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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment III is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Come To Daddy. Russian Experiment III has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drago Radanovic's chin.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russian Experiment III!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment III throws a lazy uppercut
letting Radanovic counter with a right hand.
Experiment III misses with a body shot.
Radanovic moves out of range as Experiment III strikes.
Radanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Experiment III.
Experiment III takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Experiment III throws an overhand right that lands on Radanovic's shoulder, as Radanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Radanovic avoids the body shot from Experiment III.
Radanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Experiment III throws a body punch but Radanovic moves out of range.
Experiment III misses with a body shot.
Radanovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Experiment III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Radanovic rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment III moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from Radanovic.
Radanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment III's shoulder, as Experiment III tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Experiment III misses with a body shot.
Experiment III throws a hook but Radanovic avoids it easily.
Experiment III blocks a jab.
Experiment III throws a body punch but Radanovic moves out of range.
Experiment III lands a slapping body shot.
Radanovic misses with a wild body shot.
Radanovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Experiment III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment III.
Radanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Experiment III at a distance.
Radanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Experiment III scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Experiment III just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago Radanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III misses the jab.
Radanovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment III.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Experiment III misses
and Radanovic counters with a crisp right that sends Experiment III to the canvas! Radanovic follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Radanovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Drago Radanovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel comes to the cage accompanied by Papillon. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dengel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paniikki somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dengel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paniikki shoots in and drives through. Dengel sprawls well.
Dengel moves in looking to clinch but Paniikki pushes him off.
Paniikki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dengel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gus Dengel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Horrible takedown by Paniikki or perhaps it was just good defense by Dengel which made him look bad.
Dengel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paniikki.
Paniikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Dengel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dengel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paniikki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dengel wants it to stay on the feet.
Dengel throws out a leg kick but Paniikki moves out of range and Dengel only half commits.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dengel as he jumps to the side.
Dengel tries to clinch up.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch but Paniikki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gus Dengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dengel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dengel is looking to chop away at Paniikki's legs.
Paniikki blocks a head kick by Dengel.
Paniikki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dengel counters with a low kick, right behind Paniikki 's knee.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paniikki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paniikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Paniikki fails to land the takedown.
Paniikki tries to keep at a distance but Dengel has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel tries to work over Paniikki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dengel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dengel lands a hook that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
It looks like Pelle Paniikki has been cut.
Dengel lands a hook that snaps the head of Paniikki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dengel lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Dengel - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Dengel.
Dengel is pressed up against the cage. Paniikki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dengel down to the mat. Dengel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dengel moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dengel.
Paniikki avoids the elbow strike from Dengel, against the cage.
Paniikki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniikki.
Dengel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paniikki tries to pull guard but Dengel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dengel throws an elbow but it misses.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Paniikki avoids the damage to the body.
Dengel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paniikki's defenses.
Paniikki avoiding damage as Dengel throws knees to the body.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Paniikki avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Dengel.
Dengel lands an elbow just above Paniikki 's eye.
That has opened up Pelle Paniikki's cut even more.
Dengel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paniikkis head.
Paniikki pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel scoring with some ground and pound.
Dengel wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.
Dengel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dengel connects with a couple of short punches.
Paniikki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dengel uses it to pass to side control.
Paniikki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniikki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dengel's best efforts.
Paniikki is not content to let Dengel control the position.
Dengel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paniikki has hold of Dengel's hands but Dengel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dengel winds up and cracks Paniikki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paniikki wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dengel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dengel lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Dengel connects with a nice short shot to Paniikki's temple.
Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.
Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Dengel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
That's time! Dengel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paniikki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paniikki with a poor takedown
and Dengel counters with a nice body shot.
Dengel motions for Paniikki to come forward. Dengel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dengel wants to clinch
and Paniikki counters with a takedown into side control.
Dengel is trying to control Paniikki's posture but Paniikki avoids it.
Paniikki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dengel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dengel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gus Dengel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura here.
Paniikki seems to be looking for submissions.
Dengel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is working for a kimura but Dengel is defending it quite comfortably.
Dengel tries to roll over but Paniikki keeps him under control.
