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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique darts in and clinches Snow up against the cage.
Snow tries to break the clinch but Henrique is controlling the position.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrique as he jumps to the side.
Snow blocks a head kick by Henrique.
Henrique really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henrique avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henrique controlling the action here for a moment.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique lands with a slapping head kick.
Henrique gets a clinch.
Henrique connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snow's face.
Henrique looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Henrique connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snow's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow has had enough of the clinch but Henrique keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Snow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henrique landing knees to the head.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow misses with a combination
and Henrique counters with a huge head kick that drops Snow! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Henrique!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olof Palme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Follow the Reaper. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Palme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho blocks a jab.
Palme moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Palme throws a series of punches but Laiho avoids them all with ease.
Palme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laiho.
Laiho scores with a nice body kick.
Laiho dodges the punch combination from Palme.
Laiho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palme misses with a head kick.
Laiho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laiho throws a chopping leg kick but Palme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laiho wants to slow Palme down by chopping away at his legs.
Laiho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho throws a sloppy head kick and Palme moves out of range easily.
Palme misses with a body shot.
Palme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laiho scores with a nice right hand.
Palme throws a nice looking combination but Laiho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laiho digs a good hook to Palme's body.
Palme is breathing heavily.
Laiho moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laiho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laiho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laiho.
Laiho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laiho sizes up Palme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laiho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palme's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho scores with a push kick.
Palme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laiho, right into the meat.
Palme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laiho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laiho lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Laiho.
Laiho lands a leg kick that knocks Palme off balance momentarily.
Laiho scoring well with a low kick there.
Laiho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laiho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laiho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laiho scoring well with a low kick there.
Laiho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palme's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho cracks the inside of Palme's front leg.
Laiho rushes Palme and presses him up against the cage.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laiho.
Palme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.
Laiho taking a breather.
Palme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palme letting Laiho take a breather here.
Palme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laiho is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palme tries to pull guard but Laiho holds him up against the cage and eventually Palme drops back down to his feet.
Laiho has Palme pressed against the cage, preventing Palme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laiho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palme.
Laiho misses with a knee strike.
Laiho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palme.
A bit of stalling here from Laiho.
Laiho breaks from the clinch.
Laiho tries to clinch up but Palme circles away and keeps his distance.
Laiho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laiho. Palme does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Laiho.
Laiho lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laiho.
Laiho digs a good body shot into Palme's ribs.
Alexi Laiho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laiho lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laiho lunges at Palme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palme's hand.
Palme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laiho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laiho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laiho misses with a series of wild punches.
Palme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palme throws a front kick aimed at Laiho's knee but Laiho avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laiho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laiho. Laiho obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho scores with a push kick.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laiho avoids the head kick by Palme.
Laiho darts in and clinches Palme up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laiho obliges.
Laiho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Palme is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laiho is defending well.
A bit of stalling here from Laiho.
Laiho scores a nice knee to the body.
Palme takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Laiho landing knees to the head.
Laiho lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laiho obliges.
Laiho avoiding damage.
Laiho crunches a lovely knee into Palme's ribcage.
Laiho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laiho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laiho gets underhooks to prevent Palme's takedown attempt.
Laiho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laiho connects with a body shot.
Laiho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palme manages to avoid it.
Laiho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laiho throws a leg kick which misses Palme's front leg but catches the back leg as Palme tries to avoid it.
Palme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Laiho.
Palme is rocked!
Nice body punch from Laiho.
Oh Palme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laiho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Olof Palme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laiho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laiho is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Palme flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Palme is out cold! Laiho holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexi Laiho!
A victorious Alexi Laiho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latvala has chosen Tie my rope as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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209 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralf Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause tries to clinch but Latvala is having none of it.
Krause shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krause tries to bum rush Latvala with a series of wild strikes but Latvala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause staying out of range there.
Krause pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krause gets a clinch.
Latvala has picked Krause up - he's going for a ride! Latvala dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Latvala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krause is looking to improve his position.
Latvala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krause's head.
Latvala perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Latvala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Latvala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Latvala seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause won't allow Latvala to pass to mount.
Latvala uses his free foot to push down on Krause's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krause.
Krause wants to control but Latvala is having none of it.
Krause is looking to get to half guard.
Krause tries to hold on but Latvala pushes him away.
Latvala controlling from the full mount.
Krause wants to control but Latvala is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to control but Krause wriggling away.
Latvala controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Krause that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krause in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Latvala dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Latvala wants to control the pace but Krause is squirming around nicely.
Latvala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krause's face.
Krause is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krause is looking to escape.
Latvala landing shots from mount.
Latvala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Latvala with a couple of short strikes.
