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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Langfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langfors is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amaranthe - Hunger. Marcus Ek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Ek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Langfors!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langfors wants to clinch
and Ek counters with a single leg into guard. Langfors didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Langfors is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ek pushes down on Langfors's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ek wants to pass to mount but Langfors is defending the position.
Ek is thwarting Langfors's attempts to control the position.
Ek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ek stands up from half guard.
Langfors cracks Ek with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Langfors.
Langfors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Langfors scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ek moves into full guard.
Ek pulls Langfors in close to his closed guard and prevents Langfors from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Langfors doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ek is tightening it up a little... Langfors has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Langfors reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Langfors taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcus Ek!
In his post fight interview, Marcus Ek started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korpisuo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Do Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do Nascimento closes the distance but Korpisuo moves to the side
and Korpisuo counters by moving into the clinch.
Do Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
Do Nascimento is looking for a takedown.
Do Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Korpisuo has him pressed against the cage.
Do Nascimento wants a takedown but no success here.
Korpisuo gets underhooks to prevent Do Nascimento's takedown attempt.
Risto Korpisuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Arantes Do Nascimento.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korpisuo obliges.
Korpisuo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Do Nascimento up against the cage.
Korpisuo manages to break the clinch.
Do Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Nascimento throws a combination that misses
and Korpisuo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Nascimento is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice uppercut lands for Korpisuo. That snapped Do Nascimento's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Nascimento closes the distance but Korpisuo moves to the side
and Korpisuo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpisuo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Korpisuo scores with a takedown into Do Nascimento's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korpisuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Nascimento working a defensive guard here.
Korpisuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Nascimento is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpisuo 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do Nascimento gets caught napping as Korpisuo dives in and scores a takedown. Do Nascimento manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korpisuo postures up in Do Nascimento's guard and throws a big left but Do Nascimento blocks it.
Korpisuo throwing strikes from guard but Do Nascimento blocks nicely.
Korpisuo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korpisuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korpisuo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Do Nascimento trying to keep a closed guard but Korpisuo is proving a slippery customer.
Do Nascimento is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Korpisuo is controlling him.
Korpisuo throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Korpisuo from controlling successfully.
Do Nascimento wants to sweep here but Korpisuo controlling him for the moment.
Korpisuo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do Nascimento is on top in guard.
Korpisuo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korpisuo is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Korpisuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korpisuo trying to control but Do Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Do Nascimento lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Korpisuo!
Korpisuo is desperately trying to improve his position but Do Nascimento has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Korpisuo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Do Nascimento with shots to the head and body - Korpisuo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Nascimento working Korpisuo over with strikes here.
Do Nascimento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Do Nascimento looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Korpisuo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brigante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Carlito Brigante had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nut misses the jab.
Nut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brigante connects with a nice looking jab.
Nut looks for the body kick but Brigante saw that one coming.
Brigante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brigante connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Brigante tenderised Nut's leg. Nut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brigante is looking to slow Nut down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but Brigante blocks with his arms.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brigante blocks it with crossed arms.
Brigante gets through Nut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brigante avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brigante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brigante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nut throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nut!
A head kick misses from Nut.
Nut circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nut counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Brigante .
Brigante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brigante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brigante throws a shot from downtown. Nut moves away and avoids it.
Nut throws a sloppy head kick and Brigante moves out of range easily.
Nut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Brigante .
Nice uppercut lands for Brigante . That snapped Nut's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante throws a good cross that connects.
Brigante jabs at Nut's body.
Brigante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brigante misses with an uppercut.
Nut lands the left hand.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nut checks a leg kick.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brigante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brigante lands a body shot.
Brigante throws an overhand right that lands on Nut's shoulder, as Nut tries to avoid the shot.
Brigante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nut's head.
Nice shot lands for Brigante .
Nut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brigante tests Nut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nut has time to react.
Nut ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brigante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.
Brigante lands a nice shot that snaps Nut's head back.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Nut saw that one coming.