Dengel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paniikki is pushing down on Dengel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dengel is fighting to maintain full guard but Paniikki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paniikki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dengel's thigh. Dengel counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dengel looking to control.
Dengel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dengel is landing with some decent strikes but Paniikki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dengel unloading with bombs!
Dengel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paniikki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paniikki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paniikki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paniikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dengel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paniikki is still in real trouble! Can Dengel finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dengel cracks Paniikki with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Dengel!
Gus Dengel made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I appreciate Jake accepting this fight, coming off a two fight losing streak is rough but I'm back now baby!! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammakko comes to the cage accompanied by Saku Sammakko. Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Saku Sammakko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
16 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saku Sammakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sammakko.
Sammakko throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Sammakko moved out of range.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sammakko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sammakko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sammakko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez throws a body punch but Sammakko moves out of range.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sammakko.
Sammakko cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Sammakko misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammakko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sammakko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a head kick!
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Sammakko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sammakko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammakko moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Sammakko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sammakko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Sammakko saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez moves out of range as Sammakko strikes.
Sammakko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sammakko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Sammakko lands a body shot.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sammakko lands with a good body shot.
Sammakko avoids the head kick by Martinez.
A big right from Sammakko misses.
Sammakko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez sizes up Sammakko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sammakko.
Martinez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sammakko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sammakko is looking to clinch.
Sammakko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sammakko.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Sammakko backpedaling.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sammakko can pounce on him.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Sammakko's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Sammakko tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sammakko scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez 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.
Sammakko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Sammakko's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez passes into half guard.
Sammakko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sammakko.
Sammakko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sammakko blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sammakko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez tries to bum rush Sammakko with a series of wild strikes but Sammakko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sammakko tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sammakko misses the target.
Sammakko avoids the head kick by Martinez.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a body punch but Sammakko moves out of range.
Sammakko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez motions for Sammakko to come forward. Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sammakko jabs at Martinez's body.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sammakko on the side of the head.
Sammakko avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinez - that will leave a mark!
Martinez throws a hook but Sammakko blocks it.
Martinez blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sammakko is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sammakko throws a shot to the body.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammakko throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinez.
Sammakko throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sammakko throws out the jab.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammakko instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko lands a nice elbow.
Sammakko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammakko controls his hands.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
That kick from Martinez tenderised Sammakko's leg. Sammakko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sammakko slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sammakko.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Sammakko is out of range.
Sammakko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Sammakko slips the punch.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Sammakko checks a leg kick.
Sammakko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sammakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sammakko.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Sammakko counters with a nice body shot.
Sammakko throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Sammakko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Sammakko moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sammakko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinez - the referee stops the clock and Sammakko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinez. Sammakko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richard Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez moves out of range as Sammakko strikes.
Sammakko misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Sammakko avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pushes Sammakko away with a front kick.
A jab from Sammakko misses.
Sammakko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez lands a nice shot to 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!
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Sammakko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Sammakko's defenses.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sammakko is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sammakko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sammakko wants to clinch.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammakko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Sammakko moved out of range.
Martinez motions for Sammakko to come forward. Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sammakko avoids a kick to the body.
Sammakko wants to clinch.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sammakko tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sammakko to the ground. Sammakko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sammakko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Sammakko is out of range.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sammakko checks it well.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Sammakko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sammakko misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez gets caught flat footed, as Sammakko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sammakko wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Sammakko wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Martinez is trying to keep Sammakko in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammakko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saku Sammakko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Sammakko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammakko has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Sammakko.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Sammakko is looking to sweep but instead, Martinez has passed into half guard.
Sammakko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sammakko moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Sammakko's head back.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sammakko on the side of the head.
Sammakko throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Sammakko swinging wildly here.
Sammakko ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sammakko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Sammakko clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammakko controls his hands.
Martinez wants to break free but Sammakko has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez digs a right hand into Sammakko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sammakko's gas tank.
Sammakko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sammakko lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Sammakko lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara comes into the arena with Killing in the name. blaring out of the sound system. 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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155 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jimara throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreira.
Jimara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Moreira misses.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimara was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moreira, as that shot connected.
Moreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
Moreira lands with a straight right. Jimara didn't see that one coming.
Jimara throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Jimara throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.
Jimara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira with a hook.
Jimara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Jimara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira jabs at Jimara's body.
Jimara misses with a right hand
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreira scores with a body shot.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moreira scores with a shot to the body.
Moreira lands an overhand right.
Moreira avoids the body shot from Jimara.
Jimara swinging wildly here.
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!
Moreira blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moreira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimara misses with a body kick.
Santi Jimara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Moreira both land. Nice combination.
Jimara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moreira dodges the punch combination from Jimara.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Jimara misses with a head kick.
A jab from Moreira does it's job there.
Moreira misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moreira.
Moreira checks a low kick from Jimara.
Jimara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimara misses with a low kick.
Jimara scores with a jab to the head.
Moreira blocks the body kick.
Jimara checks a low kick from Moreira.
Moreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moreira lands a nice hook to Jimara's body. Jimara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jimara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimara throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
Jimara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moreira with a hook.
Moreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jimara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jimara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jimara rather than just go for the knockout.
Jimara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jimara at a distance.
Moreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira avoids the head kick by Jimara.
Moreira misses with a low kick.
Moreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimara manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moreira misses with a hook
and Moreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moreira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimara misses with a body kick.
Jimara looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreira.
Jimara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira misses the body punch
and Jimara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Jimara.
Donk. Moreira catches Jimara right on the button with a cross.
Moreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Jimara wants to clinch but Moreira slips to the side
and Moreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jimara thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira lands with a shot to the body.
Jimara throws an overhand right that lands on Moreira's shoulder, as Moreira tries to avoid the shot.
Jimara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
Jimara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moreira.
Jimara stuffs the takedown attempt from Moreira. Moreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Moreira looks for a takedown but Jimara sprawls well.
Jimara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jimaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moreira walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimara loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Moreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreira throws a leg kick
and Jimara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimara.
Moreira swings for the body but Jimara moves out of range.
Moreira scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreira. Jimara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moreira works the jab nicely.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jimara avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Jimara looks to land a combination. Moreira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jimara. Moreira shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Jimara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jimara thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara tries to clinch but Moreira is having none of it.
Jimara tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moreira takes a swing at Jimara's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jimara. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Moreira. That snapped Jimara's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Moreira.
A telegraphed right hand from Jimara misses the target.
Jimara tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimara looks to land a left hand but Moreira moved out of range nicely.
Moreira misses with a body punch
and Jimara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Moreira. Beautiful body shot.
Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses with a looping right.
Moreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreira lands with a right hand.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimara.
Jimara tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Jimara.
Jimara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimara moves away.
Moreira works the jab nicely.
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moreira is defended easily by Jimara.
Jimara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreira's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara looks to land a body kick but Moreira moved away.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Jimara throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
Jimara throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Moreira is looking to chop away at Jimara's legs.
Moreira scores with a shot to the body.
Jimara throws a right hand that misses
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moreira lands a leg kick that knocks Jimara off balance momentarily.
Jimara scores with a kick to the body.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Moreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jimara tries to clinch
and Moreira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moreira cracks a nice hook into Jimara's ribs.
Santi Jimara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel Moreira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Moreira cracks Jimara with a good jab.
Moreira shoots in but no luck this time.
Jimara misses with a looping left.
Jimara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jimara throws a hook but Moreira avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Moreira misses
and Jimara counters with a good low kick that Moreira was not able to check.
Moreira ducks right into an uppercut from Jimara.
Moreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moreira swinging wildly here.
Jimara throws a right and a left that Moreira avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira fails to land the takedown.
Santi Jimara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Moreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moreira throws out a loose jab but Jimara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimara tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimara stuffs the takedown.
Jimara with a jab.
Jimara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jimara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moreira.
Moreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jimara back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jimara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira trying to control but Jimara is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreira 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
Our winner, Daniel Moreira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi has chosen Turisas -Take the day! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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24
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi doesn't manage to clinch there - Vihervuori circles away.
Nurmi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Vihervuori slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nurmi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori catches Nurmi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmi misses the target.
Nurmi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihervuori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nurmi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nurmi pushes Vihervuori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihervuori has Nurmi pressed against the cage.
