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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kolmiokuristus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to bad boy - cascada. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Country!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Country counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolmiokuristus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Country ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Country drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Country controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
Country trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolmiokuristus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Country passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Country has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kolmiokuristus!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is bucking up trying to escape but Country cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kolmiokuristus can't escape the position.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control but Country is having none of it.
Country landing strikes from the mount.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is getting worse.
Kolmiokuristus is squirming around, avoiding Country's attempts to control the action.
Kolmiokuristus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Country trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Country landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolmiokuristus is looking to escape.
Country pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Country is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kolmiokuristus is in real trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Country go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kolmiokuristus rolls, trying to escape but Country keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Country controlling from the back.
Country doesn't have the hooks in and Kolmiokuristus manages to turn into his guard.
Kolmiokuristus stopping the sweep attempt from Country.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control but Country is working from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus stands and throws Country's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kolmiokuristus working the body and head with strikes.
Country is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kolmiokuristus connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Kolmiokuristus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Country can't do much from the bottom here.
Country gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kolmiokuristus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Country looks a forlorn figure.
Kolmiokuristus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Country's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolmiokuristus landing strikes from the mount.
Country is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus tries to control but Country wriggling away.
Country tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Country bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Country looking to pass the guard.
Country showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Country won't allow Kolmiokuristus to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
Kolmiokuristus looking to control.
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolmiokuristus is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Country dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Country thuds his right hand into Kolmiokuristus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Country scores with a jab to the head.
Country tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
No luck for Kolmiokuristus with that takedown attempt.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolmiokuristus throws a right hand that Country ducks under and follows up with a left that Country also avoids with ease.
Kolmiokuristus looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.
Country dips to his left and cracks Kolmiokuristus with an uppercut!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus with a poor takedown
and Country counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Country drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolmiokuristus keeps working.
Kolmiokuristus prevents Country from moving into mount.
Country moves into full mount!
Country avoids the attempt from Kolmiokuristus to control.
Country has hold of Kolmiokuristus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kolmiokuristus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Country controlling the pace for now.
Country lands a big shot there that rocks Kolmiokuristus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jeez, Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roy Country!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korto Grepplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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171 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Korto Grepplund!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepplund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grepplund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grepplund lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Grepplund lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Grepplund throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and pushes Grepplund back into the cage.
A short right from Grepplund on the inside.
Grepplund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes cracks the inside of Grepplund's front leg.
Grepplund connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grepplund takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund misses with a hook.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grepplund was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Grepplund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Grepplund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Grepplund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes throws a lazy head kick
and Grepplund counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grepplund.
Grepplund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepplund is just out of range.
Grepplund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Grepplund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Grepplund shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grepplund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grepplund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grepplund throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Grepplund throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Grepplund is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grepplund preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grepplund accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grepplund is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grepplund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Grepplund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grepplund tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grepplund working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grepplund lands a couple of digs.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grepplund.
Grepplund wants to pass the guard but Barnes is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grepplund is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korto Grepplund dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grepplund lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepplund is just out of range.
A lazy left from Grepplund finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grepplund, right into the meat.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grepplund manages to avoid it.
Grepplund blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Grepplund lands with a cross.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Grepplund off balance momentarily.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grepplund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barnes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Grepplund looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Grepplund dodges it nicely.
Grepplund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grepplund wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grepplund keeps working.
Grepplund trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund wants to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barnes works his way into full mount!
Grepplund keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grepplund tries to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Barnes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grepplund because Barnes loaded up on that one.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Grepplund is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes avoids the attempt from Grepplund to control.
Grepplund is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Grepplund looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grepplund keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes working Grepplund over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grepplund is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Grepplund is rocked!
Grepplund is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes working the ground and pound effectively.
Grepplund is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepplund wants to hold on but Barnes pushes him away.
Grepplund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grepplund seems to have recovered his senses.
Grepplund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grepplund tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to control but Grepplund wriggling away.
Barnes throwing strikes here but Grepplund is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grepplund blocking the ground and pound.
Grepplund is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes avoids the attempt from Grepplund to control.
Grepplund is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepplund tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Grepplund bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Barnes 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grepplund counters with a stiff right hand.
Grepplund tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnes.
Grepplund on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes darts in and clinches Grepplund up against the cage.
Barnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes tries a body shot but Grepplund blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barnes obliges.
A short right from Barnes.
Grepplund lands a left hand.
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grepplund backwards.
