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UMMA- Show your Heart PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lankari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One. Skyler Nelson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lankari tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Lankari keeps moving and retains side control.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lankari's best efforts.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Lankari sits in half guard.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lankari passes into side control!
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Lankari keeps moving and retains side control.
Lankari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nelson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lankari decides to stand back up. Lankari steps back and let's Nelson get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lankari's guard.
Lankari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nelson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lankari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lankari with shots to the head and body - Nelson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lankari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lankari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lankari connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari controlling from mount.
Nelson tries to improve his position but instead Lankari has taken his back!
Lankari is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nelson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Nelson right now.
Lankari lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lankari lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lankari.
Lankari lands with a hammerfist to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson tries to break free.
Nelson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lankari pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Lankari in his half guard.
Lankari 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.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson looks winded!
Lankari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lankari.
Lankari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lankari trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lankari pulls his head out easily.
Nelson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lankari is tapping! Great win for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skyler Nelson!
Our winner, Skyler Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave comes to the cage accompanied by Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Cruz has chosen Headstrong-Trapt as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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148 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Brave counters with a leg kick.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz dives in and grabs Brave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brave pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Brave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rod Brave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Cruz.
Brave lands the left hand.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brave tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brave fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brave but Brave pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Brave misses.
Brave misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Brave gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brave scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Brave 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.
Cruz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brave off and has taken his back!
Brave defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to stick to Brave's back but Brave is turning into Cruz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cruz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brave.
Brave pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Brave throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brave sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
Brave looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brave takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brave in particular looking to stall.
Brave is trying to work for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brave's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brave's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Cruz has Brave flattened out and is raining down punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Brave hold on?!
Cruz is punishing Brave with some ground and pound.
Brave is rocked!
Cruz lands a good shot there. Brave covers up! Cruz smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Brave to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Cruz jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Cruz!
Nate Cruz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myint Htaike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Myint Htaike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Htaike throws a body punch but Pirinen moves out of range.
Htaike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Pirinen - just one landing.
Htaike blocks a head kick by Pirinen.
Pirinen works Htaike's body with a nice hook.
Pirinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Htaike off the cage and back into range.
Htaike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pirinen is fending him off so far but Htaike persists. Nope, Pirinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Htaike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pirinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Htaike misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pirinen connects with a crisp jab.
Pirinen misses with a two punch combination.
Pirinen cracks Htaike with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pirinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Htaike misses with a takedown attempt - Pirinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirinen misses with a straight left.
Htaike throws a looping overhand right but Pirinen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Htaike scores with a body shot.
Pirinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pirinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Htaike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Htaike avoids a kick to the body.
Myint Htaike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Htaike misses with a straight right.
Pirinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Htaike is just out of range.
Htaike is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pirinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Pirinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pirinen.
Nice uppercut there from Pirinen.
No joy there for Htaike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pirinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Htaike.
Pirinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Htaike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Htaike shoots in and drives through. Pirinen sprawls well.
Veli Pirinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Htaike looks to land a left hand but Pirinen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Htaike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Htaike slips a jab from Pirinen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Htaike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pirinen. Htaike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirinen slips a jab from Htaike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Htaike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pirinen moves out of range as Htaike strikes.
Pirinen looks to land a left hand but Htaike moved out of range nicely.
Htaike checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pirinen.
Pirinen connects with a high kick.
Htaike connects with the punch.
Pirinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pirinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Htaike is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pirinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Htaike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pirinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirinen.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Htaike. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pirinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Htaike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Htaike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Htaike tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pirinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pirinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pirinen throws a wild body kick that Htaike sees coming a mile off.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown but Pirinen shows good takedown defense.
Pirinen throws a chopping leg kick but Htaike manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Htaike throws a lazy right hand but Pirinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Htaike swinging wildly here.
Htaike throws a jab but it's blocked by Pirinen.
A nice combination there by Htaike.
Pirinen tests Htaike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pirinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Htaike.
Pirinen cracks a nice hook into Htaike's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen throws a sloppy head kick and Htaike moves out of range easily.
Htaike takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Htaike slips a jab from Pirinen.
Htaike swings for the body but Pirinen moves out of range.
Pirinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Htaike.