Latvala controlling from mount.
Krause in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Krause is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Latvala drops a big elbow. That's hurt Krause! More shots from Latvala and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roope Latvala!
An out of breath Roope Latvala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Fischa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valtonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Valtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Fischa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valtonen counters with a nice body shot.
Valtonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Fischa is just out of range.
Valtonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fischa blocks a head kick by Valtonen.
Fischa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valtonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischa closes the distance and clinches up with Valtonen, looking for a takedown. Fischa pushes Valtonen against the cage but Valtonen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fischa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valtonen swivels and escapes.
Fischa clinches with his opponent.
Valtonen stalling.
Valtonen is trying to break the clinch but Fischa is controlling him.
A short left from Fischa.
Valtonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valtonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fischa.
Toni Valtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Fischa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtonen is trying to force a seperation but Fischa has the dominant position.
Valtonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fischa misses with a takedown attempt
and Valtonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Fischa looks winded!
Fischa shoots in but Valtonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valtonen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fischa sprawling to the canvas. Valtonen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fischa hang on?
Fischa is rocked!
It looks like Kalle Fischa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valtonen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Valtonen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Fischa! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fischa is still in real trouble! Can Valtonen finish him?
Fischa wants to get back to his feet but Valtonen passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fischa seems to have recovered his senses.
Valtonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fischa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valtonen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fischa.
Valtonen punishes Fischa's body with a nice straight punch.
Valtonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Valtonen.
Fischa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valtonen drops his shoulder and cracks Fischa with a huge uppercut! Fischa goes down! Can Valtonen finish him?
Valtonen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Valtonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Fischa.
Valtonen lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Fischa can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Valtonen and Fischa drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Valtonen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Valtonen!
Toni Valtonen gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Simans!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Simans moves out of range.
Simans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Simans goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
Simans is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Emelianenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Simans has switched to an armbar! Emelianenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lyle Simans!
An intense looking Lyle Simans took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I would just like to thank my 2 dads, Lyle Humphreys and Edgars Simans (now Lac Kac).Without their man-love this would not be possible.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Puustinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen "Unsettling Differences" by Blue Smock Nancy 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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207 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Puustinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a right hand that Puustinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Puustinen also avoids with ease.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puustinen moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Puustinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Puustinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holmes doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooh!!! Puustinen has knocked Holmes down with a huge combo! Puustinen steps away and waves a wobbly Holmes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Andre Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes tries to work over Puustinen's front leg with a kick but Puustinen checks it.
Holmes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Puustinen to the ground. Holmes is now in Puustinen's guard.
Puustinen is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Puustinen keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andre Holmes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Holmes shoots in and drives through. Puustinen sprawls well.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Puustinen clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puustinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puustinen drops Holmes with a straight right hand, right on the button! Puustinen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Puustinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Frye Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Frye Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frye Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Al Muri lands a nice short elbow.
Al Muri working over Frye Jr with some ground and pound. Frye Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Muri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Muri winds up and cracks Frye Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Al Muri trying to control the action but Frye Jr is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frye Jr tries to roll over but Al Muri keeps him under control.
Frye Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Al Muri.
Frye Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Muri is thwarting Frye Jr's attempts to control the position.
Al Muri is trying to control. Frye Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Muri is nestled in close to Frye Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Al Muri thows a huge punch but Frye Jr dodges it nicely.
Al Muri is trying to control the action in half guard but Frye Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Muri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Muri working the head and body with strikes.
Al Muri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frye Jr is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Al Muri connects with a nice short shot to Frye Jr's temple.
Frye Jr is trying to stand back up but Al Muri is controlling him
Al Muri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frye Jr is looking to get back to is feet but Al Muri passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Muri trying to control the position but Frye Jr is working away.
Frye Jr is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Frye Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frye Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Al Muri is not content to let Frye Jr control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye Jr prevents Al Muri from improving his position.
Al Muri is trying to maintain the position but Frye Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Frye Jr controlling the pace.
Frye Jr is trying to control. Al Muri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Greg Frye Jr wasn't active enough on the ground.
Frye Jr throws a nice looking combination but Al Muri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri misses with a wild combination.
Al Muri throws a big shot that misses.
Al Muri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frye Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frye Jr moves out of range as Al Muri throws a body kick.
Frye Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Muri eats them both and turns towards Frye Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Greg Frye Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Al Muri or perhaps it was just good defense by Frye Jr which made him look bad.
Al Muri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frye Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Al Muri.
Al Muri misses the shot to the body.
Al Muri misses with a head kick.
Al Muri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frye Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri misses with an uppercut. Frye Jr saw that one coming.
Al Muri shoots in for a takedown but Frye Jr shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frye Jr misses with an uppercut.