Grepplund avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grepplund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grepplund jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Grepplund gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Grepplund throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grepplund pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Grepplund rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Grepplund keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes tries to work over Grepplund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grepplund misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Grepplund is controlling him.
Grepplund is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grepplund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grepplund doesn't seem bothered though.
Grepplund shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grepplund throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grepplund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Grepplund crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Barnes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Andre Barnes thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Tarja Lunnas - Oi beibi jää. Flashlighter has chosen Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio fails with a takedown attempt.
Rovio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flashlighter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rovio.
Rovio misses the shot to the body.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Rovio moved away.
Flashlighter connects with a nice looking jab.
Flashlighter feints and then cracks Rovio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rovio down.
Flashlighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rovio is looking to slow Flashlighter down with leg kicks.
Rovio thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flashlighter. Rovio shrugs it off though.
Rovio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rovio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flashlighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Rovio.
Flashlighter slips under a jab.
Rovio lands with a nice body punch.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rovio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rovio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flashlighter tries to roll over but Rovio keeps him under control.
Rovio seems to be working for a kimura but Flashlighter defends the submission attempt.
Flashlighter is staying active underneath Rovio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flashlighter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rovio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rovio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flashlighter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flashlighter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rovio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rovio stands and throws Flashlighter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio misses with the ground and pound.
Rovio throwing strikes but Flashlighter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rovio is looking to reverse the position.
Rovio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flashlighter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rovio is pressing down on Flashlighter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rovio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flashlighter controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rovio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rovio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Flashlighter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rovio.
Rovio fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Rovio
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flashlighter feints and then cracks Rovio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rovio down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flashlighter loads up on a big right hand but Rovio slips the punch.
Rovio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rovio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rovio checks a leg kick.
Rovio throws a body kick that misses.
Flashlighter blocks a jab.
Rovio looks to throw the jab but Flashlighter is out of range.
Rovio misses the shot to the body.
Rovio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter cracks Rovio with a good jab.
Rovio gets a double leg takedown into Flashlighter's guard.
Flashlighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rovio is one step ahead there.
Rovio with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throws a big elbow that misses.
Flashlighter is pulling down on Rovio's head to control his posture.
Rovio trying to control but Flashlighter is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rovio throws a body punch but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Flashlighter connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felix Flashlighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rovio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Flashlighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rovio.
Flashlighter takes one to the side of the head.
Flashlighter blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Flashlighter misses the target.
A jab from Flashlighter finds it's way through Rovio's defenses.
Rovio ducks under a wild hook from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter lands a nice looking body kick.
Flashlighter with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovio takes a swing at Flashlighter's ribcage but misses.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick that knocks Rovio off balance momentarily.
Rovio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flashlighter moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws a lazy right hand but Rovio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flashlighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rovio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Flashlighter misses.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
Rovio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flashlighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovio moves away.
Rovio shoots in but Flashlighter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rovio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rovio just misses with a punch to the body.
Flashlighter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flashlighter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rovio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flashlighter misses with an uppercut.
Rovio moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rovio. Rovio obviously looking to wear him down.
Rovio is looking to wear down Flashlighter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flashlighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovio.
Flashlighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovio.
Rovio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flashlighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rovio throws a jab when Flashlighter was well out of range.
Rovio misses with a body shot.
Flashlighter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rovio walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flashlighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rovio tries a head kick but it misses.
Flashlighter jabs Rovio right on the nose. Rovio blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter thows a leg kick but Rovio checks it
and Rovio counters with a straight right hand.
Rovio looks for the body kick but Flashlighter saw that one coming.
Rovio throws a leg kick but Flashlighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rovio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flashlighter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flashlighter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rovio throws a right hand that Flashlighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Flashlighter also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rovio misses with a hook
and Flashlighter counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Flashlighter.
Rovio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rovio fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Flashlighter to the ground. Rovio is now in Flashlighter's guard.
Flashlighter keeping full guard, as Rovio tries to pass.
Flashlighter keeping moving, preventing Rovio from controlling successfully.
Flashlighter is controlling Rovio's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throws an elbow that misses. Flashlighter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rovio's guard. Nice move by Flashlighter!
Rovio keeping moving, preventing Flashlighter from controlling successfully.
Rovio wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Flashlighter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rovio misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flashlighter manages to avoid it.
Flashlighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rovio thows a body shot but no joy.