Vihervuori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vihervuori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori gets control of Nurmi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vihervuori will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Vihervuori keeps moving.
Nurmi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vihervuori kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vihervuori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Vihervuori keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sakari Nurmi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nurmi looks to land a combination but Vihervuori avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Vihervuori or perhaps it was just good defense by Nurmi which made him look bad.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Nurmi.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmi tries to bum rush Vihervuori with a series of wild strikes but Vihervuori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vihervuori rushes Nurmi and presses him up against the cage.
Nurmi blocks a body shot from Vihervuori.
Nurmi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nurmi wants a takedown but no success here.
Vihervuori lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Vihervuori.
Nurmi misses with the head strike.
Nurmi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nurmi goes for a takedown attempt but Vihervuori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vihervuori.
Nurmi throws a leg kick but Vihervuori checks it.
Vihervuori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vihervuori lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Nurmi.
A right hand to the body from Vihervuori.
A head punch on the inside from Vihervuori fails to land.
Vihervuori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nurmi is trying to push Vihervuori away but Vihervuori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurmi is pressed up against the cage. Vihervuori has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nurmi down to the mat. Nurmi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nurmi dives in and grabs Vihervuori's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vihervuori pushes down on Nurmi's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Vihervuori. No joy for Nurmi on that attempt.
Nurmi looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori instigates a clinch.
Vihervuori is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vihervuori for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vihervuori gets control of Nurmi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vihervuori will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vihervuori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vihervuori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmi throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori working for a triangle but Nurmi defends it easily.
Vihervuori looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Vihervuori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Vihervuori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nurmi scores with a leg kick.
Nurmi lands a glancing blow to the side of Vihervuori's head.
Nurmi throws a series of strikes that have Vihervuori backpedaling.
Nurmi feints and as Vihervuori raises his hands in defense, Nurmi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurmi chips away with some ground and pound.
Vihervuori looking to control.
Vihervuori is pulling down on Nurmi's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurmi, at least for the moment.
Vihervuori has his foot on Nurmi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nurmi works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vihervuori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervuori looking for a guillotine here but Nurmi defends easily.
Nurmi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihervuori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori working for a triangle but Nurmi defends it easily.
Nurmi throwing strikes from guard but Vihervuori blocks nicely.
Nurmi trying to control but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
Nurmi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmi.
Vihervuori keeping moving, preventing Nurmi from controlling successfully.
Nurmi looking to pass the guard.
Vihervuori is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nurmi is aware though and is defending well.
Nurmi connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmi is pushing down on Vihervuori's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vihervuori is fighting to maintain full guard but Nurmi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nurmi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nurmi trying to control the action but Vihervuori is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nurmi trying to control the pace.
Vihervuori preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nurmi is looking to stall here but Vihervuori recovers full guard.
Nurmi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vihervuori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vihervuori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vihervuori is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vihervuori wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurmi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Nurmi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vihervuori rushes Nurmi and presses him up against the cage.
Vihervuori digs a right hand into Nurmi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurmi's gas tank.
Vihervuori pushes Nurmi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihervuori.
Nurmi is trying to push Vihervuori away but Vihervuori has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurmi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vihervuori.
Nurmi can't find room to land a body shot as Vihervuori controls the action.
A short right from Nurmi.
Vihervuori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi pulls Vihervuori into guard.
Vihervuori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmi is keeping the position for now.
Vihervuori stops Nurmi from standing up.
Vihervuori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakari Nurmi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmi is keeping the position for now.
Nurmi working a defensive guard here.
Sakari Nurmi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vihervuori lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmi tries to clinch there but Vihervuori circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Vihervuori as Nurmi shoots in.
Nurmi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmi doesn't manage to clinch there - Vihervuori circles away.
Nurmi throws a combination that misses
and Vihervuori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurmi thinking.
Vihervuori blocks the body kick.
Vihervuori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmi in his tracks.
Nurmi throws a head kick that misses
and Vihervuori counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vihervuori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Vihervuori to work.
Nurmi can't break the clinch.
Vihervuori cracks Nurmi with a nice body shot.
Vihervuori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Vihervuori.
