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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Tombo (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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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mad Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Tombo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Child is just out of range.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tombo darts in and clinches Child up against the cage.
Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tombo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Child as he avoids it easily.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Child scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Child throws a right and a left that Tombo avoids nicely.
Child throws a head kick that misses.
Child tries to clinch up but Tombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Child misses with a leg kick.
Tombo blocks a jab.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Child has taken the fight to the clinch.
Child can't break the clinch.
Tombo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Child's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Child duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombo throws a combination that misses
and Child counters with a left and a right that stings Tombo.
Mad Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child misses with a series of wild punches.
Child swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child throws a low kick but Tombo avoids it.
Child throws a right and a left that both miss.
Child looks to land a combination but Tombo avoids it well.
Tombo throws a series of punches but Child avoids them all with ease.
Tombo tries to close the distance and clinch but Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Child moves out of range of the body kick.
Tombo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Child defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tombo.
Tombo dodges the punch combination from Child.
Child on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a right hand that Tombo ducks under and follows up with a left that Tombo also avoids with ease.
Tombo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tombo.
Tombo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Child circles away.
Mad Child has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Tombo.
Tombo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Child looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Child breaks the clinch.
Tombo ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Tombo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tombo lands a jab.
Child fails to land with a series of punches.
Tombo catches Child with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tombo lands with a straight right. Child didn't see that one coming.
Child tries to clinch but Tombo is having none of it.
Child dodges the punch combination from Tombo.
Tombo throws a series of punches but Child moves out of range.
Tombo takes one to the chin there.
Tombo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tombo.
Child misses with a jab, cross combination.
Child throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Child misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tombo.
Child is rocked!
Child throws a right hand that Tombo ducks under and follows up with a left that Tombo also avoids with ease.
Oh Child is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tombo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tombo duly obliges.
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!
Tombo wants to clinch up but Child keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tombo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tombo scores with a hook to the body. Child takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Child. No joy for Tombo on that attempt.
Tombo shoots for a takedown but Child saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tombo dodges the punch combination from Child.
Child seems to have got his legs back now.
Child swinging wildly here.
Child is looking to clinch but Tombo is avoiding it.
Child misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tombo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Child is breathing heavily.
Tombo throws a series of punches but Child avoids them all with ease.
Child misses with a low kick as Tombo jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Tombo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tombo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Child moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tombo tries to clinch up.
Tombo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Child.
Child 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.
Tombo shoots in for a double leg but Child sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Child moves out of range as Tombo strikes.
Child lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tombo closes the distance and clinches up with Child, looking for a takedown. Tombo pushes Child against the cage but Child circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Child misses with a double jab.
Mad Child is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tombo shoots in but no luck this time.
Mad Child has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Tombo.
Child misses with a series of wild punches.
Child throws a nice looking combination but Tombo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tombo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Child throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child doesn't manage to clinch there - Tombo circles away.
Child keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An inside leg kick lands from Tombo.
Tombo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Child regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tombo prevents Child from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tombo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Child keeping moving, preventing Tombo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tombo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Child wants to sweep but no luck.
Child is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tombo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tombo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tombo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Child!
Tombo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Child is desperately trying to improve his position but Tombo has a good base and remains in mount.
Tombo controlling the pace for now.
Tombo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to control but Tombo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child is trying desperately to improve position.
Tombo controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Tombo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Child lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Child misses with a double jab
and Tombo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child doesn't manage to clinch there - Tombo circles away.
Child fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brian Tombo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Tombo.
Child tries to score with a low kick but Tombo moves his leg out of the way.
Child takes a swing at Tombo's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tombo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tombo scores with a shot to the body.
Tombo scores with a shot to the body.
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Tombo.
Tombo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Child moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tombo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child misses with a two punch combination.
Tombo misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Child scores with a four punch combination!
Tombo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Child misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Child moves out of range of the leg kick from Tombo.
Tombo wants to clinch.
Tombo misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Child as he connects with a hook.
Child fails to land with a series of punches.
Child dodges the punch combination from Tombo.
Tombo connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Tombo. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Child has Tombo pressed against the cage, preventing Tombo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Child has had enough of the clinch but Tombo keeps him there for the moment.
Tombo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tombo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child misses with a wild combination.