Rovio throws a body punch but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Flashlighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rovio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flashlighter - the referee stops the clock and Rovio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flashlighter. Rovio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rovio digs a good body shot into Flashlighter's ribs.
Rovio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flashlighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rovio connects with a solid leg kick.
Rovio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovio ducks under a wild hook from Flashlighter.
Rovio moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rovio swings for the body but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Rovio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovio takes a swing at Flashlighter's ribcage but misses.
Rovio misses with a kick to the body.
Flashlighter connects with a leg kick. Rovio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick as Rovio jumps back.
Rovio shoots in looking for a takedown. Flashlighter tries to sprawl out of it but Rovio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flashlighter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flashlighter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rovio is out of range and Flashlighter settles back down.
Flashlighter lands a jab.
Flashlighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rovio.
Donk. Flashlighter catches Rovio right on the button with a cross.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rovio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flashlighter throws a good cross that connects.
Rovio tries a head kick but it misses.
Rovio misses with a series of wild punches.
Rovio misses with a leg kick
letting Flashlighter counter with a right hand.
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!
Rovio throws the kick towards the body but Flashlighter avoids it.
Flashlighter scores with a leg kick.
Flashlighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rovio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio misses with a hook.
Rovio checks a low kick from Flashlighter.
Rovio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Flashlighter quickly recovers to half guard.
Flashlighter controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rampe Rovio.
I think Rovio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rampe Rovio!
A relieved looking Rampe Rovio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Promentory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Slade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armo Kuusela's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slade misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Slade.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Slade slips a jab from Kuusela.
Kuusela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuusela moves into the clinch.
Kuusela blocks an uppercut.
Slade misses with some punches.
Slade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Slade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slade lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuusela breaks from the clinch.
Slade connects with a single shot there.
Kuusela moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuusela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slade has Kuusela pressed against the cage.
Kuusela lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Kuusela to work.
Slade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuusela obliges.
Kuusela tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
Slade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Slade takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Slade has been cut.
Slade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slade misses with the head strike.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slade is trying to break free.
Slade avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Slade swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slade is defending well for now.
Slade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuusela up against the cage.
Slade lands with a right to the head.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuusela working aggressively here.
Slade throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Slade.
Kuusela struggles to land a body shot inside as Slade controls his hands.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slade's elbow.
Kuusela lands a knee to the body.
Slade scores with a shot to the side of Kuusela's head.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
Kuusela gets through Slade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela stalling against the cage.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Slade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slade throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Armo Kuusela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Slade lands a lovely overhand right.
Slade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Slade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slade.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slade.
Slade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Kuusela as he checks the leg kick.
Kuusela pushes Slade away with a front kick.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuusela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slade lands a leg kick that knocks Kuusela off balance momentarily.
Kuusela throws a jab but it's blocked by Slade.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusela fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slade swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Slade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuusela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuusela lands a jab to the head.
Kuusela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slade checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Slade slams his shin into Kuusela's torso.
Kuusela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slade moves away.
John Slade is winning the standup battle so far.
Slade throws a leg kick
and Kuusela counters with a big head kick but Slade shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
Kuusela looks for the body kick but Slade saw that one coming.
Slade lands with a nice body kick.
Jab by Slade.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuusela has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slade.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slade.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade swings for the body but Kuusela moves out of range.
Slade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slade digs a good body shot into Kuusela's ribs.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuusela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuusela thows a leg kick but Slade checks it
and Slade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the body.
Kuusela scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuusela throws a leg kick
and Slade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuusela throws an overhand right that lands on Slade's shoulder, as Slade tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick there by Kuusela.
Kuusela doesn't manage to clinch there - Slade circles away.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuusela misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade misses with a low kick.
Kuusela doesn't manage to clinch there - Slade circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Slade's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Slade throws a hook to the side of Kuusela's head but Kuusela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuusela scoring well with a low kick there.
Slade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Slade.
Kuusela blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuusela scores with the left hand. Slade knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade looks to land a left hand but Kuusela moved out of range nicely.
Slade is looking to chop away at Kuusela's legs.
Kuusela connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuusela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kuusela scores with a hook.
Slade is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh Slade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slade seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuusela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuusela cracks Slade with a hook to the temple - Slade is on wobbly legs here! Kuusela swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Slade falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kuusela wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Armo Kuusela!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Armo Kuusela made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tebow has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Tim Tebow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
278 lbs
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240 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands with a cross.
Robinson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tebow! Robinson dives in looking to finish! Tebow is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Robinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon misses with a body kick.
