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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Ennio Morricone - The good, the bad and the ugly as his entrance music. Phil Carpio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clint Fredriksson's chin.
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176 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Clint Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Fredriksson.
Carpio defending well as Fredriksson loads up on a big left hand.
Carpio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredriksson lands a right hook to the body.
Fredriksson lands a nice hook to Carpio's body. Carpio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carpio manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredriksson throws out a loose jab but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpio tries to score with a low kick but Fredriksson moves his leg out of the way.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Fredriksson throws a right hand that Carpio ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpio also avoids with ease.
Fredriksson misses the shot to the body.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the body
and Carpio counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson throws a shot from downtown. Carpio moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Fredriksson throws a combination that misses
and Carpio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carpio cracks the inside of Fredriksson's front leg.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick nicely.
Carpio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carpio. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut
and Carpio counters with a big head kick but Fredriksson shrugs it off.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Carpio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Carpio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carpio slips a jab and a cross from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson thuds a left hand into Carpio's body.
Carpio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carpio tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carpio is looking to wear down Fredriksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Carpio moves out of range.
Carpio lunges at Fredriksson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fredriksson's hand.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpio.
Carpio throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Carpio's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot.
Fredriksson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredriksson. Carpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio tries to score with a low kick but Fredriksson moves his leg out of the way.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carpio moves away.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carpio walks into a jab.
Carpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Carpio's ribcage but misses.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Fredriksson moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson throws a jab when Carpio was well out of range.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Carpio's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredriksson has closed the distance and engaged Carpio in a clinch.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpio is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clint Fredriksson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fredriksson lands with a nice body punch.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Carpio blocks it.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Carpio.
Fredriksson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Carpio to counter with a crisp jab.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio lands a leg kick that knocks Fredriksson off balance momentarily.
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Carpio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpio.
Clint Fredriksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut
and Carpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Clint Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch
and Carpio counters with a low kick, right behind Fredriksson 's knee.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carpio is just out of range.
Fredriksson blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Carpio drops Fredriksson with a beautiful combination! Fredriksson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carpio is looking for the KO!
Fredriksson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fredriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Carpio finish him?
Fredriksson misses with a body shot.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Fredriksson misses
and Carpio counters with a right hand from hell and Fredriksson is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Carpio!
During a confident post fight interview, Phil Carpio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Makynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa has chosen Candy by Robbie Williams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Makynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makynen tries to clinch up.
Silsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Makynen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Makynen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silsa doesn't seem phased though.
Silsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Silsa.
A big left from Silsa misses.
Makynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makynen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Makynen moves in looking to clinch but Silsa pushes him off.
Silsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makynen moves into the clinch.
Makynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Makynen fails to land.
Makynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Silsa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silsa lands with a right hand.
Silsa throws a head kick but Makynen moves out of range.
Makynen throws a leg kick that misses.
Makynen avoids the body shot from Silsa.
Makynen throws out a leg kick but Silsa moves out of range and Makynen only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa throws a looping overhand right but Makynen ducks down to avoid it.
Silsa lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Silsa misses.
Makynen staying out of range there.
Makynen looks to land a right hand but Silsa moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makynen. Silsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silsa misses with a kick to the body.
Silsa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makynen avoids a kick to the body.
Silsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makynen was well out of range. Poor timing from Silsa.
Silsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makynen misses with a double jab.
Makynen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makynen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silsa's corner calls for a 1-2. Silsa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makynen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makynen tries to move into range but Silsa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makynen clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makynen as Silsa tries to tie him up.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makynen can't find room to land a body shot as Silsa controls the action.
Makynen misses with a punch to the body.
Makynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makynen.
Silsa cracks Makynen with a nice body shot.
Silsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Makynen fails to land.
Makynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silsa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Makynen uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Makynen won't allow Silsa to sweep him here.
Silsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Makynen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silsa throws a right hand that Makynen ducks under and follows up with a left that Makynen also avoids with ease.
