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MMA HELSINKI 107 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent 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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finley to keep the fight standing.
Finley has Rausku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rausku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rausku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Finley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brad Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Finley is defending well.
Finley has Rausku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rausku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Finley lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finley lands a couple of digs.
Finley won't allow Rausku to sweep him here.
Finley pushing down on Rausku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finley looks to land a strike but Rausku avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Finley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finley connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rausku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finley trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
Finley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rausku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finley.
Rausku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finley postures up in Rausku's guard and throws a big left but Rausku blocks it.
Finley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finley chips away with some ground and pound.
Finley scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley postures up and lands a big shot to Rausku's brow.
Finley throws a big elbow that misses.
Rausku is looking to sweep but instead, Finley has passed into half guard.
Rausku trying to control here.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finley working Rausku over with strikes.
Rausku has hold of Finley's hands but Finley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rausku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finley.
Finley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rausku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Finley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley trying to control the pace.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Finley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finley tries to clinch there but Rausku circles away.
Finley tries to clinch up but Rausku circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley works over Rausku's head and body with a nice combination.
Finley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rausku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rausku swats away the attempt to clinch by Finley.
Jab by Rausku.
Finley wants to clinch but Rausku slips to the side
and Rausku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finley tries to clinch up.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rausku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley moves to clinch but Rausku breaks away
and Rausku counters with a series of strikes. Finley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finley tries to clinch
and Rausku counters with a series of strikes. Finley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rausku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rausku shoots for a takedown but Finley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finley wants to clinch
and Rausku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finley sprawls well. Finley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rausku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brad Finley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finley as he jumps to the side.
Brad Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Finley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brad Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rausku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Finley wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley decides to pull guard.
Finley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rausku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brad Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rausku is aware though and is defending well.
Rausku trying to control the position from guard on top but Finley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rausku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rausku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rausku is sitting in close to Finley's body. Finley has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rausku is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rausku is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Finley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Finley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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144 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Barnes. No joy for Jussi on that attempt.
Jussi shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes tests Jussi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jussi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes tries to clinch but Jussi is having none of it.
Jussi cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jussi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jussi's guard.
Barnes won't allow Jussi to sweep him here.
Jussi wants to hit a switch here but Barnes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jussi there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jussi is looking to improve his position but Barnes isn't that keen on the idea.
Barnes content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jussi working to try and regain half guard.
Barnes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jussi?
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Jussi is rocked!
Jussi tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Jussi is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Jussi is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes connects with a bit shot that sees Jussi covering up! More strikes from Barnes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barnes is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Barnes!
Mike Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PSY - Gangnam Style. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Rock lands with a light punch inside.
Rock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris wants a takedown.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rock has denied him.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rock scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rock trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock pushes down on Harris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rock trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Rock trying to control the position here.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harris is one step ahead there.
Rock is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is controlling Harris's posture.
Harris lands a couple of elbows.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rock pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lance Rock.
Rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lance Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rock defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Rock with a jab.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rock!
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Rock slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rock throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lance Rock has been cut.
Rock fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Rock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
A short right from Harris.
Rock looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Harris blocking some punches.
Rock misses with the head strike.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Rock gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Rock lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rock as Harris tries to tie him up.
Rock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Rock's takedown attempt.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Harris looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris cracks Rock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rock closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Harris is trying to drag Rock to the mat but Rock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rock is trying to trip Harris. He has hold of a leg but Harris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Rock slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Lance Rock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lance Rock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Rock takes one to the side of the head.
Harris throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rock.
Rock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris tries to stall but Rock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Rock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris jabs at Rock's body.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rock off to one side.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.
Harris slips a straight right by Rock.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock misses with a straight left.
Lance Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rock sprawls well. Rock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
Rock misses the jab.
Rock tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris slips a jab from Rock.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a right hand
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Harris blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Rock.
Rock working aggressively here.
Harris gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alonzo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock is controlling Harris's trapped leg to prevent Harris from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harris.