Tombo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Child misses.
Tombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Child throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Child throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tombo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
Child throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tombo counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Tombo coming out on top.
Mad Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Child leaves Tombo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tombo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Child is fending him off so far but Tombo persists. Nope, Child circles away and we're back to standing.
Child throws a right hand that Tombo ducks under and follows up with a left that Tombo also avoids with ease.
Tombo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Child's waist but Child gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tombo off to one side.
Mad Child has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Tombo.
Child lands a jab-cross combination.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Tombo moves out of range easily.
Brian Tombo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tombo tries to close the distance and clinch but Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tombo throws a nice looking combination but Child bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tombo doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Mad Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tombo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Tombo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Tombo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tombo 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Tombo!
After winning the bout, Brian Tombo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
179 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attila feints and as Shields raises his hands in defense, Attila changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shields is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Attila is aware though and is defending well.
Attila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Attila drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Attila jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shields looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Attila passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Attila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Attila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shields sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Attila is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is trying to maintain the position but Attila is very close to passing his half guard.
Shields wants to improve his position but Attila is controlling well.
Shields is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Attila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Attila's back!
Attila holding both Shields 's hands and preventing any damage.
Shields has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Attila is defending well but eventually Shields manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Attila has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Shields!
After winning the bout, Jake Shields 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ler comes to the cage accompanied by Rise of the fallen. Talentti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold. Jacky Ler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Ler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti tries to bum rush Ler with a series of wild strikes but Ler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ler is looking to slow Talentti down with leg kicks.
Ler checks a low kick from Talentti.
Talentti throws a series of punches but Ler moves out of range.
Talentti stuffs the takedown attempt from Ler. Ler gets slowly back to his feet.
Ler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ler wants it to stay on the feet.
Talentti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Ler.
Talentti misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Talentti. No joy for Ler on that attempt.
Ler is looking to clinch but Talentti is avoiding it.
Ler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentti throws a right hand that Ler ducks under and follows up with a left that Ler also avoids with ease.
Talentti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Ler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Talentti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Talentti wants to get back to his feet.
Ler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacky Ler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Talentti throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ler.
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!
Talentti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Talentti prevents Ler from escaping the position.
Ler defending against the ground and pound.
Ler is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Talentti is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ler pushes Talentti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Talentti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ler throws Talentti to one side and escapes!
Talentti throws a hook but Ler avoids it easily.
Ler swinging wildly here.
Talentti misses with a combination
and Ler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Talentti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Talentti stops Ler from getting back to his feet.
Talentti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Talentti.
Ler manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talentti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ler moves out of range as Talentti throws a body kick.
Talentti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talentti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ler counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti throws a push kick but Ler slaps the foot to one side.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ler as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacky Ler will probably get the nod.
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.
Talentti misses with a wild combination.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ler cracks the inside of Talentti's front leg.
Tommi Talentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Talentti as he jumps to the side.
Talentti throws a leg kick
and Ler counters by moving into the clinch.
Ler avoiding damage.
Ler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Talentti's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ler.
Ler lands a shoulder strike.
Ler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Talentti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Talentti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ler.
A short right from Ler on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Talentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ler slips a jab and a cross from Talentti.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ler.
Tommi Talentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talentti misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talentti throws out the jab.
Ler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talentti. That did some damage!
A head kick by Talentti misses
and Ler counters with a left to the body.
Talentti tries to bum rush Ler with a series of wild strikes but Ler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler connects with an inside leg kick.
Ler drives through and clinches with Talentti against the cage.
Ler connects with a knee to the head.
Ler stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ler obliges.
Talentti is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ler lands a right hand.
Ler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Talentti is pressed up against the cage. Ler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talentti down to the mat. Talentti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacky Ler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Talentti misses
and Ler counters with a stiff right hand.
Talentti misses with a combination
and Ler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talentti leaves Ler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talentti defends it nicely.
Ler tries to work over Talentti's front leg with a kick but Talentti checks it.
Ler tries to clinch up but Talentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Talentti misses with a takedown attempt - Ler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talentti swinging wildly here.
Talentti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ler's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ler wants to stand but Talentti is controlling the position.
Ler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Talentti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ler as he avoids it easily.
Talentti shoots in looking for a takedown but Ler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talentti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ler rushes Talentti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Ler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ler scores with a jab to the head.
Talentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ler tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Talentti or perhaps it was just good defense by Ler which made him look bad.
Talentti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ler closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Ler.
Ler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ler lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ler.
Ler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Talentti's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ler lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Ler.
It looks like Tommi Talentti has been cut.
Ler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ler gets through Talentti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talentti gets underhooks to prevent Ler's takedown attempt.
Ler scores a nice knee to the body.
Talentti goes for a takedown attempt but Ler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Talentti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacky Ler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Talentti throws a hook to the side of Ler's head but Ler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talentti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ler stands up from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talentti tries to land a leg kick but Ler saw it coming and moves away.
Talentti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ler as he avoids it easily.
Ler has managed to clinch.
Ler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talentti.
Ler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talentti.
Ler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacky Ler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti is looking for a takedown.
Ler is leaning against Talentti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ler is pressed up against the cage. Talentti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ler down to the mat. Ler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ler has a takedown stuffed.
Ler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talentti, pushing him back against the cage.
Talentti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ler.
Ler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talenttis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti is looking for a takedown.
Tommi Talentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Ler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Ler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ler, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Ler!
Jacky Ler decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange has chosen ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) as his entrance music. Artie Lange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
133 lbs
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29
145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heatrt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lange's guard.
Heatrt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heatrt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lange is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lange has escaped and now he's on top!
Heatrt has his foot on Lange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lange works his way back into a safe position though.
Lange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Heatrt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lange stacks Heatrt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lange!
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lange stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange dives in and scores a takedown into Heatrt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heatrt is looking for a triangle here but Lange uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Heatrt trying to remain calm as Lange controls from the top position.
Lange has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lange swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artie Lange!
Artie Lange took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Key Clothing LLC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Vogelpohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chuck Vogelpohl enters the cage!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Vogelpohl!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogelpohl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Vogelpohl throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooper.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vogelpohl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vogelpohl misses the shot to the body.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Vogelpohl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vogelpohl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper throws a head kick but Vogelpohl moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vogelpohl.
Cooper slips a jab from Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cooper is looking to reverse the position.
Vogelpohl throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vogelpohl tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cooper's legs.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
Vogelpohl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogelpohl in side control, throwing shots but Cooper defends.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
Vogelpohl wants to take a breather but Cooper manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vogelpohl.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vogelpohl on the ground.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Vogelpohl from controlling successfully.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vogelpohl wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogelpohl connects with a couple of short punches.
Vogelpohl is looking to pass into half guard but Cooper pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cooper is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cooper postures up.
Vogelpohl bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooper's guard.
Vogelpohl throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Vogelpohl isn't so interested in that idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Vogelpohl from controlling successfully.
Vogelpohl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vogelpohl is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is working hard here to advance position.
Cooper looking to control but Vogelpohl passes into half guard.
Vogelpohl is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
Vogelpohl wants to pass the guard but Cooper is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is defending against the submission attempts here by Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is trying to escape back to his feet but Vogelpohl uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Vogelpohl trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogelpohl goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooper rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vogelpohl's guard! Nice work there by Cooper!
Vogelpohl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Vogelpohl dominated that round.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vogelpohl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vogelpohl is keen to just control but Cooper is a slippery customer.
Vogelpohl lands strikes from half guard.
Vogelpohl passes to full mount!
Cooper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Cooper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogelpohl trying to control but Cooper is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogelpohl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cooper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl punching from mount but Cooper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cooper can't escape the position.
Vogelpohl working for a guillotine from mount but Cooper is in no mood to give up.
Vogelpohl lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cooper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vogelpohl tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Vogelpohl connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vogelpohl misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cooper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vogelpohl goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cooper is on top in guard.
Vogelpohl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vogelpohl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vogelpohl is looking for a triangle here but Cooper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vogelpohl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogelpohl sneaks back into half guard.
Vogelpohl gets full guard.
Vogelpohl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Cooper wants to stand but Vogelpohl has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vogelpohl wants to sweep but no luck.
Vogelpohl has his foot on Cooper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooper works his way back into a safe position though.
Vogelpohl wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Vogelpohl is trying to keep Cooper in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper 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.