Silsa scores with a spinning back kick!
Makynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makynen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makynen staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makynen blocks the body kick.
Silsa lands a head kick!
Makynen swings for the body but Silsa moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa misses with a low kick.
Makynen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silsa looks for the body kick but Makynen saw that one coming.
Makynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makynen wants to clinch.
Rauno Makynen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makynen connects with a right hand. Silsa shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silsa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makynen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Silsa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makynen as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Makynen there.
An inside leg kick lands from Makynen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makynen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silsa - the referee stops the clock and Makynen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silsa. Makynen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silsa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makynen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silsa misses with a body shot.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silsa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silsa misses with a body punch
and Makynen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silsa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Makynen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silsa misses with a body kick.
Silsa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silsa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Makynen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Silsa wants to control but Makynen is keeping him busy.
Silsa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silsa tries for a kimura but Makynen is defending well.
Silsa prevents Makynen from escaping the position.
Silsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makynen keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makynen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silsa.
Silsa scores with punches from side control.
Silsa trying to control the position but Makynen is working away.
Silsa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silsa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Makynen pushes Silsa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silsa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silsa lands a few punches from side control.
Silsa is trying to ground and pound but Makynen uses the momentary lack of control by Silsa to regain half guard.
Makynen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silsa wants to free his trapped foot but Makynen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silsa misses with a head shot. Makynen uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makynen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silsa distracts Makynen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makynen is looking to stand up but Silsa isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silsa with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Silsa 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! This is the final round!
Makynen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silsa misses with a straight right.
Silsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makynen.
Makynen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silsa fails with a takedown attempt.
Makynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silsa.
Makynen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makynen clinches with his opponent.
Silsa digs a right hand into Makynen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makynen's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Makynen.
Makynen tries to throw a body punch but Silsa avoids it by throwing Makynen back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Silsa as the two fighters clinch.
Makynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makynen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silsa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Makynen to the mat. Makynen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silsa wants to control from the top but Makynen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa throwing strikes from guard but Makynen blocks nicely.
Silsa trying to control but Makynen is working from the bottom.
Silsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makynen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silsa on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Makynen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pertti Silsa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silsa avoids the head kick by Makynen.
Silsa takes a swing at Makynen's ribcage but misses.
Makynen punishes Silsa's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makynen slips under a jab from Silsa.
Pertti Silsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silsa.
Makynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makynen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silsa is out of range and Makynen settles back down.
Makynen rushes Silsa and presses him up against the cage.
Makynen has a couple of punches blocked by Silsa.
Silsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Makynen throws a head punch that misses.
Silsa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silsa thows a body kick. Makynen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silsa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silsa throws a right hand that Makynen ducks under and follows up with a left that Makynen also avoids with ease.
Silsa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makynen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silsa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makynen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Silsa.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silsa misses with an uppercut.
Silsa throws a hook but Makynen blocks it.
Makynen tries to clinch up but Silsa circles away and keeps his distance.
Silsa throws a big shot that misses.
Silsa swats away the attempt to clinch by Makynen.
Silsa lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makynen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rauno Makynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pertti Silsa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Makynen is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Silsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silsa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Moses is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Moses's leg but Moses calmly moves out of range.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Moses looks for a takedown but Watts sprawls well.
Watts instigates a clinch.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watts.
Moses blocks an elbow strike from Watts.
Watts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watts lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Moses goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts throws an elbow but it misses.
Watts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is stalling here.
Moses blocks the elbow strike.
Moses has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Moses is stalling here.
Watts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moses's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moses closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moses lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moses chips away with some ground and pound.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to his feet but Moses is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watts is pulling down on Moses's head. It's preventing any offense from Moses, at least for the moment.
Moses in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Watts blocks nicely.
Moses postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Watts's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses blocking the ground and pound.
Watts fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Watts prevents Moses from getting the reversal.
Moses wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Watts.