Rock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Rock works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alonzo Harris.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
After winning the bout, Lance Rock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brace comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop DoGG. Kilmster is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Jake Kilmster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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Excellent 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, War Brace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brace looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilmster is just out of range.
Brace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilmster.
Kilmster misses with the combination.
Kilmster throws a series of punches but Brace avoids them all with ease.
Brace misses with a two punch combination.
Kilmster misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilmster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kilmster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brace looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilmster is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Brace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brace lands a slapping body shot.
Kilmster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilmster fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilmster counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kilmster.
Kilmster avoids the body shot from Brace.
Brace scores with a shot to the body.
Brace is looking to wear down Kilmster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilmster tries to bum rush Brace with a series of wild strikes but Brace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilmster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilmster misses with a body kick.
Kilmster digs a good hook to Brace's body.
Kilmster misses with a wild combination.
Kilmster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brace manages to get to full guard.
Brace 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.
Brace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kilmster trying to control the position from guard on top but Brace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brace wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
Kilmster is in close to Brace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilmster won't allow Brace to sweep him here.
Kilmster is fighting to break Brace's control of his arms but Brace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kilmster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilmster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brace looking for a sweep. Not yet Brace, not yet.
Brace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brace sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster can't escape the position.
Brace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kilmster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brace can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kilmster is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Brace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kilmster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kilmster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brace manages to avoid it.
Brace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kilmster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kilmster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilmster throws a series of punches but Brace avoids them all with ease.
Brace misses with a body punch
and Kilmster counters with a left and a right that stings Brace.
Brace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War Brace is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilmster moves out of range of the body kick from Brace.
Brace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brace moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilmster throws a hook but Brace avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brace lunges at Kilmster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilmster's hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kilmster. Those never looked like landing.
Brace lands with a shot to the body.
Kilmster misses with a wild combination.
Brace is looking to slow Kilmster down with leg kicks.
Brace jabs Kilmster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kilmster takes one to the side of the head.
Brace tries to land a leg kick but Kilmster saw it coming and moves away.
Brace thuds his shin into the meat of Kilmster's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilmster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brace ducks under a wild hook from Kilmster.
Kilmster lunges at Brace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brace's hand.
War Brace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace lands a head kick!
Kilmster thows a leg kick but Brace checks it
and Brace counters with an inside leg kick.
Brace swings for the body but Kilmster moves out of range.
Brace throws a wild body kick that Kilmster sees coming a mile off.
Brace lands a jab.
Brace leaves Kilmster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
War Brace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Kilmster.
Kilmster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brace.
Kilmster moves out of range as Brace strikes.
Brace connects with a leg kick. Kilmster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brace throws a body kick that misses.
Brace keeps Kilmster at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster throws a combination. Brace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Kilmster does no damage.
Kilmster is breathing heavily.
Brace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilmster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilmster. Brace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jake Kilmster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilmster throws a lazy right hand but Brace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilmster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brace has time to react.
Brace throws a sloppy head kick and Kilmster moves out of range easily.
Brace looks to land a left hand but Kilmster moved out of range nicely.
Brace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brace misses with a hook to the body
and Kilmster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilmster finds it's way round the side to connect with Brace's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilmster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilmster avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilmster. Brace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilmster throws a body punch but Brace moves out of range.
Brace is looking to land body kicks.
Brace swings for the body but Kilmster moves out of range.
Kilmster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Kilmster misses.
Kilmster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brace at a distance.
Kilmster moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Kilmster does no damage.
Kilmster moves out of range as Brace throws a body kick.
Brace ducks under a wild hook from Kilmster.
Brace takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 War Brace will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brace looks to throw the jab but Kilmster is out of range.
Brace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilmster has time to react.
A left lands for Brace.
Kilmster slips a jab from Brace.
Brace misses with an uppercut.
Brace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmster manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brace.
Brace throws a big shot that misses.
Kilmster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmster manages to avoid it.
Brace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilmster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brace but Brace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brace takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilmster eats them both and turns towards Brace to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kilmster connects with a right hand. Brace shakes it off.
