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Cf.129: Electrified PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Hero of the Day. Ryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freestyler. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brad Ryan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
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164 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Susi shoots in.
Ryan scores with a kick to the body.
Susi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Susi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Susi's legs.
Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Susi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.
Susi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Susi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryan.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Susi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Susi's legs - danger averted.
Susi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Susi wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ryan trying to control but Susi is having none of it.
Ryan avoids the attempt from Susi to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Susi is working to get back to half guard.
Ryan working Susi over with strikes here.
Ryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Susi is trying desperately to improve position.
Ryan with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryan has a good base and remains in mount.
Susi wants to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Susi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan is trying to control. Susi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ryan is trying to control. Susi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ryan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Susi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Susi is looking to control Ryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susi avoid being mounted?
Ryan trying to work for an americana but Susi has managed to regain full guard.
Susi is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Susi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ryan is defending well. Susi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ryan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Susi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keni Susi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keni Susi made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do Nascimento throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Do Nascimento throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Do Nascimento throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Do Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Do Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Do Nascimento backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Edson Arantes Do Nascimento has been cut.
Do Nascimento dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Do Nascimento's head and hops out.
A jab from Do Nascimento finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Nascimento has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do Nascimento has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Nascimento has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do Nascimento has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Do Nascimento avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Do Nascimento really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Do Nascimento goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Do Nascimento is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Do Nascimento blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Do Nascimento's head.
Do Nascimento tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do Nascimento has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Do Nascimento shrugs off.
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento's cut is getting worse.
Do Nascimento is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Do Nascimento wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Do Nascimento persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do Nascimento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do Nascimento is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do Nascimento doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do Nascimento manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is looking to stand up but Do Nascimento isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control.
Do Nascimento won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has his foot on Do Nascimento's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do Nascimento works his way back into a safe position though.
Do Nascimento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is looking to stand up but Do Nascimento isn't so interested in that idea.
Do Nascimento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do Nascimento keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do Nascimento preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position but Do Nascimento postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stand up but Do Nascimento isn't so interested in that idea.
Do Nascimento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do Nascimento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking to control.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Demian Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Do Nascimento off the cage and back into range.
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!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a hook but Do Nascimento avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Arantes Do Nascimento's cut.
That's time! Do Nascimento's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Do Nascimento is predictable there
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Do Nascimento tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Do Nascimento back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Do Nascimento is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Do Nascimento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Do Nascimento counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Do Nascimento looks up at the clock. Bad move! Silva lands a right hand from hell, dropping Do Nascimento. Silva pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demian Silva!
An out of breath Demian Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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262 lbs
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280 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman misses with a leg kick.
Riseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Virne.
Riseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Virne.
Riseman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virne.
Riseman lands with an overhand left.
Virne wants to clinch.
Virne moves to clinch but Riseman breaks away
and Riseman counters with a series of strikes. Virne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman misses with a jab to the body
and Virne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riseman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Virne shoots in looking for a takedown but Riseman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Virne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to slow Virne down with leg kicks.
Virne rushes Riseman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riseman scores with a one two! Virne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riseman throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virne tries to clinch there but Riseman circles away.
Riseman thows a body shot but no joy.
Riseman tests Virne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Virne connects with a looping right hand.
Virne is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riseman is fending him off so far but Virne persists. Nope, Riseman circles away and we're back to standing.
Riseman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Virne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riseman counters with a right hand to the body.
Riseman lands a jab-cross combination.
Riseman swings for the body but Virne moves out of range.
Riseman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Virne moves out of range of the body kick from Riseman.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Riseman tries to bum rush Virne with a series of wild strikes but Virne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman with a hook.
Riseman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Virne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riseman moves out of range as Virne strikes.
Riseman is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riseman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virne tries to clinch up but Riseman circles away and keeps his distance.
Virne shoots for a double leg takedown but Riseman sprawls well. He's pushed Virne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Virne.
Riseman misses with a double jab
and Virne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Virne.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Riseman pulls Virne in close to prevent any damage.
Virne looking to sit in guard and control but Riseman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riseman postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Virne moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Virne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Virne tries for a takedown but Riseman circles away easily
and Riseman counters with a one-two to the body.
Riseman connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman misses with a double jab
letting Virne counter with a right hand.
Riseman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Virne rather than just go for the knockout.
Virne moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Riseman lands a nice hook to Virne's body. Virne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Virne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman stuffs the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riseman, as that shot connected.
