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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victree Myne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob Hick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victree Myne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Myne is looking for a kimura here.
Hick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Myne.
Myne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Myne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Myne lands strikes from half guard.
Hick is refusing to be controlled, as Myne sits in half guard.
Myne wants to pass to mount but Hick is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Myne prevents Hick from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myne passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hick!
Myne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Myne with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Myne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Myne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Myne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hick looking for a kimura from the bottom but Myne passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myne trying to control the position but Hick is working away.
Myne in side control, throwing shots but Hick defends.
Hick is trying to control Myne's posture but Myne avoids it.
Hick taking a bit of punishment here - Myne scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Myne works to advance to full mount. Hick defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hick wants to hold on but Myne pushes him away.
Myne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Billy Bob Hick has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Myne looking for a guillotine from mount but Hick is having none of it.
Myne lands a heavy elbow.
Hick is rocked!
Billy Bob Hick's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Bob Hick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victree Myne!
During a confident post fight interview, Victree Myne 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes into the arena with Finntroll - Trollhammaren blaring out of the sound system. Cardoso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samba de Janeiro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne swings for the body but Cardoso moves out of range.
Cardoso misses with the body kick
and Thorne counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardoso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardoso punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cardoso is out of range and Thorne settles back down.
Cardoso throws a hook to the side of Thorne's head but Thorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorne tries a low kick but Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cardoso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cardoso checks the leg kick.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Cardoso moves out of range easily.
Cardoso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorne counters with a nice leg kick.
Thorne misses with a low kick as Cardoso jumps back.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardoso.
Cardoso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Cardoso checks it.
Cardoso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardoso shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorne sprawls well. He's pushed Cardoso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cardoso stuns Thorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown but Thorne shows good takedown defense.
Larry Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Cardoso.
Thorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorne.
Thorne throws a head kick but Cardoso moves out of range.
Thorne 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.
Thorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Cardoso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cardoso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Cardoso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Cardoso avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne trying to stall but Cardoso improves his position.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardoso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso can't find room to land a body shot as Thorne controls the action.
Thorne trying to stall but Cardoso improves his position.
Nice body punch from Cardoso.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with some punches.
Cardoso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardoso tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Cardoso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cardoso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Thorne blocks a body shot from Cardoso.
Thorne blocking some punches.
Cardoso tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
Cardoso misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Cardoso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Cardoso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Thorne is pushing Cardoso up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Cardoso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardoso.
Cardoso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Cardoso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Cardoso avoids the damage to the body.
Cardoso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cardoso's defenses.
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!
Thorne stalling in the clinch but Cardoso improves position.
Cardoso misses with an elbow strike.
Cardoso struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorne controls his hands.
Thorne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Cardoso won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cardoso.
Thorne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorne avoids a wild elbow strike from Cardoso.
A hook to the body from Cardoso.
Still in the clinch, Cardoso scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne stalling in the clinch but Cardoso improves position.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Cardoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renato Cardoso's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cardoso tries to land a front kick but Thorne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorne scores with a push kick.
Cardoso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Thorne is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cardoso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorne misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardoso. Thorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardoso misses with a kick to the body.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Cardoso moved away.
Thorne scores with a head kick. Cardoso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thorne tries to clinch but Cardoso moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Thorne.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
Cardoso throws a leg kick
and Thorne counters with a good low kick that Cardoso was not able to check.
Cardoso throws a body kick that misses.
Thorne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thorne scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardoso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larry Thorne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorne checks the leg kick.
Larry Thorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardoso swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Cardoso blocks a leg kick.
Cardoso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cardoso is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cardoso checks a leg kick.
Thorne lands a head kick. Cardoso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Renato Cardoso's cut even more.
Thorne thumps Cardoso with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cardoso - that will leave a mark!
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Larry Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thorne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cardoso is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Thorne is trying to escape and Cardoso transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Thorne is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cardoso! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Cardoso!
Renato Cardoso gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Drago Radanovic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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165 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 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radanovic stuffs the takedown.
Radanovic moves away from the strike by Kivi.
Kivi fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Kivi misses.
Kivi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atlas Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kivi.
Radanovic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Radanovic misses with a kick to the body.
Radanovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atlas Kivi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radanovic throws a push kick but Kivi slaps the foot to one side.
Radanovic lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Kivi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Radanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Kivi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivi lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a few strikes there.