Watts punching from mount but Moses doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watts wants to control the pace but Moses is squirming around nicely.
Watts landing strikes from the mount.
Moses is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Watts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moses tries to hold on but Watts postures up.
Moses slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moses keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watts wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy.
Moses is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watts stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watts throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Watts dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watts clinches up with Moses and pushes him back against the cage.
Watts lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Watts tries to work over Moses's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moses takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Moses's head.
Moses is trying to maintain a safe position but Watts gets an underhook and turns Moses into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moses fails to land.
Moses stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moses lands a shoulder strike.
Watts keeps control of Moses as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moses swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moses lands a body shot.
Moses softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts working aggressively here.
Moses pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moses closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watts is not content to let Moses control the position.
Moses looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Moses.
Watts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moses wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Watts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watts is trying to control Moses's posture but Moses avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to escape but Moses is in control.
Moses working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts wants to get back to his feet but Moses drags him back down.
Watts dodges the ground and pound from Moses.
Moses works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moses in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moses has hold of Watts's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Watts seems comfortable defending it but Moses has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Watts is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Watts is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Moses couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Moses!
A very excited looking Ricky Moses 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Elmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dru Rivers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elmo Elmo's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Elmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Elmo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers walks into a jab.
Elmo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
Elmo Elmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elmo works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
Rivers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elmo throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elmo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. Elmo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmo throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Elmo sees coming a mile off.
Rivers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elmo is out of range and Rivers settles back down.
Rivers tries to move into range but Elmo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers scoring well with a low kick there.
Elmo throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Elmo throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elmo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elmo's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Elmo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elmo.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Elmo counters with a series of strikes. Rivers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elmo checks a low kick from Rivers.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elmo checks a leg kick.
Elmo throws a combination that misses
and Rivers counters with a good low kick that Elmo was not able to check.
Elmo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Elmo Elmo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Elmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rivers misses with the body kick
and Elmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elmo misses with a leg kick
and Rivers counters with a solid body kick.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Elmo.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Rivers lands a big right hand that sends Elmo crashing to the mat! Rivers stays standing though and waves Elmo back to his feet!
Elmo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Elmo out cold! What a finish! Rivers is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dru Rivers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko's entrance music is Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kolmiokuristus's choice of entrance music: bad boy - cascada. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Lavronenko as Kolmiokuristus shoots in.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown.
Lavronenko throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus with a poor takedown
and Lavronenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kolmiokuristus won't be happy with that.
Ivan Lavronenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lavronenko's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus keeping hold of Lavronenko's head, controlling as best he can.
Kolmiokuristus wants to get back to full guard but Lavronenko has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko scores with punches from side control.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a sweep.
Lavronenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lavronenko tries for a kimura but Kolmiokuristus is defending well.
Kolmiokuristus looking for a sweep but Lavronenko has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lavronenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kolmiokuristus tries to hold on but Lavronenko postures up.
Lavronenko unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko with a couple of short strikes.
Lavronenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kolmiokuristus's face.
The cut above Kalle Kolmiokuristus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kolmiokuristus reaches up and holds on to Lavronenko to control the position.
Lavronenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kolmiokuristus?
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Lavronenko!
Ivan Lavronenko took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott comes to the cage accompanied by So What. Haffa has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott scores with a nice strike.
Haffa tries a head kick but it misses.
Brott scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Haffa.
Haffa misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Brott.
Haffa thuds his right hand into Brott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haffa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Haffa.
Haffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Haffa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Brott misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa stalks Brott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brott's face. Brott staggers backwards, shaken.
Brott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haffa circles away.
Haffa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harry Haffa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brott is defended easily by Haffa.
Haffa misses with a series of wild punches.
Brott needs to keep his hands up - Haffa had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Haffa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Brott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa ducks under a wild hook from Brott.
Haffa moves away from the strike by Brott.
Haffa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brott looks to land a body kick but Haffa moved away.
Brott scores with the left hand. Haffa knows he should have avoided that one.
