Nurmi!
A victorious Sakari Nurmi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczerek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meloy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. Szczerek has chosen Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Szczerek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meloy staying out of range there.
Szczerek moves into range and clinches up with Meloy.
Meloy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meloy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meloy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Szczerek can't find room to land a body shot as Meloy controls the action.
Szczerek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meloy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Szczerek misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Szczerek.
A shot in the inside from Meloy.
Meloy scores with a hook to the body.
Meloy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meloy throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczerek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meloy throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Meloy - that landed with a thud.
Meloy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meloy.
Szczerek misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy misses with a body punch.
Szczerek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meloy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meloy misses with a punch to the body.
Szczerek lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerek.
Szczerek working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Meloy.
Meloy misses with some punches.
Szczerek is trying to force a seperation but Meloy has the dominant position.
Szczerek is looking for a takedown.
Feilo Meloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczerek.
Meloy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Szczerek tries to pull guard but Meloy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Szczerek drops back down to his feet.
Meloy lands a shot to the body.
Szczerek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meloy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meloy gets through Szczerek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy tries a body shot but Szczerek blocks it.
Meloy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meloy blocks a body shot from Szczerek.
Szczerek jumps guard.
Szczerek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meloy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meloy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meloy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Meloy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meloy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy postures up.
Szczerek wants to control the position but Meloy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Meloy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Szczerek.
Meloy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Feilo Meloy.
Meloy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Szczerek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Szczerek.
Szczerek has closed the distance and engaged Meloy in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feilo Meloy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meloy looks to land a right hand but Szczerek moved out of range.
Szczerek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szczerek pushes Meloy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczerek.
Meloy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczerek blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Szczerek lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meloy.
Szczerek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meloy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Meloy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerek misses with a punch to the body.
Szczerek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meloy lands an uppercut.
Szczerek has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meloy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meloy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczerek.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meloy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meloy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Szczerek's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Meloy.
Meloy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meloy.
Meloy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szczerek backwards.
Meloy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meloy struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczerek controls his hands.
Szczerek prevents a body shot from Meloy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczerek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meloy lands a right hand.
Meloy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Szczerek jumps guard and drags Meloy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Szczerek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meloy wanted to stand there but Szczerek had control of the position.
Szczerek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meloy is aware though and is defending well.
Szczerek looking to control.
Szczerek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy trying to control but Szczerek is working from the bottom.
Szczerek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meloy manages to get himself to full guard.
Szczerek content to stall in guard here.
Szczerek tries to free his leg and advance position but Meloy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy keeping moving, preventing Szczerek from controlling successfully.
Szczerek is in close to Meloy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Szczerek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meloy is keeping the position for now.
Szczerek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Szczerek looking to sit in guard and control but Meloy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczerek has an active guard here but Meloy has managed to pass into half guard.
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 Feilo Meloy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Szczerek scores with a leg kick.
Tomasz Szczerek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szczerek feints and then cracks Meloy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meloy down.
Meloy throws a shot from downtown. Szczerek moves away and avoids it.
Szczerek tries to land a leg kick but Meloy saw it coming and moves away.
Szczerek lands a body shot.
Szczerek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Szczerek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Meloy clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Szczerek.
Szczerek prevents a body shot from Meloy.
Feilo Meloy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meloy works on Szczerek's body with a couple of short punches.
Meloy struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczerek controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meloy.
Meloy tries to work over Szczerek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meloy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meloy has a couple of punches blocked by Szczerek.
Szczerek looking for a takedown.
Meloy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meloy as Szczerek tries to tie him up.
Szczerek lands a shoulder strike.
Szczerek wants to break free but Meloy has control.
Szczerek is looking to break free of the clinch but Meloy has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy tries to throw a body punch but Szczerek avoids it by throwing Meloy back against the ropes.
Meloy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Meloy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meloy throws a head punch that misses.
Szczerek has picked Meloy up - he's going for a ride! Szczerek dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Szczerek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meloy keeps working.
Szczerek is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meloy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Szczerek is looking to pass Meloy's guard but actually Meloy recovers to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerek throws a big right hand that misses.
Szczerek postures up.
Meloy keeping moving, preventing Szczerek from controlling successfully.
Meloy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Szczerek throws a big right hand that misses.