Kivi ducks under a wild hook from Radanovic.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Radanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Radanovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kivi lands a jab.
Radanovic misses with a body kick.
Kivi fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Radanovic as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Radanovic slams his shin into Kivi's torso.
Radanovic misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic throws a leg kick but Kivi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kivi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kivi is defended easily by Radanovic.
Radanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kivi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kivi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Kivi.
A slow jab from Radanovic misses its intended target.
Kivi with a nice cross.
Radanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Radanovic misses.
Nice defenses there by Radanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Radanovic tries to land a front kick but Kivi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kivi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Radanovic.
A jab from Radanovic does it's job there.
Radanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Radanovic throws the kick towards the body but Kivi avoids it.
Radanovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Radanovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radanovic.
Radanovic misses with an uppercut.
Kivi cracks Radanovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Radanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kivi finds it's way round the side to connect with Radanovic's head.
Radanovic is rocked!
Kivi throws a monster overhand right that drops Radanovic! Kivi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerikki Voipapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voipapu has chosen Kvelertak - Mjød as his entrance music. Keijo Harkimo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Voipapu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voipapu looks to land a combination. Harkimo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harkimo swings for the body but Voipapu moves out of range.
Harkimo sizes up Voipapu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voipapu moves away.
Voipapu digs a good body shot into Harkimo's ribs.
Voipapu throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voipapu thows a body shot but no joy.
Voipapu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harkimo cracks Voipapu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harkimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harkimo connects with a right hand. Voipapu shakes it off.
Voipapu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harkimo is looking to clinch but Voipapu is avoiding it.
Voipapu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harkimo.
Harkimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harkimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voipapu's calf.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voipapu throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo connects with a body shot that sends Voipapu's belly button to the back.
Voipapu misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo lands with a straight right. Voipapu didn't see that one coming.
Voipapu throws a looping overhand right but Harkimo ducks down to avoid it.
Harkimo looks to land a right hand but Voipapu moved out of range.
Voipapu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voipapu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Harkimo fakes the leg kick and cracks Voipapu in the body.
Harkimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voipapu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkimo scores with a three punch combo!
Voipapu looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voipapu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harkimo counters with a straight right hand.
Harkimo throws a shot to the body.
Harkimo throws a right hand that Voipapu ducks under and follows up with a left that Voipapu also avoids with ease.
Harkimo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Harkimo does no damage.
Voipapu looks to land a body kick but Harkimo moved away.
Harkimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voipapu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkimo with a jab.
Harkimo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu tries a low kick but Harkimo avoids it.
Harkimo throws a nice looking combination but Voipapu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harkimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkimo ducks under a wild hook from Voipapu.
Harkimo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voipapu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Harkimo rushes Voipapu and presses him up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harkimo as Voipapu tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harkimo.
Voipapu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Harkimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voipapus head.
Harkimo lands a shot to the body.
Voipapu is working Harkimo over against the ropes.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harkimo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo has Voipapu pressed against the ropes, preventing Voipapu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harkimo presses Voipapu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Harkimo.
Harkimo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Voipapu blocking some punches.
Harkimo tries a body shot but Voipapu blocks it.
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!
Voipapu is looking to break free of the clinch but Harkimo has double underhooks.
Harkimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Voipapu up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harkimo.
Harkimo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voipapu backwards.
Voipapu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harkimo - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Harkimo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo can't find room to land a body shot as Voipapu controls the action.
A short left from Harkimo.
A head punch on the inside from Harkimo fails to land.
Harkimo misses with a body punch.
Harkimo digs a right hand underneath Voipapu's ribcage. Voipapu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harkimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harkimo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harkimo lands a hook that snaps the head of Voipapu backwards.
Harkimo lands a hook that snaps the head of Voipapu backwards.
Harkimo lands a nice uppercut.
Harkimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voipapu misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo cracks Voipapu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harkimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Voipapu tries a head kick but it misses.
Voipapu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that round.
That's time! Harkimo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harkimo throws a hook but Voipapu avoids it easily.
Voipapu throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Voipapu moves out of range of the body kick from Harkimo.
Voipapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voipapu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harkimo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Voipapu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Voipapu finds it's way round the side to connect with Harkimo's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voipapu checks a leg kick.
Harkimo throws a series of strikes that have Voipapu backpedaling.
Voipapu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harkimo's sensitive parts.
Voipapu stalks Harkimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harkimo's face. Harkimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Voipapu takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo cracks Voipapu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Harkimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voipapu can do to turn this around?