Vogelpohl looking for subs off his back but Cooper has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cooper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vogelpohl gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogelpohl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cooper manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Vogelpohl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vogelpohl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogelpohl. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooper tries to clinch but Vogelpohl moves away
and Vogelpohl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vogelpohl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vogelpohl thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vogelpohl.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Vogelpohl counters with a takedown into side control.
Vogelpohl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vogelpohl is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cooper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cooper is trying to buck Vogelpohl off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogelpohl goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cooper has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vogelpohl but great work by Cooper.
Vogelpohl manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cooper is in trouble now - Vogelpohl has advanced to mount!
Vogelpohl misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cooper tries to reverse the position but Vogelpohl maintains control.
Vogelpohl postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cooper looks a forlorn figure.
Vogelpohl is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cooper is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cooper flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Vogelpohl anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cooper and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Vogelpohl slips an arm under Cooper chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Vogelpohl has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Vogelpohl is squeezing on Cooper like an anaconda would it's prey. Cooper fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chuck Vogelpohl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow (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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27
252 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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20
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Jegorowitsch Makarow!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emerlong.
No joy there for Makarow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emerlong connects with a looping right hand.
Makarow throws a hook to the side of Emerlong's head but Emerlong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emerlong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emerlong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerlong throws out a powerful jab.
Emerlong lands a brutal head kick. Makarow looks out on his feet and Emerlong throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Fernando Emerlong!
Fernando Emerlong made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles comes into the arena with AWOLNATION - SAIL blaring out of the sound system. Ian Miles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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24
191 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Miles.
Miles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Miles back into the cage.
Miles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miles cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miles. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Miles misses the target.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Miles throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Miles misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a hook but Miles blocks it.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Miles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Miles lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Miles against the cage.
Murphy avoiding damage as Miles throws knees to the body.
Miles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Miles.
Miles landing knees to the head.
Murphy is rocked!
Miles is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miles.
Murphy looks winded!
Miles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to break free but Miles pushes him back against the cage.
Miles misses with a knee strike.
Miles lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Miles.
Miles landing knees to the body.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Miles avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Miles lands with a right to the head.
Miles misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Miles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Miles avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Miles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles.
Miles lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Miles finish him?
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy avoiding damage as Miles throws knees to the body.
Miles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Miles landing knees to the head.
Miles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Miles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murphy's face.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Miles as he checks the leg kick.
Miles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miles.
Miles moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Miles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles scores with a leg kick.
Miles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miles blocks an elbow strike.
Miles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Miles.
Miles looking to throw knees to the head but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miles.
Miles misses with a knee strike.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Miles has double underhooks.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miles scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Miles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miles managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Miles avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Miles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miles trying to land knees to the body.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
Miles tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Miles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Miles looking to stall.
Miles lands a good knee to the midsection. Murphy won't want to take too many of those.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Miles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Miles won't allow it.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miles has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Miles.
Miles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murphy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles.
Miles misses with a knee strike.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles.
Miles lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Miles lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miles gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miles landing knees to the head.
Miles lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to break free but Miles pushes him back against the cage.
Miles blocking some punches.
Miles tries a knee to the head but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Miles - that landed with a thud.
Miles drops Murphy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murphy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Miles working the clinch nicely. Murphy is working for position but Miles cracks him with a big knee to the head! Murphy crumples up against the cage and Miles lands two more shots before the ref can save Murphy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ian Miles!
Ian Miles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Hurricane. Rubin Carter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukkonen throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter slips under a jab from Kukkonen.
Carter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kukkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter takes a swing at Kukkonen's ribcage but misses.
Kukkonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Kukkonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kukkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Kukkonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Kukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukkonen throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Kukkonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kukkonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kukkonen is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter throws a head kick but Kukkonen moves out of range.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukkonen manages to avoid it.
Kukkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter lunges at Kukkonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kukkonen's hand.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kukkonen looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kukkonen. Beautiful body shot.
Kukkonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kukkonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukkonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Nice uppercut there from Kukkonen.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Kukkonen slips the punch.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Kukkonen misses.
Carter avoids the body shot from Kukkonen.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kukkonen scores with a jab to the body.
Carter misses with a hook. Kukkonen ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter cracks the inside of Kukkonen's front leg.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kukkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kukkonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kukkonen's knee momentarily.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kukkonen misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Kukkonen.