Virne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Virne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riseman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarppi Virne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman thuds his right hand into Virne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Virne moves in looking to clinch but Riseman pushes him off.
Riseman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Virne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman thumps Virne with a low kick.
Virne tries to clinch but Riseman moves away
and Riseman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riseman lands a head shot.
Riseman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Riseman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riseman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riseman.
Riseman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riseman duly obliges.
Jarppi Virne's cut is getting worse.
Riseman lands a left and a right that send Virne crashing to the mat, dazed. Riseman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Virne is rocked!
Riseman lands with a big right hook that stumbles Virne - he's out on his feet here! Riseman follows up with another monster hook that separates Virne from consciousness! Virne falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Riseman stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Mark Spencer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a low kick.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer thows a leg kick but Moses checks it
and Moses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer scores with a hook.
Moses throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Spencer blocks a leg kick.
Moses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moses catches Spencer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spencer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moses swivels and escapes.
Moses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Moses will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer looks to land a combination but Moses avoids it well.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spencer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Moses to the mat! Moses manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
Moses utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moses is looking to sweep but instead, Spencer has passed into half guard.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Moses is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moses is looking for a sweep. Spencer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spencer is looking for submissions but instead, Moses has regained full guard.
Spencer 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.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spencer's guard.
Moses lands a couple of elbows.
Moses trying to move into half guard but instead Spencer has managed to sweep!
Spencer throws a strike but Moses rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moses trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Spencer wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Spencer trying to keep a closed guard but Moses is proving a slippery customer.
Spencer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moses is aware though and is defending well.
Moses throws a big elbow that misses.
Spencer looking for subs off his back but Moses has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moses is taking a breather. Spencer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spencer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moses is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spencer checks a low kick from Moses.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Moses's head back.
Spencer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spencer lands a two punch combo.
Ricky Moses is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Spencer misses with a takedown
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
Moses tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown. Moses tries to sprawl out of it but Spencer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moses manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses misses with a body shot.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spencer counters with an inside leg kick.
Moses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer wants to slow Moses down by chopping away at his legs.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and Moses cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Spencer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spencer.
Moses stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Ricky Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer shoots in looking for a takedown but Moses manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spencer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricky Moses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
Spencer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moses manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mark Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer chips away with some ground and pound.
Moses lands a decent shot there.
Moses 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.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moses keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Moses manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spencer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spencer working a defensive guard but Moses passes into half guard.
Spencer has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Moses escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Moses!
Spencer 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.
Spencer sneaks back into half guard.
Moses frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spencer is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
Moses lands a big shot there that rocks Spencer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moses controlling the position easily from mount.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moses wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Spencer is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moses misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spencer.
Spencer looking to score a takedown here. Moses is defending well but Spencer drives through and ends up in Moses's guard.
Spencer throws an elbow that misses. Moses uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spencer's guard. Nice move by Moses!
Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spencer working a defensive guard here.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spencer is controlling Moses's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moses slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spencer is trying to get back to half guard.
Moses 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.
Spencer wants to control but Moses postures up.
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Spencer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.
Spencer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moses trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moses seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Moses working the head and body with strikes.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Spencer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moses is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moses wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Moses wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Spencer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Moses misses
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Moses.
Moses throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moses wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricky Moses is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Moses.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer tries to work over Moses's front leg with a kick but Moses checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Moses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Moses. Those never looked like landing.
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 Ricky Moses.
Well Moses 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Moses!
Ricky Moses 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 Mosse Vormisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vormisto comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck . Chan has chosen Ikenai Tayou as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
167 lbs
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30
163 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mosse Vormisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vormisto avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mosse Vormisto has been cut.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vormisto counters by clinching up.
Vormisto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vormisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Vormisto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vormisto manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vormisto misses with the ground and pound.
Chan is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vormisto scores with punches from side control.
Vormisto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vormisto tries to advance to mount but Chan instead regains half guard.
Vormisto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vormisto trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chan.
Chan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vormisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vormisto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vormisto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vormisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan is trying to control the position but Vormisto postures up.
Chan has his foot on Vormisto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vormisto works his way back into a safe position though.
Chan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vormisto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vormisto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vormisto.
Vormisto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vormisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vormisto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vormisto postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Vormisto works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Vormisto lands a couple of elbows.
Vormisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vormisto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vormisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vormisto throws a big elbow that misses.