Voipapu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkimo throws a series of punches but Voipapu avoids them all with ease.
Voipapu scores with a body shot.
Voipapu avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Voipapu clobbers Harkimo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harkimo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voipapu looks to land a left hand but Harkimo moved out of range nicely.
Harkimo throws a body kick that misses.
Harkimo throws a leg kick which misses Voipapu's front leg but catches the back leg as Voipapu tries to avoid it.
Voipapu is breathing heavily.
Harkimo tries to clinch up but Voipapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Harkimo scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Harkimo.
A punch combination from Harkimo misses.
Voipapu tries to work over Harkimo's front leg with a kick but Harkimo checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voipapu.
Keijo Harkimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harkimo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voipapu cracks the inside of Harkimo's front leg.
Harkimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harkimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Voipapu slips under a jab from Harkimo.
Voipapu misses with an uppercut. Harkimo saw that one coming.
Voipapu throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keijo Harkimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkimo swings for the body but Voipapu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo scores with a sloppy right hand. Voipapu should have avoided that one.
Voipapu throws a hook to the side of Harkimo's head but Harkimo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harkimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harkimo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harkimo is looking to score with low kicks.
Harkimo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harkimo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voipapu's brow.
Harkimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voipapu connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Harkimo. Those never looked like landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Voipapu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkimo - the referee stops the clock and Voipapu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkimo. Voipapu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Voipapu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harkimo has time to react.
Harkimo throws a body kick that misses.
Harkimo misses with a double jab.
Voipapu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voipapu throws a jab when Harkimo was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voipapu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harkimo is looking to clinch but Voipapu is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Voipapu misses with a wild body shot.
Voipapu punishes Harkimo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Voipapu.
Harkimo tries to clinch but Voipapu is having none of it.
Harkimo misses with a wild combination.
Voipapu misses with an uppercut. Harkimo saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voipapu. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voipapu misses the shot to the body.
Voipapu misses with a low kick.
Harkimo throws a series of punches but Voipapu moves out of range.
Voipapu misses with a low kick.
Voipapu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harkimo. That did some damage!
Harkimo swings for the body but Voipapu moves out of range.
Voipapu connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voipapu looks to land a combination but Harkimo avoids it well.
Harkimo wants to clinch up but Voipapu keeps it at a distance.
Harkimo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voipapu manages to avoid it.
Voipapu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harkimo slips a straight right by Voipapu.
Voipapu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Harkimo blocks the leg kick.
Voipapu checks a leg kick nicely.
Harkimo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Voipapu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harkimo lands with a good body shot.
Harkimo scores with a body shot.
A jab from Harkimo does it's job there.
Harkimo sizes up Voipapu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harkimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voipapu. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo fakes the leg kick and cracks Voipapu in the body.
Good shot there by Harkimo.
Harkimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voipapu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harkimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harkimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harkimo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voipapu throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkimo.
Voipapu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harkimo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harkimo digs a good hook to Voipapu's body.
A lazy left from Harkimo finds it's target.
Voipapu throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo avoids the body shot from Voipapu.
Harkimo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Harkimo there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voipapu, right into the meat.
Harkimo lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Voipapu goes down and covers up as Harkimo starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
A victorious Keijo Harkimo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the ring accompanied by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Yurinov has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. Alvaro Salazar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar tries for a takedown but Yurinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Salazar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yurinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yurinov tries to clinch there but Salazar circles away.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar shoots in for a double leg but Yurinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Yurinov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Salazar.
Yurinov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yurinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar pulls Yurinov into guard.
Salazar is trying to keep Yurinov in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurinov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Salazar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yurinov's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar actively working from the bottom here.
Salazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yurinov pulls his head out easily.
Salazar controlling the position well.
Ground and pound from Yurinov.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yurinov pulls his head out easily.
Salazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yurinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.
Yurinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yurinov is keen to just control but Salazar is a slippery customer.
Salazar tries to get to full guard but Yurinov has control of the leg.
Yurinov is nestled in close to Salazar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurinov wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salazar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salazar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yurinov trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Yurinov stopping the sweep attempt from Salazar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yurinov wants to hold on but Salazar pushes him away.
Yurinov taking shots to the head.
Yurinov is trying to reverse the position but instead Salazar has taken his back - oops!
Salazar throwing sloppy strikes.
