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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. Overeem has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cees Overeem acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Uzi to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Cees Overeem has been cut.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uzi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi has Overeem up against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but Uzi has the dominant position.
Uzi has Overeem pressed against the cage, preventing Overeem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Overeem - that landed with a thud.
Overeem misses with a body punch.
Uzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Overeem wants to break free but Uzi has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uzi.
Uzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Uzi keeps him there for the moment.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Uzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Overeem.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Overeem scores with a one two! Uzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Uzi.
Uzi tries to clinch but Overeem is having none of it.
Overeem lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem throws an overhand right that lands on Uzi's shoulder, as Uzi tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uzi.
Overeem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Overeem lands a jab.
Overeem throws a right hand that Uzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzi also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uzi moves into range and clinches up with Overeem.
Uzi lands a shoulder strike.
Uzi scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Uzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Overeem wants to clinch but Uzi slips to the side
and Uzi counters with a solid body kick.
Overeem looks winded!
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Uzi scores with a spinning back kick!
Uzi rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
Uzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Uzi breaks from the clinch.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzi feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Overeem collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kalle Uzi!
A victorious Kalle Uzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by La Roux - In For The Kill. Metaxa has chosen •99• The Haunted🔫 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Carter.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metaxa lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Metaxa with an uppercut!
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Carter misses.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook. Metaxa ducked under it nicely.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Metaxa moved away.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Metaxa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Metaxa misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Metaxa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Metaxa is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Metaxa misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metaxa misses with a head kick.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metaxa.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Metaxa slips under a jab from Carter.
Metaxa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Metaxa.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter keeps control of Metaxa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa breaks from the clinch.
Metaxa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Metaxa stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Metaxa tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metaxa gets a clinch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Metaxa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Metaxa.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Metaxa's ribcage. Metaxa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Metaxa pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Metaxa throws an elbow but misses.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metaxa lands with a left to the head.
Metaxa lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Metaxa.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is looking to control Carter's arms but Carter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metaxa has his back to the cage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Metaxa avoids the damage to the body.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Metaxa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Metaxa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Metaxa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
It looks like Martin Metaxa has been cut.
Metaxa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carter can pounce on him.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Metaxa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Metaxa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Metaxa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Metaxa is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Metaxa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Metaxa lands with a nice body kick.
Metaxa lands a nice shot that snaps Carter's head back.
Metaxa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Metaxa's hands.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Metaxa.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Metaxa.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a leg kick but Metaxa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Metaxa blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Carter.
A big left from Carter misses.
Metaxa moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tests Metaxa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Metaxa misses the target.
Carter misses the jab.
Metaxa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Metaxa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Metaxa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metaxa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter cracks Metaxa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Metaxa.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Metaxa as he checks the leg kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter clinches up with Metaxa and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metaxa.
Metaxa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa working hard to break the clinch.
Mike Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Metaxa is breathing heavily.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metaxa's defenses.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Metaxa shrugs off.
Metaxa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter gets through Metaxa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Metaxa throws an elbow but misses.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metaxa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metaxa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Metaxa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Metaxa scores with a head kick.
Metaxa staying out of range there.
Metaxa throws a big shot that misses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Metaxa misses with a low kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Carter and sends Metaxa crashing to the mat! Carter follows him down to the mat - Metaxa regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Metaxa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Metaxa won't allow Carter to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter tries to stand but can't do so whilst Metaxa controls his leg.
Carter throwing shots but Metaxa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter sizes up Metaxa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metaxa slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metaxa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Metaxa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Metaxa blocks a low kick nicely.
Metaxa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Metaxa avoids the head kick by Carter.
Metaxa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Metaxa.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Metaxa throws a lazy head kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Metaxa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Metaxa's defenses.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
Carter takes a swing at Metaxa's ribcage but misses.
Metaxa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metaxa.
Metaxa rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Metaxa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metaxa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Metaxa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Metaxa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Metaxa on the inside.
Metaxa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metaxa lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Metaxa working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Metaxa has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Metaxa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Metaxa coming out on top.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin Metaxa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Metaxa tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Metaxa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Metaxa avoids the damage to the body.
Carter lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Mike Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa throws an elbow but it misses.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Metaxa's head.
Metaxa misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metaxa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Metaxa throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Metaxa dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a combination. Kim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kim eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
A left lands for Silva.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva pulls Kim in to control the position.