Htaike slips a straight right by Pirinen.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown but Pirinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Htaike ducks under a wild hook from Pirinen.
Pirinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Htaike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pirinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Htaike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirinen throws the left hand but Htaike avoids the punch easily.
Htaike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pirinen throws out the jab.
Pirinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Pirinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Htaike tries for a takedown but Pirinen circles away easily
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
Pirinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Htaike.
Htaike shoots in looking for a takedown but Pirinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Htaike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pirinen lands a nice hook to Htaike's body. Htaike takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pirinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pirinen loads up on a big right hand but Htaike slips the punch.
Pirinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pirinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Htaike is just out of range.
Htaike shoots in for a double leg but Pirinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pirinen misses with a straight right.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown but Pirinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Veli Pirinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Htaike misses with an uppercut.
Pirinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Myint Htaike has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Htaike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Htaike avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pirinen.
Pirinen misses with a body kick.
A big left from Pirinen misses.
Htaike is looking to clinch but Pirinen is avoiding it.
Htaike takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but Htaike moved away.
Pirinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pirinen throws a right hand that Htaike ducks under and follows up with a left that Htaike also avoids with ease.
Pirinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Htaike throws a big shot that misses.
Pirinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Htaike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pirinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Htaike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Htaike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Htaike scores with a sloppy right hand. Pirinen should have avoided that one.
Htaike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pirinen throws a hook but Htaike avoids it easily.
Htaike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pirinen throws out the jab.
Htaike takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Htaike punishes Pirinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Htaike moves out of range of the strikes.
Pirinen takes a swing at Htaike's ribcage but misses.
Htaike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pirinen.
Pirinen looks to throw the jab but Htaike is out of range.
Htaike ducks under a wild hook from Pirinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen connects with a body shot.
A jab from Pirinen does it's job there.
Htaike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pirinen.
Pirinen takes a swing at Htaike's ribcage but misses.
Pirinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Htaike.
Pirinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Htaike's head backwards.
Htaike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Htaike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pirinen connects with the punch.
Pirinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Htaike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Htaike throws a looping overhand right but Pirinen ducks down to avoid it.
Htaike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pirinen.
Htaike scores with a punch to the head.
Htaike closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pirinen to the mat! Pirinen manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pirinen has his foot on Htaike's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Htaike works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pirinen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Htaike is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Htaike tries to hold on but Pirinen postures up.
Htaike is desperately trying to improve his position but Pirinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Pirinen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pirinen looking to control but Htaike is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Htaike can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pirinen lands a big shot there that rocks Htaike but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Pirinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Myint Htaike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pirinen misses with a body shot.
Pirinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Htaike looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Htaike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pirinen's waist but Pirinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Htaike off to one side.
Pirinen swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Pirinen.
Htaike is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pirinen.
Pirinen looks for the body kick but Htaike saw that one coming.
Htaike is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pirinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pirinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Htaike changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pirinen tries to avoid it but Htaike manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pirinen to the ground. Pirinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Htaike throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Pirinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Htaike drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Htaike is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pirinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pirinen tries to buck Htaike off but Htaike is having none of it.
Pirinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Htaike's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Htaike is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pirinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Htaike.
Pirinen wants to improve his position but Htaike is controlling well.
Pirinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Htaike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Htaike's back!
Well, with Pirinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Htaike is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Pirinen trying to control momentarily.
Pirinen keeps control of the position as Htaike tries to break free.
Pirinen tries to keep control of the position but Htaike is staying busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pirinen is riding his opponent, not letting Htaike buck him off.
Htaike tries to escape but Pirinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pirinen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Htaike!
Pirinen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Htaike hold on?!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pirinen controlling the positon.
Myint Htaike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike tries to roll but Pirinen sticks to his back.
Pirinen tries to keep control of the position but Htaike is staying busy.
Pirinen is hanging on to Htaike's back as he tries to escape.
Veli Pirinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pirinen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Htaike.
Pirinen is trying to stick to Htaike's back but Htaike is turning into Pirinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pirinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Htaike.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Htaike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pirinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pirinen is trying to keep Htaike in close.
Htaike pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirinen is keeping the position for now.