A right handed body shot lands from Vihervuori.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori presses Nurmi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vihervuori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmi blocks a body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmi controls the action.
Vihervuori misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vihervuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vihervuori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nurmi stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vihervuori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
Nurmi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vihervuori uses from the top position.
Vihervuori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Nurmi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vihervuori throwing strikes from guard but Nurmi blocks nicely.
Vihervuori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vihervuori tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmi is retaining full guard.
Nurmi looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmi, not yet.
Vihervuori trying to control but Nurmi is working from the bottom.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmi is retaining full guard.
Nurmi controls Vihervuori momentarily but Vihervuori frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Nurmi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Vihervuori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vihervuori 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Vihervuori!
A relieved looking Juhani Vihervuori 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ultimate. Red Forman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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29
156 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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28
160 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Forman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
That kick from Forman tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie punishes Forman's body with a nice straight punch.
Forman avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie tries to bum rush Forman with a series of wild strikes but Forman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forman loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Forman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forman lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Forman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie clobbers Forman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Forman counters with a thumping low kick.
Forman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forman.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Forman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forman lands a body shot.
Forman throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Forman ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Forman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forman throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Forman lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Forman ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Forman lands a head shot.
Forman throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Forman blocks the leg kick.
Forman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Forman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Forman slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Forman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Forman's head but Forman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forman cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Forman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Forman counters with an outside leg kick.
Forman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forman digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Forman. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Forman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Forman.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forman on the side of the head.
Forman moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a hook but Forman avoids it easily.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Forman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Forman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 Ralph Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Forman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Forman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Forman has wrist control.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Forman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie distracts Forman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Forman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Forman working a defensive guard here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Forman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Forman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Forman settles back down.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forman throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Forman walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
enabling Forman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Forman.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Forman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Forman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Forman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forman trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Forman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie 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.
Forman stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forman tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Forman happy to just control the position for now.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forman is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie keeping control of the position.
Forman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Forman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Forman's back!
Gracie loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Forman hold on?
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!
Gracie trying to control.
Gracie punches Forman on the ear.
Forman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Forman is looking for a way out.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Forman connects with a jab.
Forman misses the jab.
Forman cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Forman!
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forman moves away.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Ralph Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Forman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Forman throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forman jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forman manages to avoid it.
Gracie cracks Forman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Forman is rocked!
Red Forman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Forman is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie misses the jab.
Forman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Forman jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forman seems to have recovered his senses.
Forman scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forman misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a low kick but Forman avoids it.
Forman looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forman.
Forman lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Forman misses.
Forman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Forman misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Forman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Forman moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Forman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Forman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Gracie catches Forman right on the button with a cross.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forman.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Forman misses with a kick to the body.
Red Forman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Forman moved away.
Forman thows a body shot but no joy.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Forman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
172 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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26
175 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux swings for the body but Wer moves out of range.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lemieux duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wer checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Wer.
Wer connects with an inside leg kick.
Wer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Wer throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Wer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Wer.
Wer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lemieux punishes Wer's body with a nice straight punch.
Lemieux blocks a leg kick.
Wer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer is working Lemieux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wer throwing strikes from guard but Lemieux blocks nicely.
Wer tries to free his leg and advance position but Lemieux is retaining full guard.
Wer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wer looking to sit in guard and control but Lemieux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wer is controlling Lemieux's posture.
Lemieux is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Wer has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lemieux is looking to defend but Wer has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lemieux! Wer pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lemieux taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Flo Wer!
Flo Wer gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Lewis Creed struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lewis Creed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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227 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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Creed closes the distance and clinches.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Hartola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartola lands with an overhand left.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Creed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartola can pounce on him.
Hartola throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Creed tests Hartola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartola manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
Creed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Hartola.
It looks like Lewis Creed has been cut.
Creed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hartola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hartola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creed.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartola takes one on the button.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Creed scores with a jab.
Creed throws a head kick that misses
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed tries to clinch up.
Hartola throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Creed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Creed thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to land a front kick but Creed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartola cracks Creed with an open hand slap.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
Creed throws a solid leg kick but Hartola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creed.