Carter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kukkonen.
Kukkonen with a hook.
Kukkonen looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukkonen scores with a nice body kick.
Kukkonen tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kukkonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kukkonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
A swing and a miss from Kukkonen.
Carter throws a push kick but Kukkonen slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Carter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kukkonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Kukkonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kukkonen misses with a looping left.
Kukkonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kukkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kukkonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kukkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kukkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kukkonen is trying to trip Carter. He has hold of a leg but Carter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kukkonen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kukkonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kukkonen!
Kukkonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Carter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kukkonen to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen turns into Carter and is now in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukkonen throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kukkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kukkonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carter!
Kukkonen tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Kukkonen looking to ground and pound but Carter is blocking nicely.
Kukkonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kukkonen with good strikes from the mount here!
Kukkonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Kukkonen's attempts to control the action.
Kukkonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukkonen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kukkonen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Carter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Carter and Kukkonen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Carter wants to control but Kukkonen postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Kukkonen misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Carter lands with a slapping head kick.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Kukkonen is out of range.
Kukkonen tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter throws a low kick but Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kukkonen shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kukkonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carter tries to clinch there but Kukkonen circles away.
Carter sizes up Kukkonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter slips under a jab from Kukkonen.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kukkonen.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen.
Kukkonen 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.
Kukkonen slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Kukkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Kukkonen looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Kukkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter looks for the body kick but Kukkonen saw that one coming.
Carter throws a hook but Kukkonen blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukkonen. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kukkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kukkonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Kukkonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carter sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to hold on to Kukkonen's head to control him but Kukkonen postures up.
Ground and pound from Kukkonen.
Rubin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukkonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Kukkonen has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Kukkonen working Carter over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kukkonen passes to side control.
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kukkonen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Kukkonen trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Kukkonen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kukkonen prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen wants to control for a moment but Carter uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Kukkonen controlling the pace.
Kukkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kukkonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukkonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kukkonen is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kukkonen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
An out of breath Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Fredrikson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Fredrikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak throws a head kick but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Pak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dae Jung Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrikson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fredrikson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fredrikson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pak's head backwards.
Pak misses with an uppercut. Fredrikson saw that one coming.
Pak throws a hook but Fredrikson avoids it easily.
Pak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pak tries to bum rush Fredrikson with a series of wild strikes but Fredrikson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pak lands a leg kick that knocks Fredrikson off balance momentarily.
Fredrikson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pak throws a leg kick but Fredrikson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fredrikson.
Pak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredrikson.
Fredrikson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrikson avoids the head kick by Pak.
Fredrikson throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Fredrikson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fredrikson back to the cage. Pak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Johan Fredrikson has been cut.
Pak misses with a hook. Fredrikson ducked under it nicely.
Fredrikson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pak misses with a looping right.
Fredrikson defending well as Pak loads up on a big left hand.
Fredrikson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredrikson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fredrikson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fredrikson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson forces his way into half guard.
Pak pushes Fredrikson off looking to stand but Fredrikson dives back in and keeps control.
Fredrikson tries to pass to full mount but Pak defends it.
Pak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fredrikson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pak wants to get back to his feet.
Pak is pressing down on Fredrikson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pak is looking for a triangle but Fredrikson pushes his legs off easily.
Pak pulls Fredrikson in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson trying to control but Pak is working from the bottom.
Pak keeping full guard, as Fredrikson tries to pass.
Fredrikson trying to control but Pak is working from the bottom.
Pak is pulling down on Fredrikson's head. It's preventing any offense from Fredrikson, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pak throws a lazy uppercut
and Fredrikson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredrikson. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredrikson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fredrikson throws a series of punches but Pak moves out of range.
Pak throws a chopping leg kick but Fredrikson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws a lazy head kick
and Fredrikson counters with a shoot takedown. Pak fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fredrikson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pak's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fredrikson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pak is trying to escape the mount but Fredrikson keeps good control and instead manages to take Pak's back.
Pak just trying to survive but Fredrikson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fredrikson 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 Pak!
Pak is really stuck here.
Fredrikson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fredrikson looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredrikson scores with punches and elbows.