Htaike looking to sit in guard and control but Pirinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen stays in close to Htaike's body and controls the position.
Pirinen passes Htaike's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pirinen drops an elbow to the side of Htaike's head.
Pirinen wants to take a breather but Htaike is having none of it.
Pirinen uses his free foot to push down on Htaike's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Htaike.
Pirinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pirinen working for a guillotine from mount but Htaike is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen working for a guillotine from mount but Htaike is in no mood to give up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Pirinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pirinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Pirinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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218 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
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220 lbs
18 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
Demian Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaves Kim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demian Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kim wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kim wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kim lands a nice short elbow.
Silva wants to control but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim prevents Silva from improving his position.
Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.
Kim is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva tries to sprawl but Kim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva won't allow Kim to pass to mount.
Silva is controlling Kim's trapped leg to prevent Kim from advancing to side control.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demian Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Kim defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Demian Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Kim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demian Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Silva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim takes one on the button.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kim backs up against the cage.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Demian Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Silva swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Kim shoots in.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Kim avoids the body shot from Silva.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Kim keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kim working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Kim wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kim but great work by Silva.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kim!
Jin Kim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Silva wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
Demian Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kamakazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fary might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El toro guapo. Kamakazi has chosen Cooking by the book as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
135 lbs
12 - 6 - 2 |
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130 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Fary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Kamakazi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamakazi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamakazi fails to land with a series of punches.
Fary drives through and clinches with Kamakazi against the cage.
Kamakazi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamakazi lands a takedown into guard.
Kamakazi looking to pass the guard.
Fary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fary pulls Kamakazi in close to prevent any damage.
Fary controls Kamakazi momentarily but Kamakazi frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamakazi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fary managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakazi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamakazi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kamakazi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamakazi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fary kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fary working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fary landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fary landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fary lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi is desperately trying to improve his position but Fary has a good base and remains in mount.
Kamakazi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kamakazi tries to hold on but Fary postures up.
Fary landing strikes from the mount and Kamakazi is in trouble!
Kamakazi is trying to stand.
Fary landing shots from mount.
Fary lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fary landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fary can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamakazi is looking to escape.
Fary fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kamakazi is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fary working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fary raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fary trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kamakazi is in a horrible position here. Fary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kamakazi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kamakazi is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fary cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kamakazi holds on to Fary as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fary landing punches.
Kamakazi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kamakazi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kamakazi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kamakazi?
The referee warns Kamakazi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fary unloading with bombs!
Fary 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.
Fary scoring with strikes but Kamakazi is staying in there.
Fary is landing with some decent strikes but Kamakazi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kamakazi is rocked!
Kamakazi is in a horrible position here. Fary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kamakazi is still in real trouble! Can Fary finish him?
Fary looking to isolate an arm here. Kamakazi doesn't see it coming and as Fary extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Fary!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rasta Fary!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Reipas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reipas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Story counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Story lands with a shot to the body.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Story as he jumps to the side.
Reipas walks into a straight right hand from Story.
Riku Reipas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reipas needs to keep his hands up - Story had a free shot at his head there.
Story throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reipas throws a chopping leg kick but Story manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Story rushes Reipas and presses him up against the cage.
Story manages to break the clinch.
Story misses with a few strikes there.
Story feints and as Reipas raises his hands in defense, Story changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reipas working for a triangle but Story defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Story is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story advances position into side control!
Reipas isn't going anywhere.
Reipas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Story wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Reipas's face as Story controls the position.
Story looks up at the clock and then as Reipas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Story smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reipas is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reipas to see if he's OK.
Reipas is looking for a sweep.
Reipas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Story.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reipas's shoulder. That is not cool.
Story connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reipas some visible discomfort.
Story taking a breather here.
Story trying to control the position but Reipas is working away.
The referee asks Story politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Story prefers to stall for the moment though.
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!
Reipas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Story decides to stand back up. Story steps back and let's Reipas get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story throws a nice looking combination but Reipas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reipas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Story avoids it really well and circles away.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Reipas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reipas looks to land a right hand but Story moved out of range.
Reipas needs to keep his hands up - Story had a free shot at his head there.
Story lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reipas at a distance.
Reipas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Story misses.