Jordon lands with a nice combination. Raduchenko backs away looking to recover.
Raduchenko checks the leg kick.
Raduchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordon manages to avoid it.
Raduchenko closes the distance and pushes Jordon back into the cage.
Jordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raduchenko's elbow.
Jordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raduchenko is defending well for now.
Raduchenko taking a breather.
Jordon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raduchenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raduchenko misses with a body punch.
Jordon has a couple of punches blocked by Raduchenko.
Raduchenko throws an elbow that misses.
Jordon misses with a punch to the body.
Raduchenko missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raduchenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jordon tries to land a knee to the head but Raduchenko blocks with his arms.
Jordon lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jordon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jordon throws a big elbow that misses.
Jordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordon tries to free his leg and advance position but Raduchenko is retaining full guard.
Raduchenko is looking for a triangle but Jordon pushes his legs off easily.
Raduchenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Raduchenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raduchenko is keeping the position for now.
Raduchenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raduchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordon is retaining full guard.
Jordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raduchenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jordon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raduchenko defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordon keeping moving, preventing Raduchenko from controlling successfully.
Raduchenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raduchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jordon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Raduchenko rolls with it to try and escape but Jordon cranks on the arm and Raduchenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Jordon!
A very excited looking Dan Jordon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude comes to the cage accompanied by Jack Johnson - You And Your Heart. Wer has chosen My Sweet Lord by George Harrison as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
175 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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26
175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Surfer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dude lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wer throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dude shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wer's sensitive parts.
Wer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wer thuds a left hand into Dude's body.
Wer throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wer. That did some damage!
Wer ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Wer scores with a hook to the body. Dude takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wer throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wer misses with a low kick as Dude jumps back.
A good leg kick by Wer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Wer. Those never looked like landing.
Surfer Dude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wer moves away from the strike by Dude.
Wer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dude. That one must have hurt.
Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wer misses with a hook
and Dude counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wer's knee momentarily.
Dude throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wer.
A lazy body kick from Wer
and Dude counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wer. That's going to slow Dude down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dude was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wer catches Dude with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wer tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Wer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wer. Dude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wer throws a solid leg kick but Dude takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wer.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wer.
Wer throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude tries to work over Wer's front leg with a kick but Wer checks it.
Wer throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wer.
Dude fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dude throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dude connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wer. Wer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer misses with a leg kick.
Wer clobbers Dude with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wer throws a leg kick
and Dude makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dude scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dude lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Wer as he checks the leg kick.
Dude moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Dude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dude.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wer.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Wer throws a solid leg kick but Dude takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wer.
Wer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dude. Dude obviously looking to wear him down.
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
Wer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dude's waist but Dude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wer off to one side.
Dude scores with a sloppy right hand. Wer should have avoided that one.
Wer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dude lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dude under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wer to score with a decent uppercut.
Wer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wer throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer dominated 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.
Dude with a nice cross.
Wer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dude staying out of range there.
Wer connects with a crisp jab.
Wer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dude gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dude lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dude slips a jab from Wer.
Both fighters circling a little - Dude finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Wer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dude misses with a hook.
Wer connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wer throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Dude throws a body punch but Wer moves out of range.
Wer throws a head kick but Dude moves out of range.
Dude cracks Wer with a good jab.
Wer swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dude lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wer tries to score with a low kick but Dude moves his leg out of the way.
Wer tries to clinch but Dude is having none of it.
Dude attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wer connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wer misses with a looping right.
Wer tries to work over Dude's front leg with a kick but Dude checks it.
Dude jabs Wer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wer throws a right hand that misses
and Dude counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dude looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dude lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wer misses with a low kick as Dude jumps back.
Dude throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dude is out of range.
Wer avoids the body shot from Dude.
Dude stuffs the takedown.
Dude getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wer throws a chopping leg kick but Dude manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wer ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Wer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dude fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wer is out of range.
Wer throws a low kick but Dude avoids it.
Wer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dude avoids the body shot from Wer.
Dude throws a hook but Wer avoids it easily.
Wer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dude is just out of range.
Wer throws a right hand that misses
and Dude counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wer's knee momentarily.
Wer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wer.
Wer throws a jab when Dude was well out of range.
Dude slips under a jab.
Wer shoots in for a double leg but Dude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wer is breathing heavily.
Dude connects with a leg kick. Wer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wer jabs Dude right on the nose. Dude blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dude.