Vormisto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vormisto is one step ahead there.
Vormisto is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
Vormisto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vormisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan has his foot on Vormisto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vormisto works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vormisto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vormisto trying to control here.
Chan working Vormisto over with strikes.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vormisto defending well though.
Chan throwing shots but Vormisto is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vormisto is looking to get back to full guard here but Chan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vormisto is not content to let Chan control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mosse Vormisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mosse Vormisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vormisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Vormisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Vormisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vormisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vormisto works over Chan's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vormisto tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan connects with a leg kick. Vormisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vormisto misses with a low kick as Chan jumps back.
Vormisto ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Vormisto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chan momentarily.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Vormisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vormisto scores with a nice right hand.
Chan connects with a body shot that sends Vormisto's belly button to the back.
Vormisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Chan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vormisto moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Vormisto slips under a jab.
Yamapi Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vormisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Vormisto walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan throws a solid leg kick but Vormisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chan.
Chan lands a front kick.
Chan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chan throws a leg kick but Vormisto moved away.
Vormisto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chan on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vormisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Chan 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.
Chan throws a body punch but Vormisto moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Chan.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vormisto.
Vormisto wants to clinch.
Chan thows a body shot but no joy.
Vormisto avoids the head kick by Chan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Chan misses.
Vormisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vormisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Vormisto breaks the clinch.
Vormisto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vormisto tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
A jab from Chan misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vormisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan moves forwards but Vormisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yamapi Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mosse Vormisto's cut.
That's time! Vormisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Vormisto moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Vormisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chan throws the left hand but Vormisto avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Chan.
Vormisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vormisto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chan connects with a body shot.
Chan scoring well with a low kick there.
Chan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vormisto misses with a wild combination.
Vormisto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chan defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vormisto.
Vormisto dives in and grabs Chan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chan pushes down on Vormisto's head and hops out.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vormisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vormisto misses the jab.
A lazy left from Vormisto finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vormisto. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vormisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Chan's head.
Nice shot by Chan.
Chan digs a good body shot into Vormisto's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vormisto in his tracks.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Vormisto moves out of range easily.
Vormisto wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Chan counters with a head kick that drops Vormisto to the mat! Vormisto scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vormisto is rocked!
Chan tries to land a leg kick but Vormisto saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Vormisto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamapi Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vormisto tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
Vormisto rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage.
Vormisto seems to have got his legs back now.
Chan manages to pull guard.
Vormisto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vormisto throws a strike but Chan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vormisto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan is fighting to break Vormisto's control of his arms but Vormisto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan postures up.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vormisto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vormisto's elbow.
Vormisto can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Vormisto won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamapi Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamapi Chan!
After the big win, Yamapi Chan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante has chosen LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29
203 lbs
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201 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante keeps Cat at a distance using the push kick.
Brigante checks a leg kick.
Cat moves away from the strike by Brigante .
Cat avoids the body shot from Brigante .
Cat lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Brigante misses.
Brigante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cat moves out of range of the strikes.
Brigante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brigante lands with a hook. Cat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brigante works over Cat's head and body with a nice combination.
Cat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brigante .
Brigante drops his hands momentarily and Cat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat swats away the attempt to clinch by Brigante .
Cat throws a good cross that connects.
Brigante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat cracks Brigante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cat slips under a jab.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brigante .
Cat slips a jab and a cross from Brigante .
Cat misses with a low kick.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Cat circles away.
Brigante lands a nice hook to Cat's body. Cat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brigante throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Cat finds it's way through Brigante 's defenses.
Brigante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cat is out of range and Brigante settles back down.
Cat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brigante works Cat's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Cat.
Cat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cat.
Cat dodges the punch combination from Brigante .
Cat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brigante is able to avoid easily.
Cat misses with a low kick.
Cat tries to work over Brigante 's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Cat blocks a head kick by Brigante .
Brigante throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Brigante lands a nice shot to the body.
Brigante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brigante is looking to land body kicks.
Brigante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brigante moves to clinch but Cat breaks away
and Cat counters with a low kick, right behind Brigante 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante scores with a nice strike.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Brigante tries a low kick but Cat avoids it.
Brigante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cat moves out of range as Brigante throws a body kick.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Cat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brigante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brigante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cat connects with a body shot that sends Brigante 's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brigante misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cat scores with a nice head shot.
Brigante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Brigante .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brigante .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brigante .