Szczerek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Feilo Meloy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meloy keeping moving, preventing Szczerek from controlling successfully.
Szczerek wants to pass the guard but Meloy is keeping the position.
Meloy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Szczerek is one step ahead there.
Szczerek trying to control but Meloy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Szczerek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Szczerek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meloy 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 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the ring accompanied by You'll never walk alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mansurov's choice of entrance music: Kreator - Impossible Brutality. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburne scores with a nice body kick.
Lilburne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lilburne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lilburne tries to land a front kick but Mansurov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lilburne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lilburne.
Lilburne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansurov moves away.
Mansurov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lilburne to the mat! Lilburne manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mansurov trying to control but Lilburne is working from the bottom.
Lilburne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mansurov.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mansurov looking to sit in guard and control but Lilburne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mansurov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne stopping the sweep attempt from Mansurov.
Mansurov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lilburne's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov stands up over Lilburne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lilburne keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Mansurov stays in close to Lilburne's body and controls the position.
Mansurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lilburne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilburne tries to get out of the position.
Mansurov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne keeping moving, preventing Mansurov from controlling successfully.
Lilburne pulls Mansurov in close to prevent any damage.
Mansurov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mihail Mansurov.
Mansurov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mansurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lilburne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mansurov on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lilburne can't do much from the bottom here.
Lilburne defending against the ground and pound.
Mansurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mansurov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mansurov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lilburne catches Mansurov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mansurov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mansurov working aggressively here.
Lilburne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov tries a body shot but Lilburne blocks it.
Lilburne throws a head punch that misses.
Mansurov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lilburne.
Mansurov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lilburne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lilburne prevents the takedown attempt.
Lilburne missing with knees to the body.
Mansurov lands with a left to the head.
Lilburne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansurov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne lands with a short shot to the head.
Lilburne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mansurov is defending well for now.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mansurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Mansurov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne lands a damaging elbow.
Mansurov dodges an elbow strike from Lilburne.
Mansurov trying to stall but Lilburne improves his position.
Lilburne presses Mansurov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lilburne can't find room to land a body shot as Mansurov controls the action.
Mansurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mansurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lilburne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansurov avoids it.
Mansurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lilburne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mansurov's elbow.
Mansurov wants the takedown. Lilburne is fighting it off but Mansurov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lilburne's guard against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilburne keeping full guard, as Mansurov tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lilburne is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mansurov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mansurov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mansurov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lilburne!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne can't escape the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mansurov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mansurov thowing shots but they're missing.
Mansurov misses with a head shot.
Lilburne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lilburne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mansurov.
Mihail Mansurov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mansurov wants to control the pace but Lilburne is squirming around nicely.
Mansurov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mansurov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mansurov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansurov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihail Mansurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mansurov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansurov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lilburne. Beautiful body shot.
Lilburne blocks a jab.
Lilburne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lilburne wants it to stay on the feet.
Mansurov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lilburne looks to land a body kick but Mansurov moved away.
Mansurov misses with a wild body shot.
Mansurov blocks the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lilburne. Mansurov shrugs it off though.
Lilburne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansurov manages to avoid it.
Lilburne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mansurov. Mansurov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lilburne connects with a single shot there.
Lilburne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansurov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lilburne clinches with his opponent.
Lilburne gets underhooks to prevent Mansurov's takedown attempt.
Mansurov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Mansurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansurov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lilburne throws a head punch that misses.
Lilburne has had enough of the clinch but Mansurov keeps him there for the moment.
Mansurov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lilburne dodges an elbow strike from Mansurov.
Mansurov scores with a shot to the side of Lilburne's head.
Lilburne is rocked!
Lilburne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansurov backwards.
Mansurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilburne.
Mansurov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburne lands with a right to the head.
Mansurov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Lilburne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mansurov lands an uppercut.
Lilburne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mansurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Mansurov.
Mansurov lands with a right to the head.
Mansurov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lilburne's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lilburne drops to his knees and Mansurov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mihail Mansurov!
In his post fight interview, Mihail Mansurov gave a big smile as he said 'Um.. Mihail wrestle, Mihail win. I crab him, toss him round, win. Coach say he want punch me in head, you grab him. No let go, no let go say coach, hold him like loving him, that how you win. Coach say win gets römpsä, Mihail like römpsä.'.
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