Haffa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brott defending well as Haffa loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Brott.
Haffa stuffs the takedown attempt from Brott. Brott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sluggo Brott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa moves out of range of the body kick from Brott.
Brott loads up on a big right hand but Haffa slips the punch.
Brott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haffa to the mat! Haffa manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Haffa pulls Brott in close to his closed guard and prevents Brott from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haffa wants to sweep but no luck.
Haffa pulls Brott in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haffa is on top in guard.
Brott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brott is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haffa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brott looks to throw the jab but Haffa is out of range.
Brott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haffa on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brott moves away.
Haffa tries to land a leg kick but Brott saw it coming and moves away.
Haffa takes a swing at Brott's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa dominated that 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.
Haffa slips under a jab.
Brott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haffa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brott scrambles back to his feet.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brott.
Nice uppercut there from Haffa.
Brott looks to land a body kick but Haffa moved away.
Brott walks into a left hand.
Haffa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haffa misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haffa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haffa slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Brott misses its intended target.
Donk. Brott catches Haffa right on the button with a cross.
Brott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haffa.
A slow jab from Brott misses its intended target.
Haffa wants to clinch up but Brott keeps it at a distance.
Brott scores with a sloppy right hand. Haffa should have avoided that one.
Brott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haffa connects with a body shot that sends Brott's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haffa takes a swing at Brott's ribcage but misses.
Brott sizes up Haffa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haffa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brott.
Haffa slips under a jab.
Haffa looks to land a right hand but Brott moved out of range.
Haffa digs a good hook to Brott's body.
A jab from Brott misses.
Haffa looks to throw the jab but Brott is out of range.
Haffa scoring well with a low kick there.
Brott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haffa's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brott slips a jab and a cross from Haffa.
Haffa lands with a cross.
Haffa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brott was well out of range. Poor timing from Haffa.
Haffa looks to score with a jab to the body but Brott is just out of range.
Brott takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haffa throws a series of punches but Brott moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Brott.
Harry Haffa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Brott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brott.
Brott tries to clinch but Haffa is having none of it.
Brott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haffa.
A bone on bone clash there as Brott blocks the leg kick.
Brott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haffa staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa lands with an overhand left.
Brott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brott misses with a lunging right hand
and Haffa counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Haffa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brott moves out of range of the strikes.
Brott catches Haffa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haffa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haffa connects with a leg kick. Brott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haffa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brott checks it well.
Haffa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haffa misses with a wild body shot.
Haffa scoring well with a low kick there.
Brott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haffa misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott defending well as Haffa loads up on a big left hand.
Brott looks to land a right hand but Haffa moved out of range.
Haffa jabs Brott right on the nose. Brott blinks but takes it well.
Brott throws a hook but Haffa blocks it.
Haffa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brott misses with a wild combination.
Brott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brott scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haffa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haffa wants to sweep here but Brott controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haffa is on top in guard.
Haffa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haffa stopping the sweep attempt from Brott.
Haffa wants to control from the top but Brott keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott looking to control.
Brott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haffa is one step ahead there.
Haffa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harry Haffa wasn't active enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Haffa.
Harry Haffa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brott connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Brott.
Haffa tried to score with a low kick but Brott checks it.
Brott takes the fight into the clinch.
Brott misses with some punches.
Brott has Haffa pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Haffa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haffa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Haffa!
Harry Haffa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trotter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that Trotter avoids nicely.
Teixeira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trotter.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira cracks a nice hook into Trotter's ribs.
Teixeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trotter counters with a takedown into side control.
Trotter working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Trotter off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Trotter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Teixeira's guard. Nice work there by Trotter.
Trotter preventing the sweep.
Trotter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trotter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trotter throws a big right hand that misses.
Trotter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teixeira is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter wanted to stand there but Teixeira had control of the position.
Trotter stands up over Teixeira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trotter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trotter throws a big elbow that misses.