Cat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brigante avoids it.
Cat gets through Brigante 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brigante lands with a short shot to the head.
Cat struggles to land a body shot inside as Brigante controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante tries to land a knee to the head but Cat blocks with his arms.
Cat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brigante 's defenses.
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cat is defending well for now.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cat scoring well with a low kick there.
Brigante moves into range and clinches up with Cat.
Cat blocks an uppercut.
Cat tries a body shot but Brigante blocks it.
Brigante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cat avoiding damage as Brigante throws knees to the body.
Brigante looking to throw knees to the head but Cat is blocking nicely.
Cat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brigante connects with a knee to the head.
Brigante throws an elbow that misses.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Cat controls his hands.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Cat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brigante tries to land knees in the clinch but Cat avoids the damage to the body.
Cat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Cat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cat misses with a body punch.
Brigante can't find room to land a body shot as Cat controls the action.
Brigante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cat's elbow.
Knees to the body from Brigante .
Cat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brigante .
Cat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brigante lands a good knee to the midsection. Cat won't want to take too many of those.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Brigante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cat scores a nice knee to the body.
Brigante lands a left hand.
Brigante misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cat misses with some punches.
Cat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante blocks a body shot from Cat.
Cat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brigante 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigante .
Cat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigante counters with a series of strikes. Cat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cat scores with a hook to the body. Brigante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brigante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cat throws out the jab.
Brigante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brigante blocks a head kick by Cat.
Cat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brigante .
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Cat is just out of range.
Cat looks to land a left hand but Brigante moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brigante 's sensitive parts.
Cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Cat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brigante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Brigante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat throws the kick towards the body but Brigante avoids it.
Brigante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brigante lands a head kick. Cat smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cat is looking to score with low kicks.
Cat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brigante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cat misses with a right hand
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.
Cat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Brigante misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brigante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cold Cat is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante . Cat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cat tries to clinch up but Brigante circles away and keeps his distance.
Brigante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brigante 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brigante duly obliges.
Brigante swinging wildly here.
Brigante tries to clinch but Cat moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
Cat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brigante .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cat is looking to clinch but Brigante is avoiding it.
Cat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cat.
Cat jabs at Brigante 's body.
Brigante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brigante misses the jab.
Brigante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cat throws a head kick but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante checks a low kick from Cat.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Cat moves out of range.
Brigante closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Cat.
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!
Brigante loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
Cat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigante manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cat moves in looking to clinch but Brigante pushes him off.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante .
Brigante tries to clinch there but Cat circles away.
Cat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brigante . Brigante obviously looking to wear him down.
Brigante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brigante checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cat, as that shot connected.
Brigante lands with a hook. Cat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cat looks to score with a jab to the body but Brigante is just out of range.
Brigante misses with a hook. Cat ducked under it nicely.
Cat wants to clinch.
Cat pushes Brigante up against the cage in a clinch.
Cold Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a hook that snaps the head of Brigante backwards.
Carlito Brigante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brigante misses with the head strike.
Cat lands an uppercut.
Cat lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Cat avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.
Cat managing to block the knees to the body from Brigante .
Brigante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cat is defending well for now.
Brigante is trying to break the clinch but Cat has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Brigante .
Cat misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brigante .
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brigante checks a leg kick.
Brigante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries to clinch up but Cat circles away and keeps his distance.
Brigante tries to clinch but Cat is having none of it.
Brigante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brigante lands a jab.
Cat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cat is looking to slow Brigante down with leg kicks.
Brigante checks a low kick from Cat.
Cat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Cat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands with a straight right. Cat didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante .
A right-left combo lands from Brigante .
Cat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brigante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brigante backs up against the cage.
Brigante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brigante pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brigante wants to clinch.
Brigante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cat circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brigante .
Brigante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brigante is rocked!
Cat lands a leg kick that knocks Brigante off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cold Cat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brigante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlito Brigante !
Carlito Brigante thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Bei has chosen Hypnotic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bei misses its intended target.
Speed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bei is pulling down on Speed's head to control his posture.
Speed postures up in Bei's guard and throws a big left but Bei blocks it.
Speed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bei is keeping the position for now.
Speed 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.
Speed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speed is fighting to break Bei's control of his arms but Bei is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Speed is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed is in close to Bei's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bei keeping moving, preventing Speed from controlling successfully.