Brace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilmster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilmster misses with a wild body shot.
Kilmster avoids the head kick by Brace.
Nice cross by Brace.
Kilmster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilmster lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brace backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brace throws an overhand right that lands on Kilmster's shoulder, as Kilmster tries to avoid the shot.
Brace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brace misses with a low kick as Kilmster jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace tests Kilmster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kilmster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Brace misses the target.
Kilmster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilmster tries to score with a low kick but Brace moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brace.
Kilmster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brace can pounce on him.
Kilmster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilmster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
War Brace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilmster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brace counters with a nice body shot.
Kilmster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmster manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilmster. Brace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brace misses with a hook.
Kilmster connects with a body shot.
Kilmster throws out a loose jab but Brace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brace scores with a jab. Kilmster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brace moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a poor cross that misses
and Brace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brace throws out a leg kick but Kilmster moves out of range and Brace only half commits.
Kilmster shoots in and gets a takedown into Brace's guard.
Jake Kilmster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace wants to sweep here but Kilmster controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilmster trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
Kilmster stopping the sweep attempt from Brace.
Kilmster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brace working a defensive guard but Kilmster passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
War Brace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brace 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Brace!
During a confident post fight interview, War Brace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
216 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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31
210 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondrachek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vondrachek misses with a hook. Blachovich ducked under it nicely.
Blachovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Vondrachek moved out of range.
Vondrachek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blachovich finds it's way round the side to connect with Vondrachek's head.
Vondrachek throws a hook but Blachovich blocks it.
Blachovich misses with a straight left.
Blachovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vondrachek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blachovich looks to land a right hand but Vondrachek moved out of range.
Vondrachek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vondrachek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Vondrachek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vondrachek lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vondrachek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich blocking some punches.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blachovich's elbow.
Blachovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Vondrachek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blachovich.
Vondrachek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blachovich blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Vondrachek.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vondrachek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John Blachovich has been cut.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Blachovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Vondrachek.
A bit of stalling here from Blachovich.
Blachovich prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vondrachek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vondrachek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vondrachek lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blachovich's elbow.
Vondrachek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vondrachek tries to work over Blachovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vondrachek missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek misses with a body punch.
Blachovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vondrachek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
Vondrachek trying to land knees to the body.
Blachovich prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vondrachek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
Blachovich blocks a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Blachovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blachovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vondrachek misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek working aggressively here.
Vondrachek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blachovich's elbow.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blachovich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blachovich blocks a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries to land knees in the clinch but Blachovich avoids the damage to the body.
Blachovich is trying to trip Vondrachek. He has hold of a leg but Vondrachek is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blachovich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vondrachek controls Blachovich momentarily but Blachovich frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blachovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Blachovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vondrachek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blachovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vondrachek under the eye.
Blachovich connects with the punch.
Blachovich misses the jab.
Vondrachek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vondrachek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blachovich throws a hook to the side of Vondrachek's head but Vondrachek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blachovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blachovich checks a low kick from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the strikes.
Vondrachek lands a nice shot to the body.
Blachovich throws a hook but Vondrachek blocks it.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the strikes.
Blachovich works Vondrachek's body with a nice hook.
Vondrachek gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vondrachek misses with a knee strike.
Blachovich prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blachovich backwards.
A short body shot lands from Vondrachek as the two fighters clinch.
Vondrachek lands a left hand.
Vondrachek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vondrachek misses with some punches.
Vondrachek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blachovich's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Vondrachek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vondrachek works on Blachovich's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blachovich prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek lands an uppercut.
Blachovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vondrachek pushes Blachovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blachovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Vondrachek.
Blachovich is breathing heavily.
Vondrachek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vondrachek as Blachovich tries to tie him up.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
Vondrachek lands an uppercut.
Blachovich is rocked!
Vondrachek unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blachovich! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vondrachek is unloading with more strikes now! Blachovich drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
A relieved looking Petr Vondrachek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei's entrance music is Hypnotic. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29
198 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonhson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bei.
Bei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson misses with a straight right.