Creed throws a leg kick which misses Hartola's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartola tries to avoid it.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Creed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hartola throws a leg kick but Creed moved away.
Hartola slips under a jab.
Creed scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartola throws a leg kick but Creed moved away.
Creed throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Creed.
Creed thuds a left hand into Hartola's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Creed tenderised Hartola's leg. Hartola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hartola's calf.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Hartola moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartola.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lewis Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
Creed swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Creed.
Lewis Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Creed misses
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Hartola misses with a jab to the body
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Hartola backing up. Hartola nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
Creed looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creed is able to avoid easily.
Creed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Creed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Creed is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Creed saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola walks into a stiff left hand from Creed.
Hartola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hartola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hartola digs a good hook to Creed's body.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartola moves away.
Creed cracks Hartola with a good jab.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Creed is looking to score with low kicks.
Creed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Creed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hartola looks for the body kick but Creed saw that one coming.
Hartola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creed is out of range.
Hartola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Creed is out of range and Hartola settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartola 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 Creed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Creed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola throws a push kick but Creed slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Creed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hartola swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
Hartola misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Creed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hartola misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Hartola.
Hartola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Creed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Creed is rocked!
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartola finish him?
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Hartola lands a left hand.
Hartola slows down the pace here.
Hartola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartola stalling in the clinch but Creed improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed letting Hartola take a breather here.
Creed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Creed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed checks a low kick from Hartola.
Creed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Hartola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Hartola scores with a jab to the body.
Creed is looking to clinch.
Hartola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed takes one to the chin there.
Creed checks a low kick from Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
Creed throws a body punch but Hartola moves out of range.
Creed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Creed throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
Creed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Creed thumps Hartola with a low kick.
Hartola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A leg kick checked by Creed.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed throws a body punch but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
Hartola thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hartola looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Creed throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Creed's knee momentarily.
Creed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola lands the left hand.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Hartola works Creed's body with a nice hook.
Hartola works Creed's body with a nice hook.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hartola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Creed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Creed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Creed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartola can pounce on him.
Creed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hartola.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartola.
Hartola lands with a hook. Creed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hartola throws a push kick but Creed slaps the foot to one side.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola swats away the attempt to clinch by Creed.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hartola.
Hartola throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Creed's head.
Hartola checks a low kick from Creed.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Hartola counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Hartola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dude's choice of entrance music: Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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28
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itto throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itto throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
Itto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Itto.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itto misses with a takedown attempt
and Dude counters with a nice leg kick.
Itto misses with a left hand
and Dude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.
A jab lands there for Itto.
Good shot there by Dude.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Itto.
Dude moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude slips under a jab.
Dude tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Itto misses.
Itto throws out a powerful jab.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Itto throws a sloppy head kick and Dude moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude wants to land a leg kick but Itto is out of range.
Itto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dude throws a leg kick which misses Itto's front leg but catches the back leg as Itto tries to avoid it.
Dude scores with a punch to the head.
Itto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dude. Dude obviously looking to wear him down.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Itto finds it's target.
A big left from Dude misses.
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Itto throws out the jab.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Itto throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Dude misses
and Itto counters with a low kick, right behind Dude 's knee.
Itto moves away from the strike by Dude.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dude scores with a leg kick.
Dude thuds his right hand into Itto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a high kick!
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dude.
Dude thuds a left hand into Itto's body.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
Itto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dude looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Surfer Dude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Itto throws a body punch but Dude moves out of range.
Itto throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.
Dude wants to land a leg kick but Itto is out of range.
Dude 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.
Dude connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Itto's hands.
Dude fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itto.
Itto is looking to score with low kicks.
Itto throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throws a leg kick but Itto checks it.
Dude throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Itto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dude darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dude has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Itto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dude pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dude.
Dude throws a leg kick that is checked
and Itto counters with a good low kick that Dude was not able to check.
Itto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Itto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Itto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dude if he has to take too many more of those.
Dude is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Itto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itto moves out of range of the body kick.
Dude buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Dude staying out of range there.
Itto misses with a wild body shot.