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!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Demian Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Kim defends easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Silva pulls Kim in close to his closed guard and prevents Kim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kim cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demian Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Kim fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demian Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva scores with a jab. Kim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kim's head backwards.
Silva throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva tries to sprawl but Kim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kim wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Jin Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Demian Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kim back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Kim blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Silva cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Silva with a hook.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kim tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Silva lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Kim tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demian Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Kim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Silva stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Silva.
Jin Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demian Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
Demian Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. Vargtass has chosen Torparrock as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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30
274 lbs
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29
276 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Vargtass!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vargtass misses with a jab to the body
and Rua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Vargtass.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Vargtass moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vargtass.
Vargtass staying out of range there.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vargtass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargtass swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Vargtass counters with a nice body kick.
Rua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vargtass but Vargtass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Vargtass's leg but Vargtass calmly moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Vargtass as Rua shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vargtass is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargtass is just out of range.
Vargtass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Vargtass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rua throws out a leg kick but Vargtass moves out of range and Rua only half commits.
Rua throws the left hand but Vargtass avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws a leg kick which misses Vargtass's front leg but catches the back leg as Vargtass tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua lands with a hook. Vargtass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Richard Vargtass has been cut.
Rua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vargtass. That one must have hurt.
Vargtass has managed to clinch.
A short left from Rua.
Vargtass misses with some punches.
Vargtass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargtass has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Vargtass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vargtass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Vargtass.
Vargtass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rua working aggressively here.
Vargtass tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Vargtass misses with a knee to the head.
Rua blocking some punches.
Vargtass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rua is trying to trip Vargtass. He has hold of a leg but Vargtass is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rua persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rua stands up over Vargtass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargtass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vargtass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua being controlled here momentarily.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Vargtass is retaining full guard.
Vargtass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Vargtass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Vargtass blocks nicely.
Rua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vargtass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Vargtass trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Vargtass can't keep his opponent in guard - Rua advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vargtass's head.
Nice strikes from Rua there.
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!
Rua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Vargtass's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Vargtass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vargtass pinned against the cage. Vargtass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some bone on bone action there as Rua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vargtass throws a nice head kick!
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vargtass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua misses with a low kick.
Vargtass scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vargtass is looking to land body kicks.
Vargtass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vargtass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vargtass checks a leg kick.
Vargtass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyoto Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vargtass takes a step back to recover.
Vargtass is breathing heavily.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargtass misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Vargtass misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vargtass walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Vargtass moved away.
Rua throws a jab when Vargtass was well out of range.
Vargtass scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Richard Vargtass's cut even more.
Vargtass ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Vargtass catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vargtass.
Rua lands a nice shot that snaps Vargtass's head back.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Vargtass saw that one coming.
Jab from Rua.
The cut above Richard Vargtass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua dives in and grabs Vargtass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vargtass pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Rua lands a big shot that drops Vargtass! Can he finish him?
Vargtass is rocked!
Rua 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.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vargtass is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Vargtass blocks nicely.
Vargtass seems to have recovered his senses.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richard Vargtass's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rua distracts Vargtass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Vargtass's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoto Rua!
After winning the bout, Lyoto Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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33
200 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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31
197 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn jabs Nut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nut takes a swing at Finn's ribcage but misses.
Finn checks a leg kick.
Nut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Finn throws a push kick but Nut slaps the foot to one side.
Nut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Nut tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nut.
Nut throws a leg kick
and Finn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut counters with a body kick.
Finn looks to land a combination. Nut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn misses with a takedown attempt - Nut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nut scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nut moves out of range as Finn strikes.
Nut throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Finn blocks it.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment.
Nut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn is trying to control the action in half guard but Nut is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nut is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn won't allow Nut to sweep him here.
Nut keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn wants to control from the top but Nut keeps moving.
Nut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn distracts Nut with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Nut working a defensive guard here.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut 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.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nut is keeping the position for now.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Finn postures up.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nut's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nut is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
Finn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That kick from Nut tenderised Finn's leg. Finn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Finn throws a hook but Nut blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nut.
Finn lands the left hand.
Finn shoots in and drives through. Nut sprawls well.
A leg kick checked by Nut.
Nut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finn.
Good standup being displayed there by Nut as he connects with a hook.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nut connects with a leg kick. Finn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finn wants to land a leg kick but Nut is out of range.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Finn misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn tries to land a body kick
and Nut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Finn checks it well.
A low kick from Finn is predictable there
and Nut counters with a body kick.