Salazar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yurinov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Salazar avoiding Yurinov 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has managed to slip his arm under Yurinov's chin. This could be all over... yep, Yurinov is tapping out! Submission win for Salazar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alvaro Salazar!
A victorious Alvaro Salazar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes into the arena with Robyn - Indestructible blaring out of the sound system. Kerjalainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: krolithika. Karim Chamakh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keijo Kerjalainen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen 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.
Kerjalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Kerjalainen misses the shot to the body.
Kerjalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Chamakh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamakh fails to land the takedown.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with the combination.
Kerjalainen rushes Chamakh and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamakh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamakh avoids the damage to the body.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Chamakh blocks it.
Chamakh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kerjalainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chamakh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chamakh manages to end up in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chamakh trying to control the action but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Kerjalainen is holding Chamakh down, trying to stall.
Kerjalainen is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Kerjalainen tries to buck Chamakh off but Chamakh is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Kerjalainen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chamakh off and has taken his back!
Kerjalainen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Chamakh doesn't escape.
Chamakh just trying to survive but Kerjalainen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerjalainen wants to control but Chamakh manages to buck him off and is now in Kerjalainen's guard! Nice work there by Chamakh!
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerjalainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen working a defensive guard here.
Kerjalainen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerjalainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keijo Kerjalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kerjalainen looks to land a right hand but Chamakh moved out of range.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen trying to control the position.
Kerjalainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chamakh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kerjalainen has his hands on Chamakh's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
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 Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerjalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kerjalainen forces Chamakh back against the ropes and clinches.
Chamakh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chamakh looks for a takedown but Kerjalainen sprawls well.
Kerjalainen lands a jab to Chamakh's midsection.
Kerjalainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen throws a hook but Chamakh blocks it.
Chamakh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chamakh showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen is looking for a triangle but Chamakh pushes his legs off easily.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chamakh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chamakh landing with the ground and pound.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chamakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen trying to control the position.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerjalainen looking to control.
Chamakh trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Keijo Kerjalainen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kerjalainen drives through and clinches with Chamakh against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chamakh goes for a takedown attempt but Kerjalainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Chamakh is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Chamakh blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Chamakh blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chamakh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Kerjalainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerjalainen.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Chamakh moves out of range of the body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a push kick but Chamakh slaps the foot to one side.
Kerjalainen throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamakh checks a low kick from Kerjalainen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh shoots for a takedown but Kerjalainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kerjalainen thuds his right hand into Chamakh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chamakh staying out of range there.
Kerjalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kerjalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chamakh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerjalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chamakh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kerjalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerjalainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen scores with a push kick.
Chamakh drops his hands momentarily and Kerjalainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kerjalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chamakh or not.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Chamakh avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chamakh blocks the elbow strike.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kerjalainen misses.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the side of Chamakh's head but Chamakh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chamakh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamakh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chamakh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kerjalainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chamakh dives in and grabs Kerjalainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kerjalainen pushes down on Chamakh's head and hops out.
Kerjalainen is looking to clinch.
Chamakh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slips under a jab from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Chamakh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Chamakh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh 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.
Chamakh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kerjalainen is keeping the position for now.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keijo Kerjalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerjalainen tries to land a front kick but Chamakh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kerjalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Chamakh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerjalainen throws a lazy right hand but Chamakh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerjalainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kerjalainen throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Kerjalainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Kerjalainen. No joy for Chamakh on that attempt.
Chamakh staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kerjalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamakh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerjalainen is fending him off so far but Chamakh persists. Nope, Kerjalainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but Chamakh moves out of range easily.
Kerjalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
Chamakh is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kerjalainen moves in looking to clinch but Chamakh pushes him off.
Kerjalainen wants to clinch up but Chamakh keeps it at a distance.
Kerjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chamakh trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Chamakh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Kerjalainen blocks nicely.
Kerjalainen working for a triangle but Chamakh defends it easily.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chamakh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
Kerjalainen looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chamakh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh cracks Kerjalainen with a solid left hand.
Kerjalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerjalainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Chamakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kerjalainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerjalainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown. Kerjalainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chamakh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chamakh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerjalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chamakh is working Kerjalainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerjalainen looking to control.
Kerjalainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Kerjalainen blocks nicely.
Chamakh postures up and lands a big shot to Kerjalainen's brow.
Chamakh landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerjalainen keeping full guard, as Chamakh tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh throws a big elbow that misses.