Trotter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Teixeira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trotter's guard.
Teixeira wants to get up but he can't break Trotter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trotter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Teixeira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trotter is keeping the position for now.
Teixeira trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
Teixeira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teixeira controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira looking to pass the guard.
Teixeira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Teixeira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trotter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Teixeira has managed to get both his arms back between Trotter's legs - danger averted.
Trotter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Teixeira controls the pace.
Teixeira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Trotter tries to improve position but can't.
Teixeira stands up.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Trotter shoots for a takedown but Teixeira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teixeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teixeira throws a nice looking combination but Trotter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Teixeira.
Trotter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aj Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trotter misses with a combination
letting Teixeira counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Trotter scores with a four punch combination!
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trotter circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trotter is defended easily by Teixeira.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Trotter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teixeira. That's going to slow Trotter down.
A jab from Trotter misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trotter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trotter shoots for a double leg takedown but Teixeira sprawls well. He's pushed Trotter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trotter has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Trotter gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dell Trotter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trotter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that Trotter avoids nicely.
Trotter shoots for a double leg takedown but Teixeira sprawls well. He's pushed Trotter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trotter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Trotter ducks down to avoid it.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trotter.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Teixeira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Teixeira tries to move into range but Trotter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Trotter moves out of range.
Teixeira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trotter counters with a straight right hand.
Trotter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dell Trotter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira connects with a leg kick. Trotter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trotter moves forwards but Teixeira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trotter shoots for a takedown but Teixeira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teixeira tries to work over Trotter's front leg with a kick but Trotter checks it.
Trotter shoots for a double leg takedown but Teixeira sprawls well. He's pushed Trotter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trotter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Teixeira walks into a stiff left hand from Trotter.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teixeira is looking to wear down Trotter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trotter looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely.
Teixeira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trotter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a solid leg kick but Trotter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teixeira.
Teixeira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trotter's head backwards.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teixeira sprawls well. Teixeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trotter gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trotter is breathing heavily.
Teixeira lands with a good body shot.
Aj Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
Trotter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teixeira blocks a jab.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Trotter moved out of range nicely.
Aj Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira scores with the left hand. Trotter knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Teixeira.
Trotter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Teixeira jabs Trotter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trotter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trotter tries for a takedown but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trotter shoots in and bounces Teixeira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira 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.
Trotter being controlled here momentarily.
Trotter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dell Trotter has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter throwing strikes but missing.
Trotter throwing strikes from guard but Teixeira blocks nicely.
Teixeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trotter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teixeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teixeira is pulling down on Trotter's head. It's preventing any offense from Trotter, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Teixeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Teixeira, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aj Teixeira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Teixeira takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Trotter throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aj Teixeira dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the body
and Trotter counters with a nice uppercut.
Trotter fails with the takedown.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Trotter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Teixeira counter with a right hand.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Teixeira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trotter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teixeira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trotter.
Aj Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Trotter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Trotter's shoulder, as Trotter tries to avoid the shot.
Trotter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Teixeira digs a good body shot into Trotter's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Trotter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Trotter has a takedown stuffed.
Teixeira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trotter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Teixeira slips the punch.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira lands with a nice body punch.
Trotter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira swings for the body but Trotter moves out of range.
Teixeira lands a jab.
Trotter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teixeira defends it nicely.
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!
Trotter shoots in looking for a takedown but Teixeira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trotter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Trotter 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.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Trotter moves out of range.
Teixeira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trotter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teixeira.
Nice sprawl there from Teixeira as Trotter shoots in.
Trotter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Teixeira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teixeira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira works over Trotter's head and body with a nice combination.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teixeira as he avoids it easily.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teixeira duly obliges.
Teixeira lands a two punch combo.
Teixeira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trotter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira slaps away a takedown attempt from Trotter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Teixeira digs a good body shot into Trotter's ribs.
Teixeira cracks Trotter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teixeira scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teixeira throws a lazy uppercut
and Trotter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trotter.