Itto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dude cracks Itto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dude lands with a good body shot.
Itto throws a series of punches but Dude moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dude 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 Itto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Itto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Itto swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto throws a leg kick
and Dude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itto misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Dude scores with a jab to the body.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surfer Dude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dude.
Itto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dude is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dude stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Itto feints and then cracks Dude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dude down.
Dude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Itto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Dude scores with a head kick.
Itto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Itto.
Itto lands with a right hand.
Itto lands a nice hook to Dude's body. Dude takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Itto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dude is able to avoid easily.
Dude misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Surfer Dude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude takes a jab right on the kisser.
Itto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Itto cracks Dude with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dude tries to score with a low kick but Itto moves his leg out of the way.
Itto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dude.
Itto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dude attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Itto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Dude takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto throws a head kick but Dude moves out of range.
Dude takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Itto misses with a body shot.
Dude gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Itto wants to pass the guard but Dude is keeping the position.
Itto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dude manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dude would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Itto looking for a guillotine here but Dude defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto trying to keep a closed guard but Dude is proving a slippery customer.
Dude tries to stand but Itto is controlling from the bottom.
Dude sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Itto working for a triangle but Dude defends it easily.
Itto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dude passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Itto looking for a sweep. Not yet Itto, not yet.
Dude stands up and waves to Itto to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto looks to land a body kick but Dude moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogami Itto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ogami Itto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Itto misses with a wild body shot.
Itto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dude is just out of range.
Itto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itto has his takedown stuffed
and Dude counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Itto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dude.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dude. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dude lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dude slips under a jab from Itto.
Itto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Dude finds it's target.
A leg kick checked by Dude.
Dude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dude!
Dude scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dude was well out of range. Poor timing from Itto.
Itto throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Itto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dude. That did some damage!
Itto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Itto.
Dude lands a leg kick that knocks Itto off balance momentarily.
Itto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dude counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dude looks to land a body kick but Itto moved away.
Dude throws a low kick but Itto moves out of range easily.
Itto throws a chopping leg kick but Dude manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dude fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Itto checks it well.
Itto tries to work over Dude's front leg with a kick but Dude checks it.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto lands with a good body shot.
Dude cracks the inside of Itto's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Itto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itto lands with a hook. Dude tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Itto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dude scores with a hook.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick and Itto moves out of range easily.
Dude throws a sloppy head kick and Itto moves out of range easily.
Itto dips to his left and cracks Dude with an uppercut!
Dude scores with a hook to the body. Itto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dude moves out of range of the leg kick from Itto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto shoots in and drives through. Dude sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Itto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dude manages to avoid it.
Itto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ogami Itto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude pivots, looking for a leg kick but Itto is out of range and Dude settles back down.
Itto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itto loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dude lands the left hand.
Itto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dude is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dude. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dude with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Itto to score with a decent uppercut.
Itto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dude.
Nice straight punches there by Dude. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dude.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itto throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Itto misses with a low kick as Dude jumps back.
Itto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Itto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itto throws a right hand that misses
and Dude counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Dude lands but Itto takes it in his stride.
Dude misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Surfer Dude.
I think Dude has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surfer Dude!
In his post fight interview, Surfer Dude gave a big smile as he said 'Are we done here? Gotta go catch a wave man, a wave...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pohjois-Karjala. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vihtala misses with a kick to the body.
Raction tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vihtala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihtala moves away.
Raction uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vihtala.
A jab from Raction misses.
Vihtala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vihtala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raction has time to react.
It looks like Hug Raction has been cut.
Raction fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vihtala pushes Raction away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raction manages to avoid it.
Vihtala throws a body punch but Raction moves out of range.
Raction misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raction throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vihtala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raction looks winded!
Vihtala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raction.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Hug Raction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Raction as he checks the leg kick.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raction ducks under a wild hook from Vihtala.
Vihtala slips under a jab.
Vihtala lands a big right hand that sends Raction crashing to the mat! Vihtala stays standing though and waves Raction back to his feet!
Raction is rocked!
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!
Raction tries to get into range but Vihtala steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Raction! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Vihtala scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Kaarlo Vihtala thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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