Chamakh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh had his way with Keijo Kerjalainen in that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kerjalainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chamakh blocks a head kick by Kerjalainen.
A solid body kick from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen darts in trying to clinch
and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kerjalainen's guard.
Chamakh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh postures up in Kerjalainen's guard and throws a big left but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Kerjalainen keeping full guard, as Chamakh tries to pass.
Kerjalainen is adopting a defensive guard.
Kerjalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Keijo Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chamakh circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown. Kerjalainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kerjalainen holds on and takes a little breather.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Chamakh is pushing down on Kerjalainen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kerjalainen is fighting to maintain full guard but Chamakh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamakh misses with a head shot. Kerjalainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kerjalainen controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen keeping full guard, as Chamakh tries to pass.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerjalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kerjalainen controls Chamakh momentarily but Chamakh frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keijo Kerjalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kerjalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerjalainen misses with a kick to the body
and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Kerjalainen didn't expect that.
Kerjalainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chamakh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chamakh trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
Kerjalainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chamakh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
Karim Chamakh wins by majority decision!
Karim Chamakh retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knife Party / Bonfire. Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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178 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusisto throws a wild body kick that Toro sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Toro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Toro - just one landing.
Toro looks to land a right hand but Uusisto moved out of range.
Uusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Toro thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
Uusisto misses with a looping right.
Uusisto misses with a body shot.
Uusisto looks to land a left hand but Toro moved out of range nicely.
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
Toro loads up on a big right hand but Uusisto slips the punch.
Uusisto throws a leg kick but Toro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Toro scores with a leg kick.
Uusisto moves out of range as Toro strikes.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uusisto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toro rather than just go for the knockout.
Uusisto misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a leg kick.
Uusisto moves away from the strike by Toro.
Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uusisto connects with an inside leg kick.
Uusisto checks a low kick from Toro.
Uusisto misses with a low kick as Toro jumps back.
Uusisto misses the body punch
and Toro counters with a straight right hand.
Toro connects with a looping right hand.
Toro connects with a crisp jab.
Uusisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Toro.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toro can pounce on him.
Toro scores with a nice strike.
Uusisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto throws a body punch but Toro moves out of range.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto misses with a looping right.
Uusisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toro moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toro moves out of range as Uusisto throws a body kick.
Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uusisto takes a swing at Toro's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto misses with a two punch combination.
Toro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toro misses with a straight left.
Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toro.
Toro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toro lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uusisto with a hook.
Uusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toro.
A clash of legs there as Toro blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Toro. Those never looked like landing.
Toro connects with a looping right hand.
Toro thows a body shot but no joy.
Uusisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toro.
Uusisto swinging wildly here.
Uusisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusisto works over Toro's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toro throws an off balance right hand
and Uusisto counters with a good low kick that Toro was not able to check.
Uusisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Toro misses
and Uusisto counters with a right hand to the body.
Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusisto.
Toro avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusisto.
Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto blocks a jab.
Uusisto looks for the body kick but Toro saw that one coming.
Uusisto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toro's hands.
Toro throws a hook but Uusisto avoids it easily.
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 Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Uusisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Toro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toro misses with a hook. Uusisto ducked under it nicely.
Uusisto misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toro. That's going to slow Uusisto down.
Uusisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
Uusisto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick from Toro.
Toro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusisto.
Uusisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toro's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro throws a low kick but Uusisto avoids it.
Toro lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uusisto's hands.
Uusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toro.
Uusisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Uusisto's head.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Toro delivers a nice body kick.
Toro drops his hands momentarily and Uusisto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Toro lands with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toro. Uusisto shrugs it off though.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavo Toro is winning the standup battle so far.
Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
Uusisto jabs at Toro's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto tries to land a leg kick but Toro saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uusisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toro here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Uusisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toro finds it's way round the side to connect with Uusisto's head.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Uusisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toro is out of range.
Toro moves out of range as Uusisto strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uusisto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toro.
Uusisto avoids the head kick by Toro.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Toro.
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick from Toro.
Uusisto connects with a looping right hand.
Toro misses with an uppercut. Uusisto saw that one coming.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Toro.
Toro lands a jab to Uusisto's midsection.
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
Uusisto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uusisto lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusisto tries a low kick but Toro avoids it.
Uusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Uusisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
Uusisto misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toro manages to avoid it.
Toro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uusisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Toro. Those never looked like landing.
Toro slips a jab from Uusisto.