Nut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nut connects with a leg kick. Finn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nut counters with a nice leg kick.
Nut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nut's corner calls for a 1-2. Nut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back 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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finn.
Nut stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Nut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a nice body kick.
Nut pushes Finn away with a front kick.
Finn throws a looping overhand right but Nut ducks down to avoid it.
Sam Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut throws a front kick aimed at Finn's knee but Finn avoids it well.
Finn looks for a takedown but Nut sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Nut.
Nut punishes Finn's body with a nice straight punch.
Finn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Finn moved away.
Nut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finn moves out of range as Nut throws a body kick.
Finn throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nut thuds his shin into the meat of Finn's side.
Nut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nut's guard.
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nut's head.
Nut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nut has momentary wrist control but Finn slips an elbow through the middle.
Nut trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut wants to hit a switch here but Finn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nut there!
Finn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Finn 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut is desperately trying to improve his position but Finn has a good base and remains in mount.
Finn landing punches.
Finn working the ground and pound effectively.
Finn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nut is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finn landing punches.
Finn lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nut is rocked!
Finn raining down shots from the mount!
Nut is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Nut takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Finn's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
In his post fight interview, Mickey Finn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunks Jucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stand up - Ludacris kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
270 lbs
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255 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hunks Jucci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford connects with a jab.
Jucci connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.
It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jucci takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Jucci throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford moves into the clinch successfully.
Jucci misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Jucci can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jucci's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Jucci.
Jucci blocks a body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford has a couple of punches blocked by Jucci.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jucci's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to work over Jucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Jucci avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jucci can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford lands a body punch.
Jucci is breathing heavily.
Ford has Jucci pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jucci.
Ford lands with a left to the head.
Ford pushes Jucci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ford misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries a body shot but Jucci blocks it.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ford lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Good body shot from Ford.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford gets through Jucci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford digs a right hand underneath Jucci's ribcage. Jucci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jucci backwards.
Jucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
Ford pushes Jucci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Ford.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Jucci controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tries to work over Jucci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Ford lands with a light punch inside.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Jucci controls the action.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Jucci controls his hands.
Ford lands a body punch.
Ford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
A right handed body shot lands from Ford.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford cracks Jucci with a nice body shot.
Jucci misses with a punch to the body.
Ford lands a body shot.
A short right from Ford on the inside.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Jucci avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Jucci backwards.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford lands a right hand.
Jucci is rocked!
Ford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Jucci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford scores with a shot to the side of Jucci's head.
Good body shot from Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jucci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jucci seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jucci has time to react.
Jucci avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Jucci's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jucci does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford clinches with his opponent.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jucci is rocked!
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Jucci controls the action.
Oh Jucci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacob Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford connects with a big uppercut there that sends Jucci tumbling to the ground! Ford follows him down into his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ford is looking to stand up but Jucci won't let him.
Ford is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford stands up from Jucci's guard - Ford perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jucci seems to have got his legs back now.
Ford connects with a leg kick. Jucci looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jucci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jucci throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Ford misses with a jab to the body
and Jucci counters with a left to the body.
Ford scores with a hook to the body. Jucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick from Jucci misses.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.
Ford lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jucci has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jucci takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford tries to clinch but Jucci moves out of range.
Jucci takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford wants to clinch up but Jucci keeps it at a distance.
Ford sizes up Jucci with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ford is looking to clinch.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Jucci's head back.
Ford stalks Jucci and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jucci's face. Jucci staggers backwards, shaken.
Ford digs a good hook to Jucci's body.
Ford throws a body punch but Jucci moves out of range.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jucci throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford drops Jucci with a left right combo! Ford follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford stands up.
Jucci misses with a body kick.
Jucci missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jucci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Jucci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
Ford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juccis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Hunks Jucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford wants to clinch up but Jucci keeps it at a distance.
Ford moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jucci.
Ford stalls.
Jucci trying to control the position but instead, Ford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jucci into the cage.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
Ford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ford misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jucci.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jucci is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Jucci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford darts in and clinches Jucci up against the cage.
Jucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Ford prevents a body shot from Jucci.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Jucci blocks an uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jucci misses with a body punch.
Ford swings wildly with an uppercut but Jucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jucci misses with a body punch.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jucci.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Jucci controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ford.
A shot in the inside from Ford.
Ford tries a body shot but Jucci blocks it.
Ford lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jucci backwards.
