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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Brown has chosen Invincible by Machine Gun Kelly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tommy Brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but Karelin moves out of range.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karelin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Karelin counters with a big left hand that crumples Brown! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksanteri Karelin!
A victorious Aleksanteri Karelin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Reeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brian Backscratcher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Backscratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Reeler!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backscratcher scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Backscratcher.
Reeler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brian Backscratcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backscratcher misses with the combination.
Backscratcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Backscratcher.
Backscratcher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Backscratcher wants it to stay on the feet.
Backscratcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reeler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reeler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Backscratcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Backscratcher works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Backscratcher scores with a four punch combination!
Reeler misses with a head kick.
Backscratcher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Backscratcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Backscratcher.
Reeler is rocked!
Backscratcher finds Reeler's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Reeler flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Backscratcher lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Reeler will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Backscratcher!
A very excited looking Brian Backscratcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Ertu is trying to stand back up but Tarzan is controlling him
Tarzan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Ertu defends it well.
De Ertu is trying to control but can't.
Tarzan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Ertu sees it coming and defends easily.
Tarzan prevents De Ertu from improving his position.
De Ertu is trying to maintain the position but Tarzan is very close to passing his half guard.
De Ertu gets full guard.
De Ertu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarzan defends well.
Tarzan preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan pushing down on De Ertu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Ertu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tarzan is working away from the top position though.
Tarzan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Ertu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tarzan prevents De Ertu from improving his position.
Tarzan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Ertu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tarzan.
De Ertu pushes Tarzan off looking to stand but Tarzan dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tarzan is pressing down on De Ertu's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Ertu is holding on for now.
Tarzan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Ertu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tarzan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Ertu wants to control but Tarzan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Ertu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tarzan seems to be working for a kimura but De Ertu defends the submission attempt.
Tarzan is looking for a kimura here.
De Ertu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Ertu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan looking to sit in guard and control but De Ertu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tarzan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Ertu gets to his feet. Tarzan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and De Ertu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarzan is looking for a triangle but De Ertu pushes his legs off easily.
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
De Ertu looking to sit in guard and control but Tarzan 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.
Tarzan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Little Tarzan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tarzan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tarzan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Ertu sprawls well initially but Tarzan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tarzan seems to be working for a kimura but De Ertu defends the submission attempt.
De Ertu wants to control but Tarzan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tarzan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Ertu has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Ertu wants to get back to full guard.
Tarzan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tarzan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Ertu keeps working.
De Ertu works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarzan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Ertu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Ertu wants to pass to mount but Tarzan is defending the position.
De Ertu passes to side control.
An elbow from De Ertu crashes against the mat.
Tarzan sneaks back into half guard.
Tarzan actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Ertu is thwarting Tarzan's attempts to control the position.
De Ertu wants to pass to mount but Tarzan is defending the position.
De Ertu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarzan keeps working.
De Ertu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tarzan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tarzan is looking to control De Ertu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarzan avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Ertu clinches up against the cage.
Tarzan is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Ertu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tarzan to the mat. Tarzan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
De Ertu trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
De Ertu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Ertu throws a big elbow that misses.
De Ertu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tarzan has an active guard here but De Ertu has managed to pass into half guard.
Tarzan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Ertu is working away from the top position though.
De Ertu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tarzan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Ertu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan actively working from the bottom here.
Tarzan is refusing to be controlled, as De Ertu sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu is pressing down on Tarzan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tarzan is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarzan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tarzan is not content to let De Ertu control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc De Ertu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tarzan enables De Ertu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tarzan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tarzan wants to sweep here but De Ertu controlling him for the moment.
Tarzan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarzan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarzan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Ertu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Ertu trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tarzan looking for a guillotine here but De Ertu defends easily.
De Ertu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Ertu tries to stand but Tarzan is controlling from the bottom.
De Ertu throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarzan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Ertu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tarzan's guard.
De Ertu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tarzan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Ertu has managed to get both his arms back between Tarzan's legs - danger averted.
De Ertu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Ertu preventing the sweep.
Tarzan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Ertu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Ertu content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Ertu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tarzan is looking for a triangle but De Ertu pushes his legs off easily.
De Ertu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Ertu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing De Ertu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Ertu is aware though and is defending well.
De Ertu looking to pass the guard.
De Ertu throwing strikes but missing.
De Ertu wanted to stand there but Tarzan had control of the position.
Tarzan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Ertu has passed into half guard!
Tarzan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu is trying to control. Tarzan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Little Tarzan.
I think Tarzan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Little Tarzan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Elovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jesse Elovaara enters the cage!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Elovaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elovaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elovaara ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Elovaara catches Curtis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elovaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook but Elovaara blocks it.
Curtis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elovaara is out of range and Curtis settles back down.
Elovaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Elovaara throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis tries to clinch there but Elovaara circles away.
Elovaara misses with a two punch combination.
Elovaara lunges at Curtis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curtis's hand.
Elovaara throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Elovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Elovaara.
Elovaara misses with an uppercut.