Toro throws a hook to the side of Uusisto's head but Uusisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uusisto takes one to the side of the head.
Toro lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Toro there.
Toro takes a swing at Uusisto's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toro doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a hook but Toro avoids it easily.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uusisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uusisto misses the body punch
enabling Toro to counter with a crisp jab.
Uusisto throws a shot to the body.
Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Toro digs a good hook to Uusisto's body.
Toro misses with a looping left.
Uusisto ducks under a wild hook from Toro.
Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Uusisto misses with a body shot
and Toro counters with a stiff right hand.
Toro takes one to the chin there.
Uusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Toro.
Toro staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the head.
Toro moves out of range as Uusisto strikes.
Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Uusisto. Uusisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toro moves away from the strike by Uusisto.
Uusisto jabs Toro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uusisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Toro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uusisto on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uusisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toro connects with a nice looking jab.
Toro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uusisto.
Toro lunges at Uusisto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uusisto's hand.
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Uusisto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uusisto loads up on a big right hand but Toro slips the punch.
Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Toro. Beautiful body shot.
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Toro.
Toro avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
Toro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toro throws the left hand but Uusisto avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a hook
and Toro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Toro.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toro manages to avoid it.
Uusisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uusisto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uusisto.
Uusisto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uusisto throws a low kick, looking for Toro's leg but Toro calmly moves out of range.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uusisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusisto.
Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusisto's sensitive parts.
Toro throws a poor cross that misses
and Uusisto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Uusisto.
Toro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toro throws a one two combo.
Uusisto misses with a body shot.
Uusisto dips to his left and cracks Toro with an uppercut!
Uusisto scores with a jab to the body.
Uusisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toro slips under a jab.
Uusisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Toro.
Uusisto misses with a hook.
Toro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Toro there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustavo Toro.
Well Toro 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Gustavo Toro!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gustavo Toro!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gustavo Toro!
Gustavo Toro wins by unanimous decision!
Gustavo Toro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volkano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Seia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body kick there by Seia.
Seia throws a push kick but Volkano slaps the foot to one side.
Volkano throws a low kick but Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Volkano takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkano will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seia.
Seia throws a front kick that sends Volkano stumbling back into the ropes.
Seia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano blocks a low kick nicely.
Seia misses with a kick to the body.
Seia misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkano.
Seia throws a solid leg kick but Volkano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seia.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seia lands with a cross.
Volkano throws a right hand that misses
and Seia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Seia.
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!
Volkano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seia throws a head kick but Volkano moves out of range.
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkano tries to move into range but Seia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Volkano's corner calls for a 1-2. Volkano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Tolo Seia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seia - that will leave a mark!
Seia cracks Volkano with an open hand slap.
Seia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Volkano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volkano is out of range and Seia settles back down.
Good shot there by Seia.
Seia lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seia is out of range and Volkano settles back down.
Volkano misses with a low kick.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Seia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Volkano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Volkano off balance momentarily.
Volkano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seia scores with a push kick.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkano's sensitive parts.
Volkano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seia to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Seia misses
and Volkano counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia tries to escape but Volkano is in control.
Seia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Volkano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seia tries to escape but Volkano is in control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Volkano advances to mount.
Volkano punching from mount but Seia doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia wants to control but Volkano is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Seia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Seia coming out on top.
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Volkano moves his leg out of the way.
Volkano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Seia works over Volkano's head and body with a nice combination.
Seia 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.
Seia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seia 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 Volkano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Volkano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Volkano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia misses with a low kick.
Volkano throws a front kick aimed at Seia's knee but Seia avoids it well.
Tolo Seia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Volkano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia lands with a hook. Volkano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volkano misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Volkano checks a leg kick.
Seia scores with a head kick. Volkano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Volkano blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia works the jab nicely.
Volkano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seia scores with a body shot.
Tolo Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Seia tries to work over Volkano's front leg with a kick but Volkano checks it.
Seia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volkano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkano shoots in looking for a takedown. Seia tries to sprawl out of it but Volkano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Seia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Seia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkano. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seia throws a head kick but Volkano moves out of range.
Seia scores with a decent looking hook.
Seia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seia cracks Volkano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Seia pushes Volkano away with a front kick.
Seia lands a nice looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Volkano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volkano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkano misses with a looping right.
A jab from Volkano misses.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seia keeps Volkano at a distance using the push kick.
Seia connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Seia.
Volkano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkano's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Seia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seia connects with a leg kick. Volkano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkano checks the leg kick.