Dude dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wer. That did some damage!
Wer misses with a leg kick.
Dude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wer misses with a straight right.
Wer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Surfer Dude dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dude lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dude throws a low kick but Wer moves out of range easily.
Wer throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Wer throws a head kick but Dude moves out of range.
Wer misses with a few strikes there.
Dude throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dude cracks Wer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dude scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dude takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Wer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dude attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dude feints and then cracks Wer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wer down.
Dude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer blocks a head kick by Dude.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer avoids the head kick by Dude.
Jab by Dude.
Dude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wer closes the distance and clinches up with Dude, looking for a takedown. Wer pushes Dude against the cage but Dude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dude is looking to slow Wer down with leg kicks.
Wer throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dude misses with a kick to the body.
Wer misses with a body shot.
Dude cracks a nice hook into Wer's ribs.
A good leg kick by Dude.
Wer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dude counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with an uppercut. Wer saw that one coming.
Dude scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Wer is just out of range.
Wer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dude connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wer scrambles back to his feet.
Dude chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dude.
Wer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dude.
Dude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wer throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dude.
Wer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dude takes one to the chin there.
Dude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wer throws a hook to the side of Dude's head but Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Dude tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dude checks a leg kick.
Wer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dude.
A swing and a miss from Wer.
Wer thows a leg kick but Dude checks it
and Dude counters with a body kick that stops Wer in his tracks momentarily.
Wer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dude jabs Wer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wer.
Dude connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wer's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dude checks a leg kick.
Dude fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dude tries a low kick but Wer avoids it.
Dude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer lands a nice hook to Dude's body. Dude takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wer thinking.
Wer takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surfer Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dude has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surfer Dude!
Surfer Dude looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Are we done here? Gotta go catch a wave man, a wave...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (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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202 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjalar Ollongren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hael misses.
Hael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ollongren slips under a jab from Hael.
Ollongren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ollongren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hael swivels and escapes.
A big right from Ollongren misses.
Hael throws a hook but Ollongren avoids it easily.
Hael connects with a right hand. Ollongren shakes it off.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Ollongren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hael.
Ollongren misses with a few strikes there.
Hael throws a body kick that misses.
Hael digs a good body shot into Ollongren's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ollongren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hael is able to avoid easily.
Hael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ollongren's head.
Ollongren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hael moves away.
Hael takes a swing at Ollongren's ribcage but misses.
Hael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ollongren. That did some damage!
Ollongren slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hael.
A head kick misses from Hael.
Ollongren misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hael stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hael wants it to stay on the feet.
Ollongren pushes Hael up against the cage in a clinch.
Hael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollongren avoids a wild elbow strike from Hael.
Ollongren tries to throw a body punch but Hael avoids it by throwing Ollongren back against the cage.
Hael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ollongren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hael gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjalar Ollongren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Hael.
Ollongren has a couple of punches blocked by Hael.
Hael lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hael.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ollongren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ollongren swings wildly with an uppercut but Hael uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ollongren or not.
Ollongren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ollongren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ollongren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hael with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ollongren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ollongren has a couple of punches blocked by Hael.
Hael lands with a short shot to the head.
Ollongren prevents a body shot from Hael.
Ollongren works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hael is looking for a triangle here but Ollongren uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ollongren gets to mount! Hael was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ollongren punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hael is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ollongren is landing with some decent strikes but Hael is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ollongren with good strikes from the mount here!
Hael tries to lock up and control but Ollongren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ollongren lands a nice shot to the head.
Hael is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ollongren with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hael tries to lock up and control but Ollongren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ollongren lands a big elbow.
Hael taking shots to the head.
Hael is rocked!
Ollongren postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hael is out cold - huge knockout for Ollongren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
An out of breath Fjalar Ollongren 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Edwards.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Edwards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Edwards misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
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!
Nelson tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards 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.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards which made him look bad.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edwards.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Edwards is trying to work for a sweep but Nelson has mounted him!
Nelson looking to finish with strikes here!
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Edwards because Nelson loaded up on that one.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working Edwards over with strikes here.
Nelson prevents Edwards from getting the reversal.
Nelson trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Edwards is squirming around nicely.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Edwards is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Edwards looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blake Edwards's cut is getting worse.
Edwards tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Nelson.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Edwards wants to slow Nelson down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Edwards.
Blake Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edwards.
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Edwards drops Nelson with a nice combination! Edwards dives into Nelson's guard, looking to finish!