Fredrikson controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Fredrikson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Fredrikson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pak looks to land a left hand but Fredrikson moved out of range nicely.
Fredrikson sizes up Pak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dae Jung Pak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredrikson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Pak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pak throws a nice head kick!
Fredrikson tries to bum rush Pak with a series of wild strikes but Pak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pak misses with a head kick.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pak misses with a hook. Fredrikson ducked under it nicely.
Pak throws a hook to the side of Fredrikson's head but Fredrikson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fredrikson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pak backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak throws a head kick but Fredrikson moves out of range.
Pak misses with a wild combination.
Fredrikson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fredrikson lands a right hook to the body.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrikson throws a series of punches but Pak moves out of range.
Fredrikson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fredrikson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson wants to control the pace but Pak is squirming around nicely.
Pak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pak gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pak tries to kick Fredrikson off but Fredrikson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johan Fredrikson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fredrikson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pak taking some punishment here, with Fredrikson in his half guard.
Pak manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Fredrikson moves out of range easily.
Fredrikson throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pak looks to land a body kick but Fredrikson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
Fredrikson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pak at a distance.
Fredrikson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fredrikson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pak.
Pak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pak is breathing heavily.
Pak lands with a kick to the temple. Fredrikson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fredrikson misses with a wild body shot.
Pak motions for Fredrikson to come forward. Pak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrikson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pak.
Pak throws a combination. Fredrikson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pak lands with a kick to the temple. Fredrikson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrikson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fredrikson shoots in looking for a takedown but Pak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fredrikson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Fredrikson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredrikson misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. Fredrikson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredrikson throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pak throws a front kick aimed at Fredrikson's knee but Fredrikson avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak jabs Fredrikson right on the nose. Fredrikson blinks but takes it well.
Fredrikson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fredrikson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dae Jung Pak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Fredrikson's cut.
That's time! Fredrikson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Pak misses.
Fredrikson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredrikson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pak avoids the body shot from Fredrikson.
Pak feints and then cracks Fredrikson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredrikson down.
Fredrikson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredrikson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pak pinned against the cage. Pak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pak misses with a leg kick.
Pak avoids the body shot from Fredrikson.
Pak misses with an uppercut. Fredrikson saw that one coming.
Fredrikson is looking to wear down Pak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fredrikson needs to keep his hands up - Pak had a free shot at his head there.
Pak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fredrikson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak slips a jab from Fredrikson.
Some wild striking there from Fredrikson.
Nice uppercut lands for Fredrikson. That snapped Pak's head back.
A head kick from Pak lands but Fredrikson takes it in his stride.
Fredrikson is rocked!
Fredrikson is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Pak just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Fredrikson has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dae Jung Pak!
Dae Jung Pak really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Bessmertin throws a series of punches but Sonni moves out of range.
Bessmertin lands with an overhand left.
Sonni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bessmertin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bessmertin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bessmertin needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
Bessmertin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni throws a front kick that sends Bessmertin stumbling back into the cage.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni takes a swing at Bessmertin's ribcage but misses.
Bessmertin defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Bessmertin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonni.
Sonni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Bessmertin.
Sonni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bessmertin's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bessmertin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sonni's guard.
Sonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bessmertin throws a strike but Sonni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bessmertin controlling Sonni's posture.
Sonni looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sonni wants to control from the top but Bessmertin keeps moving.
Sonni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bessmertin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Artem Bessmertin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Bessmertin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bessmertin dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Sonni scores with a spinning back kick!
Sonni throws a leg kick but Bessmertin moved away.
Bessmertin cracks Sonni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessmertin slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Kaheli Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bessmertin moves out of range of the body kick from Sonni.
Bessmertin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Bessmertin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Sonni misses with a body punch
and Bessmertin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Bessmertin moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Bessmertin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni tries to clinch there but Bessmertin circles away.
Sonni thumps Bessmertin with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Bessmertin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bessmertin as he connects with a hook.
Sonni tries to score with a low kick but Bessmertin moves his leg out of the way.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Bessmertin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Bessmertin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bessmertin slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni tried to score with a low kick but Bessmertin checks it.
Sonni misses with a leg kick
and Bessmertin counters with a takedown into side control.
Bessmertin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sonni is avoiding damage well.