Seia lands a nice hook to Volkano's body. Volkano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkano motions for Seia to come forward. Volkano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seia.
Seia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seia sizes up Volkano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia thows a leg kick but Volkano checks it
and Volkano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seia's knee momentarily.
Volkano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seia.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seia scores with a jab. Volkano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seia connects with a crisp jab.
Volkano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
Volkano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Volkano moves out of range as Seia throws a body kick.
Seia wants to slow Volkano down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Seia slams his shin into Volkano's torso.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Seia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkano's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Seia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Volkano avoids the head kick by Seia.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Seia lands a really nice looking cross but Volkano seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seia.
Seia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Volkano blocks the low kick.
Seia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkano.
Seia cracks Volkano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Volkano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seia is looking to slow Volkano down with leg kicks.
Volkano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkano. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Seia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seia with a nice cross.
Seia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkano checks it well.
Volkano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seia swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from Seia misses.
Seia connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seia misses with a low kick.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Volkano's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkano tries to avoid it.
Seia thumps Volkano with a low kick.
Seia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volkano on the side of the head.
Volkano digs a good body shot into Seia's ribs.
Seia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Seia.
Seia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volkano under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Volkano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Seia tests Volkano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Volkano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seia catches Volkano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seia digs a good hook to Volkano's body.
Seia stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkano. Volkano gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkano will feel that in the morning.
Nice shot by Seia.
Volkano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seia cracks the inside of Volkano's front leg.
Volkano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seia.
Volkano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Volkano's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkano tries to avoid it.
Seia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seia throws a front kick aimed at Volkano's knee but Volkano avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seia.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Volkano is out of range.
Seia tries to score with a low kick but Volkano moves his leg out of the way.
Volkano moves out of range of the leg kick from Seia.
Seia throws a low kick, looking for Volkano's leg but Volkano calmly moves out of range.
Seia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Seia lands with a kick to the temple. Volkano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkano misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seia.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volkano misses with a body kick.
Seia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.
Seia throws a sloppy head kick
and Volkano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia lands a leg kick that knocks Volkano off balance momentarily.
Volkano is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Volkano cracks Seia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volkano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Volkano misses its intended target.
Volkano scores with a jab to the head.
Seia scores with a punch to the head.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkano manages to avoid it.
Seia looks to throw the jab but Volkano is out of range.
Volkano throws a solid leg kick but Seia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkano.
Seia lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seia throws a wild body kick that Volkano sees coming a mile off.
Seia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkano throws out the jab.
Seia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seia cracks Volkano with a good jab.
Volkano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Seia sprawls well initially but Volkano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Volkano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seia is not content to let Volkano control the position.
Seia is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seia trying to get back to full guard but Volkano takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Volkano landing strikes from the mount.
Volkano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Volkano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia is trying to escape the mount.
Volkano tries to control but Seia wriggling away.
Volkano landing strikes from the mount.
Volkano raining down shots from the mount!
Seia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Volkano! Seia is hurt baaadly! Volkano is firing away with more strikes - Seia is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Volkano!
Kaarlo Volkano retains his super heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Volkano made sure to mention his sponsor, BioLuvoil in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Hamara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruoska - Kiroan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe missing with a left hand there. Hamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masoe cracks Hamara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Anselmi Hamara has been cut.
Masoe connects with a leg kick. Hamara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hamara looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masoe tries to land a front kick but Hamara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Masoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masoe throws a big shot that misses.
Masoe lands with a hook. Hamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamara checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Masoe throws a sloppy head kick and Hamara moves out of range easily.
Masoe throws a sloppy head kick and Hamara moves out of range easily.
Hamara misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hamara throws a leg kick
and Masoe counters with a one-two 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!
An inside leg kick from Hamara misses.
Masoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Hamara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masoe. Masoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Hamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masoe.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe feints and then cracks Hamara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamara down.
Masoe connects with a leg kick. Hamara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe connects with the punch.
Masoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Masoe.
Masoe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Masoe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hamara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masoe.
Masoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masoe lands with a hook. Hamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hamara.
Masoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hamara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Masoe tenderised Hamara's leg. Hamara is trying to keep his angry face 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!
Hamara needs to keep his hands up - Masoe had a free shot at his head there.
Masoe throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Anselmi Hamara's cut even more.
Masoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Masoe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Masoe throws a front kick that sends Hamara stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe tries to clinch there but Hamara circles away.
Masoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe drops Hamara with a straight right hand, right on the button! Masoe follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee**, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Vahti.
Vahti tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vahti.
Gracie clinches.
Vahti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vahti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vahti throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahti works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Vahti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie is trying to drag Vahti to the mat but Vahti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vahti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to push Vahti away but Vahti has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Vahti avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Vahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vahti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vahti is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Vahti into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Vahti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Vahti avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the ropes.
Vahti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vahti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vahti's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vahti.
Gracie has picked Vahti up - he's going for a ride! Gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vahti trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vahti's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahti wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vahti manages to get to full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Vahti keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vahti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Vahti is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vahti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vahti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vahti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Vahti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Vahti keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vahti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Vahti is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Vahti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karri Vahti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Vahti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Vahti moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Vahti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Vahti should have avoided that one.
Vahti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vahti throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vahti pinned against the ropes. Vahti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vahti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vahti lands with a right hand.
Vahti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vahti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Vahti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Vahti improves position.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vahti misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Vahti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vahti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vahti as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Vahti stalling.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vahti.
Vahti is working Gracie over against the ropes.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vahti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vahti misses with a straight left.
A cross from Vahti lands.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vahti misses with a left hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Vahti.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vahti is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Vahti is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie postures up in Vahti's guard and throws a big left but Vahti blocks it.
Gracie trying to control but Vahti is working from the bottom.
Vahti pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karri Vahti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vahti with a nice cross.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vahti throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vahti throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vahti ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Vahti lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the ropes and back into range.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has Vahti pressed against the ropes, preventing Vahti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Vahti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vahti lands with a left to the head.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karri Vahti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vahti enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vahti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vahti pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie tests Vahti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Vahti.
Vahti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Vahti takes one to the chin there.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Vahti.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Vahti pushes Gracie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vahti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vahti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to trip Vahti. He has hold of a leg but Vahti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Vahti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ricardo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vahti trying to control the position here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vahti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vahti is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Vahti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vahti has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Vahti manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti tries to stand but Gracie is controlling his head.
Vahti decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vahti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
A jab lands there for Vahti.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Vahti moved away.
Vahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahti.
Vahti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Vahti misses its intended target.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vahti manages to avoid it.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Vahti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vahti!
Vahti wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
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.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Vahti is trying desperately to improve position.
Vahti wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vahti wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Vahti is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vahti is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karri Vahti just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Gracie.
Vahti throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Vahti scores with a jab to the head.
Vahti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vahti thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Vahti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Vahti.
Vahti throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vahti throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Vahti only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Vahti.
Vahti misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but Vahti manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vahti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vahti stands up from Gracie's guard - Vahti perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie throws a body punch but Vahti moves out of range.
Karri Vahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Vahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Vahti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
Vahti catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
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 blocking some punches.
Vahti has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vahti.
Vahti misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Vahti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vahti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Vahti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Vahti thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
Vahti misses with a straight right.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Vahti staying out of range there.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie misses the jab.
Vahti tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Vahti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vahti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vahti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Vahti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Vahti.
Vahti misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vahti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie passes Vahti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vahti wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vahti to regain full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Vahti is keeping the position.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Vahti keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie had his way with Karri Vahti in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vahti is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Vahti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Vahti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Vahti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie lunges at Vahti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vahti's hand.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Vahti.
Vahti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vahti.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Vahti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Vahti landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Vahti.
Karri Vahti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie is looking to control Vahti's arms but Vahti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the ropes.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Vahti manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vahti breaks the clinch.
Vahti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vahti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie defending well as Vahti loads up on a big left hand.
Vahti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vahti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vahti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Vahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vahti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vahti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vahti lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vahti. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Vahti.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vahti.
Vahti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vahti throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Vahti looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Vahti lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vahti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Vahti looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vahti as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vahti but Vahti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from Vahti is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Vahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie checks a low kick from Vahti.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Vahti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Vahti lands a jab to the nose.
Vahti misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws a one two combo.
Vahti tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Vahti has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Vahti is pressed up against the ropes. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vahti down to the mat. Vahti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vahti clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is trying to trip Vahti. He has hold of a leg but Vahti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vahti is trying to keep Gracie in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karri Vahti.
I think Vahti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Karri Vahti!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ricardo Gracie!
The fight ends as a draw!
Ricardo Gracie retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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