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brigante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nut is looking to chop away at Brigante 's legs.
Nut blocks a head kick by Brigante .
Brigante misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut throws a wild body kick that Brigante sees coming a mile off.
Nut plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut wants to clinch up but Brigante keeps it at a distance.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nut blocks a head kick by Brigante .
Brigante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Brigante is predictable there
and Nut counters with an inside leg kick.
Brigante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nut lands a nice shot that snaps Brigante 's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nut - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a low kick as Nut jumps back.
Nut cracks the inside of Brigante 's front leg.
Brigante misses with a lunging right hand
and Nut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brigante throws a right hand that misses
and Nut counters with a good low kick that Brigante was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Brigante 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.
Nut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brigante . That did some damage!
Brigante fakes the leg kick and cracks Nut in the body.
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nut doesn't seem bothered though.
Nut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nut moves away.
Brigante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nut tries to clinch there but Brigante circles away.
Brigante looks to land a combination but Nut avoids it well.
Nut scores with a leg kick.
Brigante lands with a cross.
Nut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante lands a body shot.
Brigante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a hook but Nut avoids it easily.
Brigante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nut blocks the leg kick.
Brigante throws out a loose jab but Nut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante lands with a nice combination. Nut backs away looking to recover.
Nut throws a body kick that misses.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
Brigante tries to clinch up.
Brigante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nut, pushing him back against the cage.
Brigante jumps into guard, dragging Nut to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nut sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brigante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nut is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante is pulling down on Nut's head. It's preventing any offense from Nut, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nut controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Nut wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brigante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nut keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigante throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nut on the side of the head.
Brigante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nut takes a swing at Brigante 's ribcage but misses.
Brigante scores with a nice right hand.
Nut throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nut.
Nut staying out of range there.
Brigante tries to clinch but Nut moves away
and Nut counters with a body kick that stops Brigante in his tracks momentarily.
Brigante has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brigante works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a jab to Nut's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brigante , as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nut walks into a straight right hand from Brigante .
Brigante throws a nice looking combination but Nut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Brigante misses its intended target.
Brigante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nut is out of range.
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
Nut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Nut avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nut's sensitive parts.
Nut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brigante throws a sloppy head kick and Nut moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Brigante 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. This is the final round!
Nut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante .
Brigante scores with a shot to the body.
Brigante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nut.
Nut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nut swats away the attempt to clinch by Brigante .
A punch combination from Brigante misses.
Brigante misses the jab.
Brigante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nut counters with a leg kick.
Brigante throws a push kick but Nut slaps the foot to one side.
Brigante looks for the body kick but Nut saw that one coming.
Nut tries to land a front kick but Brigante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brigante lands a jab to the head.
Nut misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brigante throws a leg kick but Nut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Brigante moved away.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nut.
Brigante closes the distance but Nut moves to the side
and Nut counters with a leg kick.
Nut throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brigante counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brigante .
Brigante pulls guard.
Nut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Nut.
Brigante defending well as Nut loads up on a big left hand.
Nut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nut moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
Nut slips under a jab from Brigante .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut misses with a head kick.
Brigante scores with a nice strike.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brigante tries a low kick but Nut avoids it.
Brigante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brigante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brigante moves out of range as Nut strikes.
Brigante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brigante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brigante clobbers Nut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Nut saw that one coming.
Nut tries to keep at a distance but Brigante has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brigante tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
Brigante drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nut pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brigante with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nut.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sam Nut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brigante throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with a low kick, right behind Brigante 's knee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Brigante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brigante , 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Brigante !
A victorious Carlito Brigante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dru Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. 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 Dru Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dru Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Smith connects with a high kick.
It looks like Dru Rivers has been cut.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slopey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a low kick but Rivers avoids it.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivers's head backwards.
Dru Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Rivers.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
A head kick misses from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivers's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivers.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dru Rivers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith checks a low kick from Rivers.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slopey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dru Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivers looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.