Trotter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Teixeira on his heels. He'll look to pass Teixeira's guard now, I'm sure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aj Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teixeira 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aj Teixeira!
Aj Teixeira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster has chosen Cookie Monster Eating Cookie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cookie Monster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
184 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cookie Monster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster throws the left hand but Virta avoids the punch easily.
Monster dodges the punch combination from Virta.
A good leg kick by Virta.
Virta forces Monster back against the cage and clinches.
Monster lands a shoulder strike.
Virta has Monster pressed against the cage.
Monster blocks an elbow strike.
Monster tries to break the clinch but Virta is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virta moves out of range as Monster strikes.
Monster tries to land a leg kick but Virta saw it coming and moves away.
Virta misses with a double jab
and Monster counters with a low kick, right behind Virta 's knee.
Monster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virta.
Virta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Virta stalling in the clinch but Monster improves position.
Monster misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta struggles to land a body shot inside as Monster controls his hands.
Virta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monster backwards.
Monster is looking to control Virta's arms but Virta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monster has his back to the cage.
Virta lands a nice shot to the body.
Virta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monster tries to break free but Virta pushes him back against the cage.
Monster looking to slow down the pace here.
Virta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monsters head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virta.
A short right from Virta on the inside.
Virta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Monster regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monster has his hands on Virta's head, controlling the position.
Monster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster controls Virta momentarily but Virta frees himself.
Virta trying to control but Monster is working from the bottom.
Virta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Virta looking to sit in guard and control but Monster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Virta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta wants to hit a switch here but Monster passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Virta there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monster manages to capitalize on a mistake by Virta to take his back!
Virta controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Virta rolls, trying to escape but Monster keeps control of the position.
Monster controlling the position well here. Virta rolled but Monster kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Virta controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
I would not like to be Virta right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monster throws a one two combo.
Virta misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Virta misses the target.
Monster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monster slips a jab from Virta.
Virta loads up on a big right hand but Monster slips the punch.
Virta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster blocks a jab.
Monster throws a leg kick but Virta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monster scores with a punch to the head.
Monster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Virta misses with a straight right.
Virta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monster.
Ara Virta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virta misses with a lunging right hand
and Monster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Virta throws a jab but it's blocked by Monster.
Virta has closed the distance and engaged Monster in a clinch.
Virta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Monster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virta blocks a body shot from Monster.
Monster tries to break the clinch but Virta is controlling the position.
Monster has Virta pressed against the cage.
Virta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Virta lands an elbow inside that Monster shrugs off.
Virta swings wildly with an uppercut but Monster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monster has a couple of punches blocked by Virta.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monster letting Virta take a breather here.
Virta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Virta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta has a couple of punches blocked by Monster.
Virta prevents a body shot from Monster.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monster blocks an elbow strike from Virta.
Virta goes for a takedown attempt but Monster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Monster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Virta is out of range.
A big left from Virta misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monster. Virta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cookie Monster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Virta with that takedown attempt.
Monster avoids the body shot from Virta.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monster.
Monster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Virta wants to clinch
and Monster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monster avoids the body shot from Virta.
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch but Monster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virta throws a lazy uppercut
and Monster counters with a crisp one two that drops Virta! Monster thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Virta to his feet! Virta is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Monster lands but Virta takes it in his stride.
Virta is rocked!
Monster cracks Virta with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Virta tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Monster pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Virta is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cookie Monster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cookie Monster made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Huntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huntti has chosen Atomic Butt Drop on Wanderlei Silva by Mark Hunt! as his entrance music. Marko Huntti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
277 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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264 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Huntti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huntti is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Huntti circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Huntti's head.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huntti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huntti misses with a looping right.
Huntti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Huntti.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Huntti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blaze under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huntti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Huntti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Huntti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blaze is in Huntti's guard.
Huntti seems keen to control Blaze's posture.
Blaze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huntti's head.