Reipas fails with the takedown
and Story counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Story misses.
Story with a hook.
A big right from Story misses.
Reipas misses with a takedown attempt - Story sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Story connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Story as he connects with a hook.
Reipas throws a low kick but Story avoids it.
Reipas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Story.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Story moves into range and clinches up with Reipas.
Story working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reipas tries to pull guard but Story forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Story breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reipas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Story pinned against the cage. Story gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reipas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story moves out of range of the leg kick from Reipas.
Story getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Story looks to score with a jab to the body but Reipas is just out of range.
Reipas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Story counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reipas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
Story fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reipas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Story keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Story misses the target.
Story misses with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Story.
Story decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reipas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Story connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Story scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reipas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Story works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reipas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Story but Story pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reipas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reipas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reipas wants to clinch up but Story keeps it at a distance.
Story throws a jab when Reipas was well out of range.
Story misses with a looping right.
Story keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Reipas.
Reipas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Story manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reipas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Story tries to avoid it but Reipas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Story to the ground. Story escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Story thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reipas tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily
and Story counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reipas tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily
and Story counters with a straight right hand.
Reipas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Story counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reipas is breathing heavily.
Reipas misses with a takedown
and Story counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reipas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Story just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Story.
Story breaks the clinch.
Reipas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reipas fails with the takedown
so Story counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Story controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reipas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reipas has an active guard here but Story has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Story trying to mount his opponent but Reipas defends it.
Story works his way into side control.
Reipas tries to bench press Story off him but Story keeps the position.
Story decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reipas to his feet.
Reipas tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily
and Story counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story punishes Reipas's body with a nice straight punch.
Story dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reipas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Story counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reipas won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story decides to stand back up. Story steps back and let's Reipas get back to his feet.
Reipas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Story counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Story moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reipas slips under a jab from Story.
Reipas walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Story stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Story wants it to stay on the feet.
Reipas shoots in for a double leg but Story sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Story slips a straight right by Reipas.
Story lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reipas with a poor takedown
and Story connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Story lands with a right hand.
Reipas moves out of range of the strikes.
Story throws a lazy right hand but Reipas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Story dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reipas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Story counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reipas tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily
enabling Story to counter with a crisp jab.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Reipas.
Story scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reipas is trying to get back to half guard.
Reipas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Story landing strikes.
Story decides to stand back up. Story steps back and let's Reipas get back to his feet.
Story darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reipas shoots in for a double leg but Story sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nick Story is winning the standup battle so far.
Reipas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reipas misses with a takedown
and Story makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Story scores with the left hand. Reipas knows he should have avoided that one.
Story misses the shot to the body.
Reipas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Story to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reipas being controlled here, momentarily.
Story wants to control from the top but Reipas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Story.
Story getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reipas tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily
and Story counters with a shoot takedown. Reipas fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story is in close to Reipas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Story trying to control but Reipas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reipas keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Story controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Story wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reipas has a takedown stuffed.
Reipas tries to clinch but Story is having none of it.
Story moves into range and clinches up with Reipas.
Story throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reipass head.
Story throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Story's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Story misses with a body shot.
Riku Reipas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reipas needs to keep his hands up - Story had a free shot at his head there.
Story throws a hook to the side of Reipas's head but Reipas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reipas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Story to score with a decent uppercut.
Reipas with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Story counter with a right hand.
Story drives through with a takedown into Reipas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Story wants to control from the top but Reipas keeps moving.
Story stays in close to Reipas's body and controls the position.
Reipas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Story is one step ahead there.
Story might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Story passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Story has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
After winning the bout, Nick Story thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falconowski throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Falconowski dives in and grabs Uzi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uzi pushes down on Falconowski's head and hops out.
Falconowski lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Kalle Uzi has been cut.
Uzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falconowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Falconowski misses with a takedown attempt - Uzi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falconowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzi manages to avoid it.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falconowski jabs Uzi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Falconowski missing with a left hand there. Uzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falconowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzi.
Falconowski throws a leg kick which misses Uzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzi tries to avoid it.
Falconowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzi counters with a head kick that drops Falconowski to the mat! Falconowski scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falconowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uzi's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Falconowski blocks a head kick by Uzi.