Jonhson tests Bei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jonhson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jonhson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jonhson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bei throws a lazy right hand but Jonhson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonhson lands a lovely overhand right.
Bei shoots in for a takedown but Jonhson shows good takedown defense.
Jonhson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jonhson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bei's head backwards.
Bei is rocked!
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Bei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jonhson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bei seems to have got his legs back now.
Bei scores with a hook to the body. Jonhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jonhson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonhson is looking to land body kicks.
Bei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bei drops his hands momentarily and Jonhson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bei throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson throws the kick towards the body but Bei avoids it.
Bei throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bei lands with a nice body punch.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonhson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bei.
Bei moves out of range of the body kick from Jonhson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bei moves out of range as Jonhson strikes.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bei moves out of range.
Bei tests Jonhson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jonhson.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Bei lands a nice hook to Jonhson's body. Jonhson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bei blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bei tries for a takedown but Jonhson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Bei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonhson looks to land a left hand but Bei moved out of range nicely.
Jonhson throws a sloppy head kick and Bei moves out of range easily.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Bei shoots in but no luck this time.
Bei jabs at Jonhson's body.
Bei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jonhson sprawls well initially but Bei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jonhson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jonhson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei thows a huge punch but Jonhson dodges it nicely.
Jonhson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bei lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bei missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jonhson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bei throwing shots but Jonhson is blocking nicely.
Bei throwing shots but Jonhson is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bei lands with a punch from half guard.
Jonhson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonhson wants to control but Bei is keeping busy.
Jonhson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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 Liu Bei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson'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.
Jonhson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bei in his tracks.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses.
Bei lands a jab to the nose.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Bei.
Bei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonhson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters circling a little - Jonhson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Jonhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bei throws a hook to the side of Jonhson's head but Jonhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jonhson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jonhson throws the left hand but Bei avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson slips under a jab from Bei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jonhson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Jeff Jonhson's cut even more.
Bei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jonhson under the eye.
Both fighters circling a little - Jonhson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Bei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonhson throws a sloppy head kick and Bei moves out of range easily.
Jonhson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bei throws a lazy right hand but Jonhson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bei.
Jonhson lands a head kick that stumbles Bei and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fighters circling - Bei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bei moves out of range.
Bei connects with a looping right hand.
Jonhson ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Jonhson throws a push kick but Bei slaps the foot to one side.
Bei shoots in for a takedown but Jonhson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Bei fails to land the takedown.
Bei looks to throw the jab but Jonhson is out of range.
A lazy left from Bei finds it's target.
The cut above Jeff Jonhson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei throws a good cross that connects.
Bei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jonhson under the eye.
Bei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jonhson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jonhson is rocked!
Bei throwing strikes from guard but Jonhson blocks nicely.
Bei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bei 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.
Jonhson managing to control the position.
Bei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bei prevents Jonhson from getting back to his feet.
Bei throws an elbow that misses. Jonhson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bei's guard. Nice move by Jonhson!
Bei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bei scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jonhson misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bei is defended easily by Jonhson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Bei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bei lands with a nice combination. Jonhson backs away looking to recover.
Jonhson lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Liu Bei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jonhson looks to throw the jab but Bei is out of range.
Jonhson knocks Bei to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
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!
Bei regains half guard.
Bei is controlling Jonhson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bei wants to improve his position but Jonhson is controlling well.
Bei is refusing to be controlled, as Jonhson sits in half guard.
Bei wants to control but Jonhson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jonhson is looking to take a break and control but Bei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Jonhson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bei lands a body shot.
Jonhson throws a head kick but Bei moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jonhson.
Bei throws the left hand but Jonhson avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bei avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jonhson looks to land a left hand but Bei moved out of range nicely.
Bei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonhson.
Bei throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
Liu Bei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bei throws a hook but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson tries to land a front kick but Bei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jonhson digs a good hook to Bei's body.
Bei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Jonhson slams his shin into Bei's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bei throws a series of punches but Jonhson moves out of range.
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonhson.
Jeff Jonhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei slips a straight right by Jonhson.