Ford lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford throws a big uppercut that drops Jucci! More strikes from Ford and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jucci lies dazed against the cage as Ford celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Ford!
Jacob Ford is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Jacob Ford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes into the arena with Coming to Light Your Ass Up blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
176 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola 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.
Kantola works Mask's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Kantola misses
enabling Mask to counter with a crisp jab.
Kantola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kantola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kantola blocks a head kick by Mask.
Mask throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mask 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 Kantola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kantola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mask slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mask rushes Kantola and presses him up against the cage.
Mask lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mask throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kantolas head.
Mask tries a body shot but Kantola blocks it.
Mask working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kantola working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola misses with the head strike.
Mask working aggressively here.
Mask blocks an elbow strike from Kantola.
Mask breaks the clinch.
Kantola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mask paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kantola tries to clinch but Mask is having none of it.
Kantola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mask throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kantola gets tackled into the cage by Mask. Mask maintains the clinch.
Kantola slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Mask.
Kantola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mask wants to break free but Kantola has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mask.
Kantola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kantola tries to throw a body punch but Mask avoids it by throwing Kantola back against the cage.
Kantola is trying to maintain a safe position but Mask gets an underhook and turns Kantola into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kantola takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kantola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kantola throws a head punch that misses.
Mask lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mask softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mask blocks an elbow strike from Kantola.
Mask avoids the elbow strike from Kantola, against the cage.
Mask lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mask misses the shot to the body.
Kantola closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kantola blocks a body shot from Mask.
Mask lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mask misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mask lands a hook that snaps the head of Kantola backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kantola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask manages to break the clinch.
Kantola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mask displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kantola throws out the jab.
Kantola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mask lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mask misses with a looping right.
Mask takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kantola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mask changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mask throws a combination. Kantola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kantola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kantola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mask counters with a nice body shot.
Kantola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kantola slips a jab and a cross from Mask.
Kantola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mask as he avoids it easily.
Kantola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mask!
Kantola avoids the attempt from Mask to control.
Mask is looking to improve his position but Kantola isn't that keen on the idea.
Mask is working hard here to advance 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.
Mask is squirming around, avoiding Kantola's attempts to control the action.
Mask is trying to escape the mount.
Kantola looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mask is squirming around, avoiding Kantola's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kantola content just to control the position here.
Mask tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mask tries to hold on but Kantola postures up.
Kantola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mask is looking to escape.
Kantola avoids the attempt from Mask to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mask is looking to escape.
Kantola with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mask wants to control but Kantola is having none of it.
Kantola looking to control but Mask is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mask looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kantola looking for the RNC.
Mask trying to control the hands but Kantola breaks the grip.
Kantola looking to break Mask's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mask remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kantola will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kantola looking for the choke from the back.
Mask wants to control his opponent's hands but Kantola gets his hands free.
Kantola doesn't have the hooks in and Mask manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kantola is trying to keep Mask in close.
Mask throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kantola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kantola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kantola lands a really nice looking cross but Mask seems unphased.
Mask wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mask swats away the attempt to clinch by Kantola.
Mask lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mask finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mask throws a leg kick that misses.
Mask cracks Kantola with a good jab.
Kantola checks a low kick from Mask.
Kantola staying out of range there.
Kantola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mask throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola shoots in looking for a takedown. Mask tries to sprawl out of it but Kantola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mask manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kantola blocks the body kick.
Kantola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mask was well out of range. Poor timing from Kantola.
Kantola forces Mask back against the cage and clinches.
Kantola swings wildly with an uppercut but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask is trying to break the clinch but Kantola is controlling him.
Kantola gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kantola is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask is looking to control Kantola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mask avoid being mounted?
Kantola stalling away here and it's allowed Mask to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mask keeping full guard, as Kantola tries to pass.
Kantola trying to control but Mask is working from the bottom.
Kantola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mask's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mask trying to hold on to Kantola's head to control him but Kantola postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask is looking to improve his position.
Kantola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mask sees it coming and defends easily.
Mask is looking to control Kantola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mask avoid being mounted?
Mask is trying to control but Kantola passes into side control!
Mask struggling a bit here.
Kantola is staying tight to Mask's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask is trying to control Kantola's posture but Kantola avoids it.
Kantola has hold of Mask's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mask tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kantola cranks the arm and Mask screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mask, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antti Kantola!
Antti Kantola is the new welterweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antti Kantola waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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