Uzi misses with a head kick.
Kalle Uzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Falconowski. Beautiful body shot.
Falconowski misses with an uppercut. Uzi saw that one coming.
Falconowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Falconowski does it's job there.
Good exchange - Falconowski coming out on top.
Uzi moves away from the strike by Falconowski.
Falconowski digs a good hook to Uzi's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Falconowski lands in his opponent's guard.
Uzi controls Falconowski momentarily but Falconowski frees himself.
Falconowski is in close to Uzi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Falconowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzi can't keep his opponent in guard - Falconowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Falconowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falconowski is trying to control. Uzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi is trying to stand back up but Falconowski is controlling him
Falconowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Falconowski thows a huge punch but Uzi dodges it nicely.
Uzi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falconowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Falconowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Uzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Falconowski throwing shots but Uzi is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi tries to kick Falconowski off but Falconowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Uzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uzi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Falcon Falconowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
That's time! Uzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falconowski.
Uzi walks into a straight right hand from Falconowski.
Uzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falconowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalle Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Falconowski moves out of range easily.
Uzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Falconowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Falconowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Falconowski trying to control but Uzi is working 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!
Falconowski 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 one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Falcon Falconowski.
Uzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falconowski.
Uzi tries to clinch but Falconowski is having none of it.
Falconowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falconowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses.
Uzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Falconowski moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Uzi misses.
Uzi tries to clinch but Falconowski is having none of it.
A slow jab from Falconowski misses its intended target.
Uzi throws a body punch but Falconowski moves out of range.
Uzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falconowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Uzi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Falcon Falconowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uzi taking a bit of punishment here - Falconowski scoring with strikes.
Uzi trying to remain calm as Falconowski controls from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski cracks Uzi with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski controlling the position.
Falconowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Uzi wants to control but Falconowski postures up.
Falconowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Uzi is trying to buck Falconowski off.
Falconowski taking a breather here.
Falconowski cracks Uzi with a big right hand but Uzi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falconowski trying to control the action but Uzi is working from the bottom.
Falconowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uzi is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Falconowski lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi dodges the ground and pound from Falconowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falcon Falconowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Uzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Falconowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzi moves away.
Uzi checks the leg kick.
Uzi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uzi wants to clinch.
Falconowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Falconowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Falconowski moves out of range easily.
Uzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falconowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Uzi was covering up waiting for the punch and Falconowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.
Falconowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falconowski throwing strikes but missing.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falconowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalle Uzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi has momentary wrist control but Falconowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Falconowski throws a strike but Uzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Falconowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Falconowski controls Uzi momentarily but Uzi frees himself.
Uzi tries to stand but Falconowski is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Falconowski keeps moving.
Uzi stopping the sweep attempt from Falconowski.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kalle Uzi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Uzi slips a straight right by Falconowski.
Uzi misses with a head kick.
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski closes the distance and clinches up with Uzi, looking for a takedown. Falconowski pushes Uzi against the cage but Uzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Falconowski defending well as Uzi loads up on a big left hand.
Falconowski throws a body kick that misses.
Uzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalle Uzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falconowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Falconowski stuns Uzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Falconowski circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Falconowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
Falcon Falconowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa has chosen •99• The Haunted🔫 as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa cracks a nice hook into Aicrag's ribs.
Aicrag lands with a nice body punch.
Metaxa wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.
Aicrag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aicrag thows a body shot but no joy.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aicrag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metaxa darts in trying to clinch
and Aicrag counters with a nice body shot.
Metaxa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Metaxa moves to clinch but Aicrag breaks away
and Aicrag counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag lands with a straight right. Metaxa didn't see that one coming.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Aicrag is avoiding it.
Aicrag thows a body shot but no joy.
Metaxa lands a nice looking body kick.
Metaxa blocks a head kick by Aicrag.
A combination from Metaxa does no damage.
Metaxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aicrag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aicrag misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aicrag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aicrag lands a body shot.
Aicrag swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aicrag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Aicrag.
Metaxa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aicrag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
Aicrag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aicrag swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aicrag throws a series of strikes that have Metaxa backpedaling.
Metaxa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aicrag.