Jonhson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jonhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bei avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
The fighters circling - Jonhson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jonhson backs up against the cage.
Jonhson throws a sloppy head kick and Bei moves out of range easily.
Bei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bei moves out of range of the body kick.
Jonhson misses with a hook.
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei checks a low kick from Jonhson.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bei scores with a decent looking hook.
Jonhson throws a looping overhand right but Bei ducks down to avoid it.
Bei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jonhson missing with a left hand there. Bei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bei feints a jab promting Jonhson to slip. Bei then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jonhson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Bei catches Jonhson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Kunnas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Tessin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tessin connects with a body shot.
Kunnas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tessin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Tessin misses with a few strikes there.
Tessin takes a swing at Kunnas's ribcage but misses.
Tessin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tessin misses with a straight left.
Kunnas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tessin slips a straight right by Kunnas.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas misses with a double jab.
Kunnas lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circling - Kunnas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tessin tries to clinch there but Kunnas circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tessin slips a jab from Kunnas.
Tessin misses with a few strikes there.
Tessin checks a low kick from Kunnas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tessin misses.
Tessin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunnas circles away.
Tessin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessin defending well as Kunnas loads up on a big left hand.
Kunnas swings for the body but Tessin moves out of range.
Kunnas misses with a two punch combination.
Tessin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kunnas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessin throws a jab when Kunnas was well out of range.
Tessin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunnas.
Tessin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kunnas moves away.
Kunnas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tessin.
Tessin checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tessin finds it's target.
Kunnas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kunnas misses with a few strikes there.
Kunnas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Kunnas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kunnas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kunnas.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunnas.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunnas.
Kunnas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tessin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tessin misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Kunnas.
Some wild striking there from Tessin.
Sloppy strikes from Kunnas. Those never looked like landing.
Kunnas misses with a straight left.
Kunnas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tessin.
Kunnas moves out of range as Tessin strikes.
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas misses with a looping left.
Tessin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunnas.
Tessin throws a series of punches but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tessin ducks under a wild hook from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a hook to the side of Tessin's head but Tessin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunnas cracks Tessin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tessin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tessin jabs Kunnas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tessin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tessin is rocked!
Kunnas plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Tessin swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Tessin face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karl Kunnas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music. Pena Trasseli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trasseli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trasseli throws a low kick but Nykanen avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trasseli. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trasseli enables Nykanen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trasseli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nykanen wants to control from the top but Trasseli keeps moving.
Trasseli wants to stand up but Nykanen is controlling him.
Nykanen preventing the sweep.
Trasseli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nykanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nykanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trasseli working a defensive guard but Nykanen passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli pushes Nykanen off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nykanen. Trasseli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trasseli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena Trasseli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trasseli dodges the punch combination from Nykanen.
Nykanen scores with a body shot.
Nykanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trasseli was well out of range. Poor timing from Nykanen.
Trasseli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trasseli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nykanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Trasseli misses with a combination
and Nykanen counters with a straight right hand.
Trasseli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Nykanen misses.
Trasseli misses with a double jab
letting Nykanen counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trasseli is just out of range.
Nykanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trasseli moves away.
Trasseli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nykanen throws a right hand that Trasseli ducks under and follows up with a left that Trasseli also avoids with ease.
Trasseli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trasseli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nykanen scores with a shot to the body.
Trasseli misses with a series of wild punches.
Nykanen has a takedown stuffed.
Trasseli slaps away a takedown attempt from Nykanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trasseli throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli misses with a few strikes there.
Nykanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Nykanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trasseli falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Nykanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Nykanen.
Nice straight punches there by Nykanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nykanen.
Trasseli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nykanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Trasseli tries to sprawl out of it but Nykanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trasseli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nykanen lands with a right hand.
Trasseli misses with an uppercut. Nykanen saw that one coming.
Trasseli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trasseli throws a right and a left that Nykanen avoids nicely.
Trasseli just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with a body shot.
Trasseli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nykanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trasseli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nykanen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nykanen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nykanen is looking to wear down Trasseli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trasseli looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Trasseli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
Trasseli lunges at Nykanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nykanen's hand.
Nykanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nykanen throws a body punch but Trasseli moves out of range.
Trasseli swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trasseli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trasseli at a distance.
Nykanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Matti Nykanen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Nykanen misses.
Trasseli looks to land a right hand but Nykanen moved out of range.
Nykanen staying out of range there.
Nykanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trasseli moves away.
Trasseli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Trasseli.
Trasseli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nykanen swings widly with a right hand
and Trasseli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nykanen thinking.
Trasseli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nykanen.
Nykanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trasseli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trasseli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pena Trasseli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nykanen misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Trasseli.
Nykanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trasseli momentarily.
A slow jab from Nykanen misses its intended target.
Nykanen has a takedown stuffed.
Nykanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trasseli misses with a hook. Nykanen ducked under it nicely.
Nykanen misses with a wild combination.
Trasseli fails to land with a series of punches.
Nykanen throws the left hand but Trasseli avoids the punch easily.
Nykanen slips a jab and a cross from Trasseli.
Trasseli ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen swings for the body but Trasseli moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with a body shot.
Trasseli throws a series of punches but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen jabs Trasseli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nykanen scores with a hook.
Trasseli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trasseli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
Nykanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nykanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Trasseli's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trasseli. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Trasseli wants to slow Nykanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Trasseli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nykanen lands a jab to the nose.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Trasseli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nykanen.
Trasseli misses with a wild combination.
Trasseli lands a really nice looking cross but Nykanen seems unphased.
Nykanen scores with a hook.
Nykanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nykanen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nykanen winds up and cracks Trasseli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trasseli manages to get to full guard.
Nykanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Trasseli 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trasseli is trying to keep Nykanen in close.
Nykanen 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.
Trasseli keeping moving, preventing Nykanen from controlling successfully.
Nykanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nykanen trying to control but Trasseli is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nykanen content to stall in guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nykanen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nykanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Nykanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trasseli swings for the body but Nykanen moves out of range.
Trasseli lands with a right hand.
Trasseli pushes Nykanen away with a front kick.
Trasseli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Trasseli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trasseli slips a jab and a cross from Nykanen.
Trasseli slips a jab from Nykanen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trasseli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trasseli tests Nykanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trasseli slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Pena Trasseli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nykanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trasseli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nykanen jabs Trasseli right on the nose. Trasseli blinks but takes it well.
Trasseli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trasseli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nykanen.
No joy there for Trasseli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nykanen.
Nykanen throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Trasseli.
The crowd cheers as Nykanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trasseli doesn't seem phased though.
Trasseli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nykanen throws a looping overhand right but Trasseli ducks down to avoid it.
Trasseli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trasseli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Trasseli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nykanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nykanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trasseli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Trasseli needs to keep his hands up - Nykanen had a free shot at his head there.
Trasseli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trasseli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trasseli thuds his right hand into Nykanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nykanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nykanen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Trasseli is looking for a sweep.
Nykanen wants to control but Trasseli is keeping him busy.
Trasseli can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nykanen working away.
Trasseli is not content to let Nykanen control the position.
Trasseli is trying to get back to half guard.
Nykanen controlling the position.
Nykanen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trasseli is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nykanen controls the position from side control.
Trasseli is trying to get back to half guard.
Nykanen is working Trasseli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Matti Nykanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matti Nykanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen in side control, throwing shots but Trasseli defends.
Nykanen taking a breather here.
Pena Trasseli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nykanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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 Matti Nykanen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nykanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Nykanen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matti Nykanen waved his t-shirt featuring FinnSubs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Len Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeramiah Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is Tupac. Feat Eminem. Dr.Dre and Biggie- Dont go to sleep. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Len Speed has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Len Speed seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeramiah Rose!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
Rose misses with a hook. Speed ducked under it nicely.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Speed counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed lands a big head kick that sends Rose tumbling to the mat! Speed takes a step backwards and waves Rose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rose is rocked!
It looks like Jeramiah Rose has been cut.
Rose takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Rose blocks a jab.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Speed throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose jabs Speed right on the nose. Speed blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Rose.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Speed.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose lands a head shot.