Bei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed looking to sit in guard and control but Bei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Bei from controlling successfully.
Speed looking for a guillotine here but Bei defends easily.
Bei trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bei defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bei wants to pass the guard but Speed is keeping the position.
Bei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Bei.
A punch combination from Bei misses.
Liu Bei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bei to the ground. Speed is now in Bei's guard.
Speed trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
Speed tries to free his leg and advance position but Bei is retaining full guard.
Speed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bei looking to control.
Speed looking to pass the guard.
Speed won't allow Bei to sweep him here.
Speed is looking to work some ground and pound but Bei has wrist control.
Speed is working Bei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bei managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liu Bei hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Bei.
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!
Good shot there by Speed.
Speed scores with a nice strike.
Bei thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
Speed is looking to clinch but Bei is avoiding it.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Bei.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bei looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Bei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Bei misses with an uppercut.
Bei ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abel Speed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speed moves out of range as Bei strikes.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bei blocks a jab.
Bei misses with a body shot
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
Bei misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Speed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bei misses with a right hand
and Speed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bei won't be happy with that.
Speed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
I wouldn't like to be where Bei is right now.
The ground and pound from Speed seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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!
Speed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed working away.
Speed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bei keeps working.
Speed just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bei is looking to take a break and control but Speed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bei controlling the pace.
Speed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Abel Speed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speed wants to hit a switch here but Bei passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Speed there!
Bei wants to control the pace but Speed is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed can't escape the position.
Bei looking to control but Speed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bei controlling the pace for now.
Speed is working to get back to half guard.
Bei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tries to hold on but Bei pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liu Bei hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Speed misses.
Bei lands a jab.
Bei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bei misses with a series of wild punches.
Bei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Bei throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Bei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bei throws a right hand that misses
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bei moves into the clinch successfully.
Bei is trying to push Speed away but Speed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bei backwards.
Speed tries to stall but Bei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed tries a body shot but Bei blocks it.
Bei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Speed.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bei tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bei misses the target.
Bei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Speed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bei.
Bei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Bei does no damage.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Bei misses with a lunging right hand
and Speed counters with a two punch combo.
Bei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a head shot.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bei at a distance.
Bei throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Speed there.
Speed misses with a left hand
and Bei counters with a series of strikes. Speed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Speed.
Bei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speed on the side of the head.
Bei misses the jab.
Speed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bei tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bei thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Speed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bei doesn't seem phased though.
Speed fails to land the takedown.
Speed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bei managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Speed.
Bei is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Speed off and has taken his back!
Speed tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Speed regains half guard.
Bei is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Speed!
Bei wants to control the pace but Speed is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is desperately trying to improve his position but Bei has a good base and remains in mount.
Bei controlling the pace for now.
Bei tries to control but Speed wriggling away.
Bei landing shots from mount.
Speed can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei controlling the pace for now.
Speed takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Speed is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bei cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Speed working to try and regain half guard.
Abel Speed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bei in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bei cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bei raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liu Bei.
I think Speed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abel Speed!
Abel Speed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes into the arena with Now We Are Free blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Meridius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meridius connects with an inside leg kick.
Meridius tries to work over Blaze's front leg with a kick but Blaze checks it.
Meridius keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Meridius's belly button to the back.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaze tries to keep at a distance but Meridius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaze's elbow.
Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meridius.
Blaze lands a nice uppercut.
Meridius blocks an uppercut.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Meridius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meridius tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meridius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Meridius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blaze is keeping busy.
Meridius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blaze goes for a takedown attempt but Meridius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blaze motions for Meridius to come forward. Blaze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meridius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Meridius lands a really nice looking cross but Blaze seems unphased.
Meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze lands a body shot.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Meridius tests Blaze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blaze tries to bum rush Meridius with a series of wild strikes but Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Meridius tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius digs a good hook to Blaze's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Nice shot by Blaze.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze thuds his right hand into Meridius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaze throws a low kick but Meridius moves out of range easily.
Meridius moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Meridius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Meridius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meridius staying out of range there.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Meridius throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meridius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meridius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meridius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meridius throws a chopping leg kick but Blaze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meridius pushes Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meridius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick.
Blaze misses the jab.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius'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.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Meridius throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blaze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meridius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meridius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meridius looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meridius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meridius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blaze throws a low kick but Meridius moves out of range easily.
Blaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meridius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meridius lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaze walks into a stiff left hand from Meridius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Blaze coming out on top.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
Blaze throws a shot to the body.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meridius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Blaze.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Meridius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blaze cracks Meridius with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Meridius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meridius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Meridius misses with a double jab.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meridius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze fails to land the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meridius - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meridius. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Meridius counters with a right hand to the body.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meridius's sensitive parts.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Meridius moves out of range of the leg kick from Blaze.
Meridius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaze misses with a hook. Meridius ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meridius looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meridius slips a jab from Blaze.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaze.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Meridius's leg. Meridius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaze's sensitive parts.
Meridius tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius lands with a shot to the body.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Meridius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a jab when Meridius was well out of range.
Blaze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meridius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius scores with a jab.
Blaze swings widly with a right hand
and Meridius counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blaze is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meridius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaze is looking to chop away at Meridius's legs.
Blaze takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meridius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meridius pushes Blaze away with a front kick.
Blaze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaze swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
A big left from Blaze misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Meridius.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meridius scores with a leg kick.
Blaze wants to slow Meridius down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meridius lands with an overhand left.
Blaze jabs Meridius right on the nose. Meridius blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Blaze - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Meridius scores with a hook.
Meridius scores with a spinning back kick!
Meridius catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meridius lands an overhand right.
Blaze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaze is rocked!
Meridius moves into range and clinches up with Blaze.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Blaze goes for a takedown attempt but Meridius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blaze seems to have recovered his senses.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Meridius throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Meridius! Blaze is out on his feet! Meridius rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blaze is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blaze is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Maximus Meridius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fargloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Fargloom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fargloom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maldi really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Fargloom.
A clash of legs there as Fargloom blocks the low kick.
Maldi rushes Fargloom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldi misses with a punch to the body.
Maldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fargloom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maldi wants to break free but Fargloom has control.
Good body shot from Maldi.
Fargloom breaks the clinch.
Fargloom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fargloom blocks a jab.
Maldi misses with an uppercut
and Fargloom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maldi.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Fargloom's head but Fargloom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldi misses with a hook. Fargloom ducked under it nicely.
Maldi misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Fargloom.
No joy there for Maldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fargloom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fargloom with a hook.
Fargloom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fargloom checks a leg kick.
Maldi misses with a few strikes there.
Fargloom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom tries to score with a low kick but Maldi moves his leg out of the way.
Maldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fargloom tries to bum rush Maldi with a series of wild strikes but Maldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Maldi misses with a wild body shot.
Maldi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fargloom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fargloom connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
Maldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fargloom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fargloom.
Fargloom lands a nice shot to the body.
Maldi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fargloom manages to get to full guard.
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.
Fargloom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fargloom wants to sweep but no luck.
Fargloom keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Fargloom looking for a sweep. Not yet Fargloom, not yet.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Fargloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fargloom wants to sweep here but Maldi controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Malvin Maldi.
Maldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Fargloom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fargloom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fargloom gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maldi fails with a takedown attempt.
Maldi misses with a body shot.
Fargloom avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Fargloom needs to keep his hands up - Maldi had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi slips a straight right by Fargloom.
Maldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fargloom gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Fargloom will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maldi scores with a shot to the body.
Maldi slips under a jab from Fargloom.
Maldi misses with a few strikes there.
Maldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fargloom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Maldi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Fargloom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fargloom is trying to control but can't.
Maldi wants to control but Fargloom is keeping him busy.
Fargloom is trying to maintain the position but Maldi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fargloom defending well though.
Maldi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maldi wants to control but Fargloom is keeping him busy.
Maldi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maldi is pressing down on Fargloom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fargloom is holding on for now.
Maldi trying to control from half guard but Fargloom is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maldi looks to land a combination but Fargloom avoids it well.
Fargloom misses with a straight right.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws an off balance right hand
and Fargloom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maldi swings widly with a right hand
and Fargloom counters with a low kick, right behind Maldi 's knee.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fargloom moves into range and clinches up with Maldi.
A head punch on the inside from Fargloom fails to land.
Fargloom is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maldi can't fight it off and eventually Fargloom manages to take the fight to the floor. Maldi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi is trying to keep Fargloom in close.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Fargloom from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Malvin Maldi.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fargloom is just out of range.
No joy there for Fargloom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fargloom.
Fargloom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maldi misses with a left hand
and Fargloom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fargloom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maldi has time to react.
Maldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Maldi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fargloom's waist but Fargloom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldi off to one side.
Maldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fargloom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Fargloom.
Fargloom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maldi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maldi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Maldi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fargloom.
Maldi wants to improve his position but Fargloom is controlling well.
Fargloom is taking a breather. Maldi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fargloom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldi misses the target.
Maldi lands a high kick!
Fargloom throws a head kick but Maldi moves out of range.
Fargloom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maldi back to the cage. Fargloom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fargloom tries to land a leg kick but Maldi saw it coming and moves away.
Maldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fargloom.
Maldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fargloom is just out of range.
Fargloom misses the jab.
Maldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maldi throws a shot to the body.
Maldi lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargloom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maldi.
Fargloom throws a head kick that misses.
Maldi moves out of range as Fargloom throws a body kick.
Maldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fargloom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fargloom misses the target.
Fargloom throws a low kick, looking for Maldi's leg but Maldi calmly moves out of range.
Maldi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack Fargloom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Maldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fargloom doesn't seem phased though.
Fargloom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fargloom.
Maldi ducks under a wild hook from Fargloom.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fargloom feints and then cracks Maldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldi down.
Fargloom jabs at Maldi's body.
Fargloom misses with an uppercut.
Fargloom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fargloom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fargloom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fargloom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maldi is trying to control Fargloom's posture but Fargloom avoids it.
Maldi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Maldi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Maldi is pressing down on Fargloom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maldi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fargloom trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control the position but Fargloom says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maldi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maldi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maldi is trying to keep Fargloom in close.
Fargloom throwing strikes from guard but Maldi blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fargloom stopping the sweep attempt from Maldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jack Fargloom just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fargloom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fargloom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fargloom moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Fargloom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fargloom throws a head kick that misses.
Fargloom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Fargloom is out of range.
Fargloom blocks a head kick by Maldi.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fargloom circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fargloom staying out of range there.
Maldi tries to clinch but Fargloom is having none of it.
Fargloom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fargloom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Maldi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldi misses with a combination
and Maldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fargloom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom blocks a head kick by Maldi.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Fargloom's head but Fargloom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fargloom.
Fargloom throws out a loose jab but Maldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fargloom.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fargloom looks to land a right hand but Maldi moved out of range.
Fargloom misses with a head kick.
Maldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Maldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Fargloom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to clinch.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses.
Fargloom looks to land a combination but Maldi avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Maldi blocks the low kick.
Maldi catches Fargloom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maldi misses with a double jab.
Maldi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fargloom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldi misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom lands a head shot.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Fargloom ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fargloom is just out of range.
Fargloom thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi lands a glancing blow to the side of Fargloom's head.
A big right from Maldi misses.
Maldi misses the body punch
and Maldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fargloom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fargloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jack Fargloom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fargloom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldi moves away.
Fargloom thows a leg kick but Maldi checks it
and Maldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Maldi looks for the body kick but Fargloom saw that one coming.
Fargloom blocks a head kick by Maldi.
Maldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fargloom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Fargloom tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
A jab from Maldi misses.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
Fargloom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldi. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a hook. Fargloom ducked under it nicely.
Maldi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fargloom to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Fargloom is predictable there
and Maldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Fargloom as Maldi shoots in.
Fargloom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses.
Fargloom tries to clinch up but Maldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fargloom throws a leg kick but Maldi checks it.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fargloom circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Fargloom.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fargloom moves away.
Maldi looks to land a body kick but Fargloom moved away.
Maldi dives in and scores a takedown into Fargloom's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maldi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fargloom is trying to control the position but Maldi postures up.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but Fargloom is keeping 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!
Maldi won't allow Fargloom to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Fargloom keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fargloom's head backwards.
Maldi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fargloom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Maldi misses.
Maldi swings for the body but Fargloom moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fargloom. That's going to slow Maldi down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fargloom, right into the meat.
Fargloom feints and then cracks Maldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldi down.
Fargloom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi blocks a head kick by Fargloom.
Fargloom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldi.
Fargloom lands an overhand right.
Fargloom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maldi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fargloom is trying to defend but Maldi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jack Fargloom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fargloom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maldi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldi throwing shots but Fargloom is blocking nicely.
Maldi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fargloom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Fargloom!
Jack Fargloom is the new lightweight champion!
Jack Fargloom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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