Elovaara looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis shoots in and drives through. Elovaara sprawls well.
Elovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Elovaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elovaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curtis scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curtis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elovaara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curtis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curtis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Elovaara.
A big left from Elovaara misses.
Elovaara misses with a straight right.
Curtis throws a low kick but Elovaara avoids it.
A left lands for Elovaara.
Elovaara 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.
Elovaara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jesse Elovaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Elovaara counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Elovaara throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Elovaara checks a low kick from Curtis.
Elovaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Elovaara looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis moves out of range as Elovaara strikes.
Elovaara checks a low kick from Curtis.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elovaara clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curtis lands with a hook. Elovaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Elovaara's shoulder, as Elovaara tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Elovaara is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Curtis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Elovaara misses the target.
Curtis walks into a stiff left hand from Elovaara.
Curtis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elovaara moves away.
Curtis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elovaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis goes for a takedown attempt but Elovaara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Curtis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elovaara is fending him off so far but Curtis persists. Nope, Elovaara circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Elovaara.
Elovaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elovaara.
Elovaara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curtis tries to score with a low kick but Elovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Elovaara moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elovaara lands a nice hook to Curtis's body. Curtis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elovaara staying out of range there.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Elovaara.
Curtis staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elovaara.
Curtis shoots for a takedown but Elovaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elovaara lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elovaara lands with a hook. Curtis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elovaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curtis in his tracks.
Curtis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curtis slips a jab from Elovaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Elovaara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Curtis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Curtis throws a low kick but Elovaara avoids it.
Elovaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis jabs Elovaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curtis misses with a low kick.
Elovaara checks the leg kick.
Curtis scores with a shot to the body.
Elovaara tries to keep at a distance but Curtis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elovaara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Elovaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Elovaara.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Elovaara lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Elovaara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Curtis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis is pushing Elovaara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Elovaara fails to land.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.
Elovaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Elovaara.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curtis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elovaara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Elovaara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis stalling the fight.
A short right from Curtis.
Jackson Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elovaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head.
Elovaara working aggressively here.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elovaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elovaara misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elovaara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Elovaara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Curtis can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Curtis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Curtis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Elovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Elovaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Curtis.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curtis slips a straight right by Elovaara.
Curtis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elovaara.
Elovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Elovaara.
Elovaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curtis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elovaara misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Elovaara coming out on top.
Curtis checks a leg kick.
Elovaara throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Jesse Elovaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curtis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Elovaara is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elovaara throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elovaara misses with a looping left.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elovaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curtis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Curtis landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elovaara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Curtis working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elovaara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Curtis cracks Elovaara with a big right hand but Elovaara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Elovaara is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curtis connects with a decent elbow.
Curtis cracks Elovaara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Curtis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Curtis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Curtis is staying tight to Elovaara's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Elovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Curtis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Curtis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Curtis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Elovaara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson Curtis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elovaara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis lands an elbow.
Curtis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Elovaara!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Curtis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Curtis 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Curtis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Nahasemapetilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Douglas Key has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Nahasemapetilon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas Key keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nahasemapetilon.
Douglas Key throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nahasemapetilon on the side of the head.
Douglas Key slips a straight right by Nahasemapetilon.
Nahasemapetilon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas Key ducks under a wild hook from Nahasemapetilon.
Douglas Key slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nahasemapetilon misses with a left hand
and Douglas Key counters by clinching up.
Douglas Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas Key lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas Key.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key is working Nahasemapetilon over against the cage.
Nahasemapetilon looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas Key.
Douglas Key scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Douglas Key.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Douglas Key.
A right hand to the body from Douglas Key.
Good body shot from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key pushes Nahasemapetilon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas Key.
Nahasemapetilon is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas Key.
Nahasemapetilon is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas Key finish him?
Douglas Key unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nahasemapetilon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Douglas Key is unloading with more strikes now! Nahasemapetilon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriel Douglas Key thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeor Mormont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeor Mormont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Tap Out!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mormont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mormont tries to clinch up.
Tap Out tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mormont swivels and escapes.
Mormont gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tap Out is trying to maintain the position but Mormont is very close to passing his half guard.
Tap Out wants to improve his position but Mormont is controlling well.
Mormont wants to free his trapped foot but Tap Out is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Mormont there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mormont controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Out tries to get to full guard but Mormont has control of the leg.
Tap Out is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mormont is tapping! Great win for Tap Out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tommy Tap Out!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rami Kottari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
A lazy left from Joseph finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kottari sprawling to the canvas! Kottari rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Joseph finish him?!
Kottari is rocked!
Kottari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kottari.
Good shot there by Joseph.
Good shot there by Joseph.
Joseph stuffs the takedown attempt from Kottari. Kottari gets slowly back to his feet.
Kottari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph lands a right hook to the body.
Kottari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph drops Kottari with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kottari looks back up at him and smiles so Joseph waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kottari is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
That has opened up Rami Kottari's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! Joseph connects with the perfect overhand right and Kottari falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Joseph!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Joseph!
After the big win, Abel Joseph made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Eek Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sang Eek Moon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon scoring well with a low kick there.