Speed cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose lands a head shot.
Speed swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Speed checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose slips a jab from Speed.
Some wild striking there from Speed.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Rose cracks Speed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Rose.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Speed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Rose down.
Rose looks gassed!
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed slips a jab from Rose.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Speed had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Speed misses.
Rose misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws an off balance right hand
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Speed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeramiah Rose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Speed.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Speed's belly button to the back.
Rose lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Speed blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Len Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Speed throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Speed misses.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Speed checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook. Speed ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Speed seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose cracks Speed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Speed misses with a hook.
Speed staying out of range there.
Rose tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters with a two punch combo.
Speed jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed keeps Rose at a distance using the push kick.
Rose is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed slips a jab from Rose.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Rose cracks Speed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Rose avoids the body shot from Speed.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Speed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rose defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Speed connects with a body shot.
Rose moves away from the strike by Speed.
Speed throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Speed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeramiah Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Speed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Speed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Speed looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Speed misses the jab.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose cracks Speed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Speed tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Speed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards Speed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Speed momentarily.
Nice cross by Rose.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a series of punches but Speed moves out of range.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Speed avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed lands with a good body shot.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose blocks a leg kick.
Speed connects with a body shot.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose blocks a head kick by Speed.
Speed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Speed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose looks to land a combination but Speed avoids it well.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Speed avoids the body shot from Rose.
Speed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose cracks Speed with an open hand slap.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Speed scores with a jab.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Speed moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speed's hands.
Speed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose cracks Speed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Rose cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Speed avoids the body shot from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Jeramiah Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speed on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeramiah Rose.
Well Speed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Speed!
An intense looking Len Speed took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Wait! Wait! Wait. Everyone: I lost a contact. Please look under your seats for it, if you all look under your own seat, this will all go a lot smoother. Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen has chosen Let's Go Fiesta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Harjakainen saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Harjakainen punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harjakainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Harjakainen's shoulder, as Harjakainen tries to avoid the shot.
Harjakainen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harjakainen looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Harjakainen thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Harjakainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy cracks Harjakainen with a good jab.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harjakainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harjakainen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harjakainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Harjakainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harjakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries a low kick but Harjakainen avoids it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harjakainen.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick but Harjakainen moves out of range.
Harjakainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harjakainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harjakainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Harjakainen avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Harjakainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harjakainen throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Harjakainen coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Harjakainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harjakainen misses with a looping left.
Harjakainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Harjakainen.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harjakainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harjakainen scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Harjakainen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harjakainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harjakainen misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Harjakainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a big head kick but Harjakainen shrugs it off.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Harjakainen sees coming a mile off.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Harjakainen avoids nicely.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harjakainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harjakainen misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harjakainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy moves forwards but Harjakainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harjakainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Harjakainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harjakainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harjakainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Harjakainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murphy. That did some damage!
Harjakainen misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harjakainen throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harjakainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harjakainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harjakainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harjakainen's head.
A punch combination from Harjakainen misses.
Harjakainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Harjakainen throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Harjakainen lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Harjakainen throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Harjakainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Timo Harjakainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Harjakainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harjakainen.
Some wild striking there from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Harjakainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Harjakainen tenderised Murphy's leg. Murphy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harjakainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harjakainen counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Harjakainen scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Harjakainen misses the target.
Harjakainen misses with a body shot.
Harjakainen throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Harjakainen throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harjakainen jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Harjakainen.
Harjakainen scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice jab there from Harjakainen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harjakainen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harjakainen missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Harjakainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harjakainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy avoids a kick to the body.
Harjakainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harjakainen cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Harjakainen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harjakainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Harjakainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy feints and then cracks Harjakainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harjakainen down.
Harjakainen misses the shot to the body.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Harjakainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a head kick but Harjakainen moves out of range.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Harjakainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harjakainen.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brian Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Harjakainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Harjakainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harjakainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Harjakainen!
A victorious Timo Harjakainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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