Rivers walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
Smith throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a high kick to the side of Rivers's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Smith dives into guard, looking to finish.
Rivers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivers is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Rivers is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rivers manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rivers has recovered full guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivers is trying to keep Smith in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dru Rivers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
A low kick from Rivers is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers misses with a body kick.
Smith cracks the inside of Rivers's front leg.
Smith scores with a takedown into Rivers's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dru Rivers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Smith.
Rivers throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivers 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Rivers throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slopey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
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!
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Rivers checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivers thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Slopey Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rivers shows good takedown defense.
Dru Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slopey Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slopey Smith!
Slopey Smith looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey y'all! Slopey's back and rollin! You know... Gotta go now!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to The Bone . 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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144 lbs
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32
146 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt catches Tuhkasaari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tuhkasaari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Tuhkasaari looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuhkasaari's head backwards.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tuhkasaari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tuhkasaari thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tuhkasaari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hunt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tuhkasaari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Tuhkasaari thows a huge punch but Hunt dodges it nicely.
Tuhkasaari works his way into side control.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes but Hunt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tuhkasaari throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Tuhkasaari regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hunt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tuhkasaari doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hunt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tuhkasaari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tuhkasaari is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt seems to be working for a kimura but Tuhkasaari defends the submission attempt.
Hunt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunt tries to control but Tuhkasaari wriggling away.
Tuhkasaari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tuhkasaari holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hunt misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Hunt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tuhkasaari can't escape the position.
Hunt looking to land elbow strikes but Tuhkasaari uses the position to regain half guard.
Tuhkasaari is holding on to half guard well.
Hunt wants to take a breather but Tuhkasaari is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuhkasaari manages to get to full guard.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuhkasaari is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teppo Tuhkasaari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuhkasaari throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt dives in and grabs Tuhkasaari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuhkasaari pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Tuhkasaari slips the punch.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuhkasaari moves away.
Tuhkasaari misses the jab.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Tuhkasaari saw it coming and moves away.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuhkasaari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Tuhkasaari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Tuhkasaari ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuhkasaari on the side of the head.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuhkasaari slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Tuhkasaari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Tuhkasaari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tuhkasaari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Tuhkasaari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuhkasaari looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
Tuhkasaari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
Tuhkasaari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes but Hunt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws Hunt to one side and escapes!
Hunt moves out of range as Tuhkasaari strikes.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt slips a straight right by Tuhkasaari.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Tuhkasaari's head but Tuhkasaari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Tuhkasaari down.
Hunt throws a body punch but Tuhkasaari moves out of range.
Tuhkasaari throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Tuhkasaari misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tuhkasaari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuhkasaari throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt misses the jab.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuhkasaari misses with the combination.
Tuhkasaari just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Tuhkasaari moved away.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt is trying to pull guard but Tuhkasaari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Tuhkasaari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuhkasaari controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teppo Tuhkasaari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tuhkasaari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt slips a straight right by Tuhkasaari.
Microscopic Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuhkasaari misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt swings for the body but Tuhkasaari moves out of range.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Tuhkasaari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tuhkasaari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tuhkasaari looking to control but instead Hunt has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Teppo Tuhkasaari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt gets back to full guard.
Tuhkasaari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Tuhkasaari preventing the sweep.
Tuhkasaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Tuhkasaari postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Tuhkasaari lands a couple of elbows.
Tuhkasaari distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuhkasaari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tuhkasaari chips away with some ground and pound.
Tuhkasaari stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuhkasaari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuhkasaari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunt's guard.
Teppo Tuhkasaari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tuhkasaari with good strikes from the mount here!
Microscopic Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuhkasaari manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hunt to take his back!
Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuhkasaari keeps control of the position as Hunt tries to break free.