Huntti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze is looking to work some ground and pound but Huntti has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Huntti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntti looking for a sweep. Not yet Huntti, not yet.
Huntti wants to stand and escape but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze won't allow Huntti to sweep him here.
Blaze throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Huntti wants to improve his position but instead Blaze has moved into half guard.
Blaze throwing shots but Huntti is blocking nicely.
Blaze slips a nice elbow through Huntti's hands, connecting with Huntti's forehead.
Blaze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huntti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huntti tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg.
Huntti is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with the ground and pound but Huntti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Huntti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaze advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Huntti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huntti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaze.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with the ground and pound.
Blaze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Blaze.
Blaze postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Huntti is not content to let Blaze control the position.
Huntti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaze.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blaze wants to control but Huntti is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Blaze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Huntti punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Huntti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huntti checks it well.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze catches Huntti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huntti, as that shot connected.
Huntti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huntti checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Huntti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huntti lands an overhand right.
Blaze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaze lands in his opponent's guard.
Huntti working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti trying to control the position here.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Blaze looking to sit in guard and control but Huntti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huntti wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntti preventing the sweep.
Huntti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Huntti from controlling successfully.
Blaze is trying to control the position but Huntti postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huntti manages to get himself to full guard.
Huntti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huntti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blaze throws a strike but Huntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blaze looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze 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.
Buck Blaze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huntti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huntti tries to stand but Blaze is controlling from the bottom.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huntti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marko Huntti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blaze shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marko Huntti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Huntti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huntti jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Huntti as Blaze shoots in.
Huntti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huntti doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Huntti misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze shoots in for a double leg but Huntti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Huntti misses its intended target.
Huntti tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huntti defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huntti thuds his right hand into Blaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huntti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body punch
enabling Huntti to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huntti. That did some damage!
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huntti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti lands a body shot.
Huntti tries to sprawl but Blaze drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huntti's head.
Blaze is just content to waste time from the top position. Huntti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blaze working some strikes from top position.
Huntti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huntti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaze.
Huntti keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
Huntti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huntti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blaze throws a strike but Huntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huntti trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marko Huntti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze throws a combination. Huntti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Huntti throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze throws a leg kick but Huntti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huntti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Huntti throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Huntti there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huntti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marko Huntti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huntti misses with a body shot.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Huntti is out of range.
Huntti is looking to clinch.
Huntti throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.
Blaze feints and as Huntti raises his hands in defense, Blaze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Huntti keeps moving.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huntti controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Blaze!
A very excited looking Buck Blaze 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker comes to the cage accompanied by Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Irwin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - T.N.T kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irwin connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Stroker.
That kick from Stroker tenderised Irwin's leg. Irwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroker.
Stroker slips a jab from Irwin.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin connects with a looping right hand.
Irwin lands with a right hand.
Stroker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irwin. Irwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stroker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Irwin is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Irwin does no damage.
Irwin throws a head kick that misses.
Stroker lands a nice looking body kick.
Irwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroker.
Stroker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irwin's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Irwin.
Stroker scores with a head kick. Irwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroker.
Stroker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stroker misses with a looping left.
Stroker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Irwin is out of range.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Stroker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Stroker lands a right hook to the body.
Stroker takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Stroker.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin breaks the clinch.
Irwin lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a low kick but Stroker moves out of range easily.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stroker.
Irwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stroker lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Stroker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroker moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with a leg kick.
Irwin misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stroker scores with a hook.
Irwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Irwin throws the kick towards the body but Stroker avoids it.
Irwin avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker tries to clinch up.
Stroker thumps Irwin with a low kick.
Irwin lands a high kick!
Stroker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses.
Irwin scores with a nice head shot.
Bob Stroker's cut is getting worse.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stroker. Stroker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stroker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Irwin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Stroker.
Stroker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Irwin.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stroker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Irwin's knee momentarily.
Irwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stroker misses with a hook.