Moon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Moon settles back down.
Cole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moon.
Moon thumps Cole with a low kick.
Moon misses with a leg kick.
Cole throws a body kick that misses.
Cole misses with a leg kick
and Moon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cole really felt that one!
Cole misses with a body kick.
Cole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moon with a jab.
It looks like Winston Cole has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moon.
Cole throws a head kick but Moon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cole.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Cole blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moon. That's going to slow Cole down.
A low kick from Cole is predictable there
and Moon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Moon connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Moon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cole is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Eek Moon!
Sang Eek Moon is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Sang Eek Moon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jens Johansson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jens Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a series of punches but Capoeira avoids them all with ease.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Capoeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Capoeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johansson.
Capoeira wants to clinch
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Capoeira thinking.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Capoeira.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Johansson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Johansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Capoeira won't allow it.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johansson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Capoeira after a bit of a struggle.
Capoeira connects with a knee to the head.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.
Johansson stalling in the clinch but Capoeira improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Capoeira looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira is breathing heavily.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.
Capoeira misses with a knee to the head.
Capoeira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Capoeira tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Johansson lands a takedown into guard.
Johansson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capoeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johansson postures up in Capoeira's guard and throws a big left but Capoeira blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Capoeira is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafinha Capoeira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johansson gets the takedown into side control.
Johansson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Capoeira's legs.
Johansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Capoeira keeps working.
Johansson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johansson wants to control but Capoeira is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johansson advances to full mount.
Johansson moves to back control.
Johansson looking for the RNC.
Johansson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Johansson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johansson tries to control but Capoeira wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Capoeira is on top in guard.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson controls Capoeira momentarily but Capoeira frees himself.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson working a defensive guard here.
Johansson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Capoeira moves out of range of the strikes.
Capoeira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johansson counters with a three punch combo that has Capoeira backing up. Capoeira nods at Johansson to acknowledge the strikes.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Capoeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johansson scores a takedown into full mount!
Johansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johansson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Capoeira is on top in guard.
Johansson wants to sweep here but Capoeira controlling him for the moment.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Capoeira's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Capoeira is keeping the position.
Capoeira keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Capoeira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Capoeira tries to get out of the position.
Johansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Capoeira is retaining full guard.
Johansson is pushing down on Capoeira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Capoeira is fighting to maintain full guard but Johansson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira wants to get back to his feet.
Johansson is looking to advance position but Capoeira won't allow it.
Johansson slows the pace down in half guard.
Johansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johansson with the ground and pound but Capoeira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to advance position but Capoeira has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Capoeira is looking to stand but Capoeira has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Capoeira is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Capoeira takes the fight into the clinch.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Capoeira landing knees to the body.
Capoeira scores a nice knee to the body.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Rafinha Capoeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Capoeira's ribs.
Capoeira closes the distance but Johansson moves to the side
and Johansson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Capoeira's ribs.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Capoeira moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Johansson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson sizes up Capoeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Capoeira moved out of range nicely.
Johansson throws a combination that misses
and Capoeira counters by clinching up.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Johansson avoiding damage as Capoeira throws knees to the body.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Capoeira tries to clinch up.
Johansson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Capoeira rather than just go for the knockout.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Capoeira tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capoeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Capoeira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johansson counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Rafinha Capoeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capoeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Capoeira.
Capoeira missing with knees to the body.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Capoeira has the dominant position.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Capoeira trying to land knees to the body.
Capoeira looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capoeira slips a straight right by Johansson.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Johansson moves away
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throws a right hand that Capoeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Capoeira also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Capoeira slips a jab from Johansson.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Capoeira sprawls well. Capoeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Capoeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Capoeira.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Capoeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jens Johansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Capoeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capoeira.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Capoeira.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Capoeira moves out of range.
Capoeira slips a jab from Johansson.
Johansson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Jens Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Capoeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and Capoeira counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira gets underhooks to prevent Johansson's takedown attempt.
Capoeira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capoeira prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rafinha Capoeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.
Capoeira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Capoeira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson is trying to push Capoeira away but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capoeira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Johansson wants to take the fight to the mat but Capoeira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rafinha Capoeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Johansson.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Capoeira is pressed up against the cage. Johansson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Capoeira down to the mat. Capoeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Johansson misses.
Capoeira dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Capoeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Capoeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Capoeira obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capoeira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafinha Capoeira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johansson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Johansson!
Jens Johansson is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes into the arena with Tnt blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sune Folkeson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Folkeson misses the target.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Folkeson coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Folkeson as Kruger shoots in.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Folkeson missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folkeson.
Kruger takes a swing at Folkeson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a body shot
and Folkeson counters with a crisp one two that drops Kruger! Folkeson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kruger to his feet! Kruger is in big trouble!
Kruger is rocked!
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!
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Folkeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
Folkeson connects with a nice cross there... Kruger is looking wobbly and Folkeson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Kruger to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Folkeson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sune Folkeson!
Sune Folkeson is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Sune Folkeson 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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