Hunt is having to fend off submission attempts from Tuhkasaari, who is looking to sink in the choke. Tuhkasaari doesn't have the hooks in though and Hunt manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Tuhkasaari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hunt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Tuhkasaari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuhkasaari 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes to the cage accompanied by Jacco- När mörkret faller . Ford has chosen Stand up - Ludacris as his entrance music. 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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24
275 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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29
255 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Costanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Costanza moves away and avoids it.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Costanza has Ford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Costanza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
Ford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costanza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford works Costanza's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford clinches up against the cage.
Costanza tightens his grip and picks Ford up, before dumping him to the ground. Ford manages to land in guard.
Costanza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ford manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Costanza has Ford in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ford defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford is posturing up here but Costanza has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ford tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ford has to tap! Slick submission there by Costanza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Costanza!
After the big win, George Costanza made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Costanza has chosen Do the Opposite as his entrance music. Mickey Finn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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202 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Costanza!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws a leg kick which misses Costanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Costanza tries to avoid it.
Finn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Costanza is looking for a sweep.
Finn cracks Costanza with a big elbow.
Costanza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn throws an elbow but Costanza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Finn.
Finn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Costanza is avoiding damage well.
Costanza struggling a bit here.
Finn tries to score with some ground and pound. Costanza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Finn 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.
Finn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Finn working the ground and pound but Costanza is defending the strikes.
Finn working the head and body with strikes.
Finn throwing strikes but Costanza manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Costanza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Costanza throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finn ducks under a wild hook from Costanza.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn misses with a hook.
Costanza closes the distance but Finn moves to the side
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Finn swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Costanza counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costanza sprawls well. Costanza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Costanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finn throws a leg kick which misses Costanza's front leg but catches the back leg as Costanza tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza misses with a body kick.
Costanza tries to score with a low kick but Finn moves his leg out of the way.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Finn.
Costanza pushes Finn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Finn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Finn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Costanza managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finn.
Costanza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Finn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Costanza down.
Finn misses with the ground and pound.
Finn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Costanza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Finn crashes against the mat.
Finn landing a few strikes.
Finn working away.
Finn working the ground and pound.
Finn misses with the ground and pound.
Finn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Finn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Finn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Costanza tries to buck Finn off but Finn is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Finn stalls from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Finn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Finn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Costanza is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn working the head with strikes.
Costanza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Finn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Finn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Costanza's legs.
Costanza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Finn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Finn is putting a hurting on Costanza here, landing some big shots from side control.
Finn tries to score with some ground and pound. Costanza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Costanza regains half guard.
Costanza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Costanza is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Costanza is rocked!
Finn is nestled in close to Costanza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Costanza is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Finn winds up and cracks Costanza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Costanza's head but Costanza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costanza seems to have recovered his senses.
Costanza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costanza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Costanza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costanza slips a jab from Finn.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costanza.
Costanza blocks a low kick nicely.
Costanza moves out of range of the strikes.
Finn tried to score with a low kick but Costanza checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Costanza. No joy for Finn on that attempt.
Costanza scores with a nice body kick.
Costanza throws a leg kick that misses.
Finn shoots in but Costanza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finn throws a body punch but Costanza moves out of range.
Costanza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Costanza rushes Finn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costanza misses with a punch to the body.
Costanza lands a nice uppercut.
Costanza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finn backwards.
Costanza tries to throw a body punch but Finn avoids it by throwing Costanza back against the cage.
Costanza lands a right hand.
Costanza misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza misses with some punches.
Costanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costanza tries a knee to the head but Finn blocks it.
Costanza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finn backwards.
Costanza prevents Finn from breaking the clinch.
Finn lands with a right to the head.
Finn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Finn lands strikes from half guard.
Finn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Costanza's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn thows a huge punch but Costanza dodges it nicely.
Finn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finn trying to control from half guard but Costanza is working away.
Finn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Costanza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Costanza tries to hold on but Finn pushes him away.
Finn with the ground and pound from mount.
Finn landing strikes from the mount.
Finn with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Costanza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Finn cracks Costanza with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Mickey Finn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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