Irwin throws a lazy head kick
and Stroker counters with a low kick, right behind Irwin 's knee.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a hook
letting Stroker counter with a right hand.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin works the jab nicely.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Stroker moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irwin. That's going to slow Stroker down.
Stroker walks into a stiff left hand from Irwin.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Irwin with a hook.
Irwin throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Irwin swings widly with a right hand
and Stroker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irwin lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Stroker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroker.
Stroker defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Stroker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stroker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stroker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Stroker is predictable there
and Irwin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Irwin throws a sloppy head kick and Stroker moves out of range easily.
Stroker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Stroker.
Stroker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irwin at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Stroker.
Stroker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroker in his tracks.
Irwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stroker counters with a body kick that stops Irwin in his tracks momentarily.
Stroker throws a lazy head kick
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker dips to his left and cracks Irwin with an uppercut!
Bob Stroker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroker moves out of range of the body kick from Irwin.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Stroker moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Stroker.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Stroker shoots in for a takedown but Irwin shows good takedown defense.
Stroker ducks right into an uppercut from Irwin.
Bob Stroker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stroker lands with a cross.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stroker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Stroker tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stroker defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Irwin scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Irwin.
Irwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Irwin - that will leave a mark!
Stroker avoids the head kick by Irwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
Irwin slips a straight right by Stroker.
Stroker lands the left hand.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroker.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Stroker.
Stroker avoids a kick to the body.
Irwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Stroker moves away and avoids it.
Stroker connects with a body shot.
Stroker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Stroker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stroker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irwin throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Stroker shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Irwin moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stroker is able to avoid easily.
Stroker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stroker feints and then cracks Irwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irwin down.
Stroker throws a head kick but Irwin moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Stroker there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stroker.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroker.
Stroker lands with a right hand.
Stroker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irwin checks a leg kick.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Irwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroker.
Irwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker walks into a left hand.
Stroker clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker stalls.
Stroker lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Stroker fails to land.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Stroker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irwin avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Irwin tries to break free but Stroker pushes him back against the cage.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but Stroker blocks with his arms.
Irwin blocks a body shot from Stroker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroker.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Irwin can't break the clinch.
Stroker lands a knee to the head.
Irwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irwin avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Stroker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
That's time! Stroker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Stroker blocks a leg kick.
Irwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Stroker throws a solid leg kick but Irwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroker.
Irwin misses with a right hand
and Stroker counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Irwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irwin throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Stroker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin swings widly with a right hand
and Stroker counters with a good low kick that Irwin was not able to check.
Stroker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroker walks into a stiff left hand from Irwin.
Stroker wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Stroker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Irwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Stroker moved out of range.
A cross from Irwin lands.
Irwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stroker rushes Irwin and presses him up against the cage.
Stroker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stroker scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stroker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Stroker scores with a nice strike.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Stroker counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Stroker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irwin doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irwin 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 Stroker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.
Irwin throws the left hand but Stroker avoids the punch easily.
Stroker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stroker misses with a double jab.
Stroker scores with a leg kick.
Stroker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Stroker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stroker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroker throws a nice head kick!
Stroker cracks Irwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Stroker avoids the head kick by Irwin.
Bob Stroker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irwin throws a chopping leg kick but Stroker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Irwin!
Stroker connects with an inside leg kick.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Stroker moved away.
Stroker lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stroker!
Stroker lands a head kick!
Stroker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Stroker moved out of range.
Irwin misses with a low kick as Stroker jumps back.
Irwin connects with a looping right hand.
Stroker staying out of range there.
Stroker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irwin's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irwin as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin swings for the body but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irwin tries to move into range but Stroker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stroker.
Jeez, Bob Stroker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stroker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Stroker punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Irwin thuds his shin into the meat of Stroker's side.
Irwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irwin.
Irwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Stroker blocks the leg kick.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Bob Stroker.
Well Stroker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Stroker!
Bob Stroker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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