Frye Jr tests Al Muri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Muri fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Muri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frye Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Muri.
Frye Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Al Muri swings for the body but Frye Jr moves out of range.
Frye Jr throws a right and a left that Al Muri avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frye Jr.
Al Muri is rocked!
Frye Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Al Muri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frye Jr throws a right and a left that Al Muri avoids nicely.
Frye Jr swinging wildly here.
Frye Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frye Jr tries to bum rush Al Muri with a series of wild strikes but Al Muri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frye Jr looks winded!
Frye Jr is stalking Al Muri. Al Muri circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Frye Jr, and it's lights out! Al Muri really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Frye Jr!
Greg Frye Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLachlan comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral For a Friend - 'History'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate North!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan sees it coming and moves out of range.
North connects with a leg kick. McLachlan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
North gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McLachlan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McLachlan looking to pass the guard.
McLachlan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McLachlan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McLachlan throws a strike but North rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan has control of North's left arm, preventing North from doing any damage.
North throwing strikes but missing.
North throws an elbow that misses. McLachlan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in North's guard. Nice move by McLachlan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLachlan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. North is keeping the position for now.
McLachlan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed North's guard.
North is not content to let McLachlan control the position.
McLachlan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McLachlan wants to take a breather but North is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McLachlan controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because John McLachlan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
North throws out a leg kick but McLachlan moves out of range and North only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
North on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McLachlan misses with a wild combination.
North misses with a low kick as McLachlan jumps back.
North moves out of range of the strikes.
North will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
North works McLachlan's body with a nice hook.
North attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
North misses with a low kick as McLachlan jumps back.
A big right from North misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
North dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLachlan. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLachlan blocks a jab.
North throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
North throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLachlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from North. Those never looked like landing.
North scores with a leg kick.
North throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLachlan.
North keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan moved away.
North tried to score with a low kick but McLachlan checks it.
Nate North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
North throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
North throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLachlan.
McLachlan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces North back to the cage. McLachlan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
North connects with a leg kick. McLachlan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McLachlan.
North misses with a right hand
and McLachlan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLachlan.
North takes a swing at McLachlan's ribcage but misses.
North lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McLachlan misses with a two punch combination.
North walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McLachlan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by McLachlan there.
McLachlan thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for North.
McLachlan looks to throw the jab but North is out of range.
North misses with a hook.
North connects with a jab.
North dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nate North is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLachlan blocks a leg kick.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by North.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nate North seems to be getting the better of the standup.
North shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A leg kick checked by McLachlan.
North cracks a nice hook into McLachlan's ribs.
North will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
North throws an off balance right hand
and McLachlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
North swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McLachlan counters with a straight right hand.
McLachlan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
North fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLachlan checks it well.
North tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLachlan was well out of range. Poor timing from North.
North tries to work over McLachlan's front leg with a kick but McLachlan checks it.
McLachlan blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
North looks to throw the jab but McLachlan is out of range.
North attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
North moves away from the strike by McLachlan.
McLachlan checks a leg kick.
North throws a hook but McLachlan avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from North. McLachlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
North misses with a low kick.
McLachlan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before North can pounce on him.
North misses with a low kick.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McLachlan checks a low kick from North.
North on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
North misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McLachlan finds it's way round the side to connect with North's head.
North fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McLachlan is out of range.
McLachlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from North.
Nice shot by McLachlan.
McLachlan blocks a low kick nicely.
North fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLachlan checks it well.
North throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North misses the shot to the body.
North pivots, looking for a leg kick but McLachlan is out of range and North settles back down.
North tries to work over McLachlan's front leg with a kick but McLachlan checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by North.
North throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate North showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
North throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
North misses with a low kick.
North jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from North misses.
McLachlan checks a leg kick.
McLachlan throws a good cross that connects.
North pivots, looking for a leg kick but McLachlan is out of range and North settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by McLachlan there.
McLachlan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
North lands a jab to McLachlan's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as McLachlan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLachlan misses with a straight left.
North lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McLachlan misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.
McLachlan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North misses the shot to the body.
McLachlan checks a low kick from North.
McLachlan misses with a straight left.
North thuds a left hand into McLachlan's body.
McLachlan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
North throws a solid leg kick but McLachlan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at North.
North throws a looping overhand right but McLachlan ducks down to avoid it.
McLachlan checks a leg kick nicely.
North throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McLachlan misses with a wild body shot.
North throws a low kick but McLachlan moves out of range easily.
North takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheers as McLachlan lands an impressive looking overhand right. North doesn't seem phased though.
McLachlan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws a right hand that McLachlan ducks under and follows up with a left that McLachlan also avoids with ease.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan checks it.
North fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLachlan checks it well.
McLachlan misses with a body shot.
North with a hook.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
North misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLachlan.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
North ducks under a wild hook from McLachlan.
North misses with a low kick.
McLachlan throws an overhand right that lands on North's shoulder, as North tries to avoid the shot.
North will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
North throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by North.
A chopping leg kick lands by North.
North throws a leg kick but McLachlan moved away.
North tried to score with a low kick but McLachlan checks it.
North misses with a low kick.
North swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLachlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from North.
North throws out a loose jab but McLachlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLachlan sizes up North with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by McLachlan.
North thows a body shot but no joy.
North misses with a body shot.
North uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLachlan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan shoots in but North avoids the takedown attempt easily.
North is looking to score with low kicks.
McLachlan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
North swings for the body but McLachlan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from North misses the target.
McLachlan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
North misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - McLachlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLachlan throws a lazy right hand but North sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
North tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLachlan was well out of range. Poor timing from North.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate North really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
North throws a chopping leg kick but McLachlan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McLachlan checks a low kick from North.
McLachlan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
North is looking to chop away at McLachlan's legs.
North misses with a low kick as McLachlan jumps back.
North ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLachlan moves away.
North is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McLachlan rather than just go for the knockout.
McLachlan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
North slips under a jab from McLachlan.
North will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
North misses with a left hand
and McLachlan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in North's guard now.
McLachlan trying to control but North is working from the bottom.
McLachlan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan throws a big elbow that misses.
McLachlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
John McLachlan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McLachlan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McLachlan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan with the ground and pound but North regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
North gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLachlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. North is keeping the position for now.
McLachlan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
North looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan looking to pass the guard.
McLachlanis looking to pass into half guard but North pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now North is in guard.
McLachlan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
North throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McLachlan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as North accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
North throws an elbow that misses. McLachlan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in North's guard. Nice move by McLachlan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLachlan wants to pass the guard but North is keeping the position.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLachlan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan had his way with Nate North in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
North takes a swing at McLachlan's ribcage but misses.
North misses with a leg kick
and McLachlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
North fails to land with a series of punches.
North misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from North. McLachlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
North throws a big shot that misses.
McLachlan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McLachlan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can North hang on?
McLachlan with shots to the head and body - North looks very uncomfortable down there.
McLachlan thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLachlan misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan tries to control but North wriggling away.
North avoids a series of strikes thrown by McLachlan.
McLachlan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan tries to control but North wriggling away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North working to try and regain half guard.
North is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McLachlan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McLachlan looking to finish with strikes here!
North is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North avoids a series of strikes thrown by McLachlan.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if North can do anything to dispel that myth.
North is looking to improve his position but McLachlan isn't that keen on the idea.
McLachlan is trying to control here but North has managed to regain half guard.
McLachlan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McLachlan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McLachlan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McLachlan!
John McLachlan very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Sun. Schoonover has chosen Daylight - Matt and Kim as his entrance music. Julius Schoonover is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citlali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schoonover bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schoonover thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Citlali prevents Schoonover from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Citlali is not content to let Schoonover control the position.
Schoonover is trying to get an arm triangle but Citlali is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Schoonover stalls from top position.
Schoonover tries to move into full mount but can't pass Citlali's legs.
Schoonover thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Citlali is trying to control Schoonover's posture but Schoonover avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover laying and praying for a moment but Citlali takes advantage and regains half guard.
Citlali is trying to maintain the position but Schoonover is very close to passing his half guard.
Schoonover trying to mount his opponent but Citlali defends it.
Schoonover trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is looking to stall here but Citlali recovers full guard.
Schoonover stopping the sweep attempt from Citlali.
Schoonover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schoonover works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Schoonover wants to take a breather but Citlali is having none of it.
Schoonover slows the pace down in half guard.
Schoonover thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Citlali controlling the position well.
Schoonover trying to control from half guard but Citlali is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schoonover manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Citlali on his heels. He'll look to pass Citlali's guard now, I'm sure.
Citlali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schoonover on the ground.
Schoonover stops Citlali from standing up.
Schoonover is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schoonover is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Citlali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Citlali has escaped and now he's on top!
Schoonover wants to control the position but Citlali says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Citlali stalling away here and it's allowed Schoonover to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover being controlled here, momentarily.
Schoonover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schoonover has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Citlali doesn't defend quickly enough and Schoonover has managed to lock this one up! Can Citlali escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Schoonover on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julius Schoonover!
Julius Schoonover is the new light heavyweight champion!
Julius Schoonover decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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FIGHT
RATING
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