Sonni is looking to regain half guard here but Bessmertin keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bessmertin working the ground and pound.
Bessmertin scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artem Bessmertin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessmertin.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessmertin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessmertin misses the jab.
Bessmertin punishes Sonni's body with a nice straight punch.
Bessmertin misses with a body kick.
Sonni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bessmertin dives in and grabs Sonni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonni pushes down on Bessmertin's head and hops out.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Bessmertin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni wants to clinch up but Bessmertin keeps it at a distance.
Bessmertin checks the leg kick.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Bessmertin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bessmertin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bessmertin slips a jab from Sonni.
Bessmertin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni lands a head shot.
Bessmertin throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni throws a sloppy body shot
and Bessmertin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bessmertin moves away.
Sonni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sonni throws a solid leg kick but Bessmertin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin cracks a nice hook into Sonni's ribs.
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and Bessmertin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bessmertin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bessmertin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sonni did well to prevent Bessmertin getting side control.
Bessmertin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sonni is looking for a sweep. Bessmertin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Artem Bessmertin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bessmertin is pressing down on Sonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonni is holding on for now.
Sonni tries to roll over but Bessmertin keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessmertin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
Sonni trying to control here.
Bessmertin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bessmertin 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.
Bessmertin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sonni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bessmertin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sonni wants to improve his position but Bessmertin is controlling well.
Bessmertin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bessmertin is working away from the top position though.
Bessmertin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bessmertin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sonni wants to control but Bessmertin is keeping busy.
Bessmertin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sonni trying to hold on to Bessmertin's head to control him but Bessmertin postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bessmertin passes to full mount!
Bessmertin prevents Sonni from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin 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.
Sonni throws a low kick but Bessmertin moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Bessmertin misses.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bessmertin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bessmertin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sonni is looking to clinch but Bessmertin is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Sonni.
Bessmertin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sonni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bessmertin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessmertin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sonni's waist but Sonni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bessmertin off to one side.
Bessmertin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bessmertin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sonni swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Bessmertin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sonni.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Bessmertin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bessmertin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonni.
Bessmertin shoots in and gets a takedown into Sonni's guard.
Bessmertin won't allow Sonni to sweep him here.
Bessmertin pushing down on Sonni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bessmertin connects with a nice short shot to Sonni's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bessmertin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sonni to regain full guard.
Bessmertin stopping the sweep attempt from Sonni.
Sonni trying to control the position.
Bessmertin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bessmertin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bessmertin lands a couple of digs.
Bessmertin postures up.
Bessmertin advances to half guard.
Bessmertin winds up and cracks Sonni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bessmertin 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.
Bessmertin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bessmertin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bessmertin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bessmertin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni regains full guard. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bessmertin lands a couple of elbows.
Sonni keeping full guard, as Bessmertin tries to pass.
Bessmertin passes Sonni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sonni won't allow Bessmertin to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bessmertin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
Bessmertin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sonni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sonni connects with the punch.
Sonni throws a head kick but Bessmertin moves out of range.
Bessmertin shoots in for a double leg but Sonni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bessmertin counters with a leg kick.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bessmertin throws out the jab.
Bessmertin misses the jab.
Sonni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bessmertin, pushing him back against the cage.
Bessmertin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sonni tries to stall but Bessmertin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Bessmertin - that landed with a thud.
Sonni lands an elbow inside.
Bessmertin pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bessmertin works on Sonni's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bessmertin scores with a shot to the side of Sonni's head.
Sonni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin lands with a right to the head.
Bessmertin is leaning against Sonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bessmertin presses Sonni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bessmertin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonni.
Bessmertin is stalling here.
Bessmertin lands a shot to the body.
Bessmertin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bessmertin managing to block the knees to the body from Sonni.
Bessmertin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bessmertin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bessmertin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bessmertin lands with a left to the head.
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bessmertin finish him?
Nice body punch from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sonni letting Bessmertin take a breather here.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artem Bessmertin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bessmertin presses Sonni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bessmertin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bessmertin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bessmertin slips under a jab.
Bessmertin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Sonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Sonni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bessmertin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sonni!
Bessmertin scoring with strikes but Sonni is staying in there.
It looks like Kaheli Sonni has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sonni in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sonni to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Bessmertin!
Artem Bessmertin retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Artem Bessmertin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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