Aicrag swats away the attempt to clinch by Metaxa.
Metaxa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Aicrag is avoiding it.
Aicrag throws out a leg kick but Metaxa moves out of range and Aicrag only half commits.
Aicrag throws a quick inside leg kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.
Metaxa wants to clinch up but Aicrag keeps it at a distance.
Aicrag misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Metaxa. That snapped Aicrag's head back.
Martin Metaxa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aicrag tries to keep at a distance but Metaxa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Metaxa misses with a punch on the inside.
Aicrag misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aicrag.
Metaxa missing with knees to the body.
Aicrag tries to break free but Metaxa pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Metaxa throws an elbow but misses.
Aicrag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Aicrag.
A short uppercut from Metaxa.
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!
Aicrag wants to break free but Metaxa has control.
Metaxa scores with a shoulder strike.
Metaxa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aicrag is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
A short right from Metaxa on the inside.
Metaxa lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Metaxa misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metaxa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aicrag.
Metaxa tries to work over Aicrag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Metaxa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Metaxa darts in and clinches Aicrag up against the cage.
Aicrag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Metaxa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aicrag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aicrag looking to stall.
Aicrag misses with a punch to the body.
Metaxa misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metaxa.
Aicrag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Metaxa is keeping busy.
Metaxa being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metaxa.
Aicrag blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aicrag avoids it.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Aicrag just leaning against Metaxa, taking a breather.
Metaxa lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metaxa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Metaxa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Metaxa lands a shot to the body.
Metaxa lands a left hand.
Aicrag tries to work over Metaxa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aicrag scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aicrag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aicrag as Metaxa tries to tie him up.
Aicrag stalls.
Metaxa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
It looks like Esoj Aicrag has been cut.
Metaxa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aicrag uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Metaxa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aicrag can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esoj Aicrag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metaxa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Metaxa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Metaxa misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Metaxa.
Metaxa lands an elbow just above Aicrag 's eye.
Metaxa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Metaxa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aicrag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Metaxa stops a takedown attempt from Aicrag.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aicrag avoiding damage as Metaxa throws knees 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!
Metaxa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aicrag's elbow.
Aicrag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Metaxa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Metaxa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metaxa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aicrags head.
Metaxa scores with a shot to the side of Aicrag's head.
Metaxa tries to throw a body punch but Aicrag avoids it by throwing Metaxa back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Metaxa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
Metaxa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Metaxa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Metaxa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow.
Metaxa misses with a punch to the body.
Metaxa scores with a shoulder strike.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aicrag avoids it.
Metaxa swings wildly with an uppercut but Aicrag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin Metaxa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Metaxa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Metaxa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Metaxa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aicrag backwards.
Aicrag takes a shot to the head.
Aicrag is rocked!
Aicrag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Metaxa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esoj Aicrag's cut.
That's time! Aicrag's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aicrag.
Metaxa moves into the clinch.
Metaxa throws an elbow that misses.
Metaxa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aicrag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metaxa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metaxa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metaxa with a jab.
Aicrag scores with a leg kick.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag is having none of it.
Metaxa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aicrag thuds his shin into the meat of Metaxa's side.
A big right from Aicrag misses.
Aicrag throws a lazy body kick
and Metaxa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aicrag throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves away
and Aicrag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aicrag keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aicrag.
Aicrag looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metaxa works the jab nicely.
Aicrag throws a low kick but Metaxa avoids it.
Aicrag lands a head shot.
Aicrag throws a head kick that misses.
Metaxa tries to clinch up but Aicrag circles away and keeps his distance.
Aicrag tries to land a front kick but Metaxa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Metaxa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aicrag takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metaxa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Metaxa doesn't manage to clinch there - Aicrag circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aicrag keeps the fight on the outside.
Metaxa tries to clinch up
and Aicrag counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aicrag misses with an uppercut. Metaxa saw that one coming.
Martin Metaxa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aicrag needs to keep his hands up - Metaxa had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Metaxa blocks the leg kick.
Aicrag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metaxa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aicrag misses with a low kick.
Aicrag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metaxa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Metaxa tries to clinch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Aicrag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Metaxa misses with a body shot.
Esoj Aicrag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa throws a body punch but Aicrag moves out of range.
Aicrag throws a body kick that misses
and Metaxa counters with a two punch combo.
Metaxa slips a straight right by Aicrag.
Aicrag pivots, looking for a leg kick but Metaxa is out of range and Aicrag settles back down.
Aicrag gets tackled into the cage by Metaxa. Metaxa maintains the clinch.
Metaxa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aicrag avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aicrag avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Metaxa.
Metaxa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aicrag avoids a wild elbow strike from Metaxa.
Still in the clinch, Metaxa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metaxa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aicrag tries a body shot but Metaxa blocks it.
Metaxa cracks Aicrag with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
Aicrag is trying to push Metaxa away but Metaxa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Metaxa looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metaxa misses with an elbow strike.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
Aicrag is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Metaxa lands a damaging elbow.
Metaxa lands a nice uppercut.
Metaxa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Metaxa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aicrag's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metaxa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aicrag lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metaxa.
Metaxa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin Metaxa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Aicrag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aicrag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Metaxa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metaxa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Metaxa!
A victorious Martin Metaxa 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionheart comes to the cage accompanied by Van Damme - Lion Heart (Final Fight). Hammer has chosen Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade as his entrance music. 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 Antti Hammer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Lionheart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lionheart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lionheart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lionheart stalling against the cage.
Lionheart manages to break the clinch.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer tries a low kick but Lionheart avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Lionheart misses the target.
Lionheart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammer's hands.
Hammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Lionheart. Lionheart gets slowly back to his feet.
Lionheart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lionheart cracks Hammer with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammer motions for Lionheart to come forward. Hammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Lionheart.
Hammer throws out a leg kick but Lionheart moves out of range and Hammer only half commits.
Lionheart swinging wildly here.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Lionheart misses with a straight right.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Lionheart circles away.
Hammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Lionheart.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Lionheart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lionheart lands with a good body shot.
Hammer slips a straight right by Lionheart.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lionheart avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer clinches up with Lionheart and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Lionheart.
Hammer trying to control the position but instead, Lionheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammer into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer with a knee to the head.
It looks like Richard Lionheart has been cut.
Lionheart works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lionheart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lionheart wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Lionheart throws a big elbow that misses.
Lionheart trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Lionheart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Lionheart is proving a slippery customer.
Lionheart with a nice head shot there.
Lionheart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lionheart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lionheart is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lionheart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lionheart postures up.
Hammer keeping full guard, as Lionheart tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lionheart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lionheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lionheart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lionheart 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.
Lionheart distracts Hammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lionheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lionheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lionheart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lionheart fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lionheart digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Lionheart connects with a body shot that sends Hammer's belly button to the back.
Lionheart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lionheart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lionheart is defended easily by Hammer.
Lionheart misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lionheart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lionheart has Hammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Lionheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoiding damage.
Hammer tries to stall but Lionheart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lionheart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lionheart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Lionheart's head.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lionheart.
Antti Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lionheart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lionheart looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Lionheart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Lionheart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lionheart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Lionheart thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Lionheart blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lionheart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Lionheart circles away.
Lionheart avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Lionheart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Lionheart misses the target.
Hammer cracks the inside of Lionheart's front leg.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Lionheart throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Lionheart finds it's target.
Lionheart checks a leg kick.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lionheart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer defending well as Lionheart loads up on a big left hand.
Lionheart cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lionheart misses with a looping right.
Hammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lionheart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammer's waist but Hammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lionheart off to one side.
Lionheart drives through with a takedown into Hammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lionheart trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Lionheart is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lionheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lionheart stands up over Hammer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lionheart trying to hold on to Hammer's head to control him but Hammer postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to mount his opponent but Lionheart defends it.
Hammer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hammer stalling away here and it's allowed Lionheart to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lionheart has his hands on Hammer's head, controlling the position.
Hammer trying to control but Lionheart is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lionheart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Richard Lionheart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Lionheart'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.
Lionheart dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Lionheart moved away.
Lionheart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Hammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lionheart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Lionheart looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
No luck for Lionheart with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Lionheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Lionheart blocks the low kick.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lionheart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer moves out of range as Lionheart strikes.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Lionheart avoids nicely.
Lionheart blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Lionheart finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lionheart.
Lionheart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Lionheart.
Hammer tries to work over Lionheart's front leg with a kick but Lionheart checks it.
Hammer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Lionheart.
Antti Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer tries to clinch but Lionheart moves away
and Lionheart counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammer digs a good body shot into Lionheart's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Lionheart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lionheart.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lionheart checks a leg kick.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lionheart throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Lionheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lionheart.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Lionheart's ribs.
Hammer throws a low kick but Lionheart moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
A leg kick checked by Lionheart.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer tries to clinch but Lionheart moves out of range.
Lionheart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lionheart.
Hammer throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Lionheart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Lionheart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammer tries to clinch but Lionheart is having none of it.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lionheart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lionheart there.
Hammer thumps Lionheart with a low kick.
Hammer tried to score with a low kick but Lionheart checks it.
Nice shot by Hammer.
Lionheart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lionheart shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lionheart checks the leg kick.
Hammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lionheart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lionheart's calf.
Lionheart thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer tries a low kick but Lionheart avoids it.
Lionheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lionheart.
Lionheart shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Hammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lionheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Lionheart misses the shot to the body.
Lionheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lionheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lionheart's cut.
That's time! Lionheart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer wants to slow Lionheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Lionheart connects with a body shot.
Lionheart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Lionheart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer 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 Lionheart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lionheart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lionheart.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lionheart at a distance.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Lionheart pushes him off.
Lionheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Lionheart connects with the punch.
Lionheart misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Hammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Lionheart misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lionheart.
Lionheart lands with a right hand.
Lionheart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Lionheart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Hammer thumps Lionheart with a low kick.
Lionheart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Lionheart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
Lionheart missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lionheart thows a body shot but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lionheart looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Hammer tries to score with a low kick but Lionheart moves his leg out of the way.
Lionheart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Lionheart moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Lionheart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lionheart misses with a body shot.
Hammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lionheart misses with a body shot.
Lionheart looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lionheart swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Lionheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lionheart throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Hammer lands with a kick to the temple. Lionheart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hammer wants to clinch up but Lionheart keeps it at a distance.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lionheart loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Lionheart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammer at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a low kick but Lionheart moves out of range easily.
Lionheart throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lionheart shoots in and gets a takedown into Hammer's guard.
Lionheart stops Hammer from standing up.
Hammer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammer is trying to keep Lionheart in close.
Lionheart throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Lionheart from controlling successfully.
Lionheart throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Lionheart trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lionheart moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lionheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lionheart throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer throws a head kick but Lionheart moves out of range.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Lionheart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Lionheart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lionheart connects with a right hand. Hammer shakes it off.
Hammer 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.
Lionheart throws out a powerful jab.
Lionheart throws a good cross that connects.
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lionheart.
Lionheart cracks Hammer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hammer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lionheart is able to avoid easily.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Lionheart's ribs.
Lionheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lionheart lands with a hook. Hammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lionheart scores with a body shot.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lionheart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lionheart.
Lionheart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Lionheart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
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.
Nice jab there from Lionheart.
Hammer tries to land a body kick
and Lionheart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Lionheart moves out of range easily.
Hammer throws a head kick that Lionheart semi-blocks.
Lionheart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lionheart moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lionheart misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Lionheart with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Lionheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lionheart. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lionheart.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Lionheart circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Lionheart misses the shot to the body.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer looks to clinch
and Lionheart counters with a one-two to the body.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lionheart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Lionheart blocks the low kick.
Lionheart lands with an overhand left.
Lionheart takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lionheart.
Lionheart needs to keep his hands up - Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lionheart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lionheart looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Lionheart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lionheart.
Lionheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer gets through Lionheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lionheart blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Lionheart tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hammer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Lionheart.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Lionheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Lionheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antti Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lionheart checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lionheart moves away.
A shot to the liver by Lionheart. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lionheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Lionheart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Lionheart lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lionheart lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Hammer.
I think Lionheart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Richard Lionheart 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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