Nelson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson is controlling Edwards's posture.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nelson trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Edwards to regain full guard.
Edwards is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Edwards is really struggling to control Nelson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is in close to Edwards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Edwards shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edwards rather than just go for the knockout.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards checks the leg kick.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nelson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson is working Edwards over against the cage.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nelson.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Blake Edwards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Blake Edwards's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
A very excited looking Gunnar Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Itto throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux misses with a leg kick.
Lemieux throws the left hand but Itto avoids the punch easily.
Lemieux sizes up Itto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lemieux scoring well with a low kick there.
Lemieux wants to clinch.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itto looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
Itto has a takedown stuffed.
Itto stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itto momentarily.
Itto sizes up Lemieux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Itto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Itto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux digs a good hook to Itto's body.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Itto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Itto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lemieux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lemieux.
Itto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Itto.
Itto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
David Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Itto wants to slow Lemieux down by chopping away at his legs.
Lemieux misses with a few strikes there.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick from Itto.
Itto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux wants to clinch.
Lemieux lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux rushes Itto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Itto.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Itto swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lemieux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Itto tries to break free but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage.
Itto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Lemieux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Itto backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux scores with a hook to the body.
Itto prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lemieux lands a nice uppercut.
Itto stalling in the clinch.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Itto blocks it.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Itto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Itto.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Itto lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemieux.
Lemieux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux presses Itto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ittos head.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Itto blocks it.
Lemieux lands a right hand.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Itto manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Itto moves out of range.
Lemieux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemieux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lemieux lands a jab to Itto's midsection.
Itto walks into a stiff left hand from Lemieux.
Lemieux fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto misses with a few strikes there.
Lemieux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
David Lemieux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lemieux moves away from the strike by Itto.
Itto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Itto throws a chopping leg kick but Lemieux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemieux connects with the punch.
Lemieux avoids the head kick by Itto.
Lemieux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Itto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lemieux.
Itto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Lemieux. Those never looked like landing.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Itto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Itto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Itto.
Some bone on bone action there as Lemieux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Itto throws out a loose jab but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Itto counters with a low kick, right behind Lemieux 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to clinch.
No joy there for Itto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itto.
Lemieux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itto manages to avoid it.
Lemieux throws a solid leg kick but Itto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Itto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemieux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Itto is out of range and Lemieux settles back down.
Lemieux forces Itto back against the cage and clinches.
Lemieux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Itto controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lemieux pushes Itto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Itto is trying to drag Lemieux to the mat but Lemieux just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from Lemieux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto blocking some punches.
Itto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemieux wants to stall.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Itto lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Itto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux scores with a hook to the body.
Itto misses with a body punch.
Lemieux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Itto backwards.
Itto fails to pull guard.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itto blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux lands a body punch.
David Lemieux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lemieux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Itto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemieux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemieux lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Itto up against the cage.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Itto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux keeps control of Itto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Itto controls the action.
A short uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itto blocking some punches.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lemieux lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Itto.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Itto controls the action.
Itto scores with a hook to the body.
Itto misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Itto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Itto takes one on the button.
Itto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lemieux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lemieux. That snapped Itto's head back.
Lemieux throws a leg kick but Itto checks it.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut
and Itto counters with a thumping low kick.
Itto needs to keep his hands up - Lemieux had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Itto scoring well with a low kick there.
Itto drops his hands momentarily and Lemieux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Itto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Itto stuns Lemieux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Itto slips the punch.
Itto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Itto.
Itto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Itto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Itto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Itto avoids them all with ease.
Lemieux scores with the left hand. Itto knows he should have avoided that one.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
Itto lands a nice hook to Lemieux's body. Lemieux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Itto thows a body kick. Lemieux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lemieux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Itto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Itto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Itto keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itto was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Itto looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
Itto lands with a nice body punch.
Itto throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Itto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lemieux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lemieux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemieux throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Itto to counter with a crisp jab.
Ogami Itto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lemieux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lemieux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itto moves away.
Itto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lemieux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Itto thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws the left hand but Itto avoids the punch easily.
Itto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Itto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Itto.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Itto misses with a low kick as Lemieux jumps back.
Itto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Lemieux.
A jab from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Itto throws a solid leg kick but Lemieux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Itto.
Itto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Itto is looking to wear down Lemieux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Itto moves out of range.
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Itto moves out of range.
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Itto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Itto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Itto lands a really nice looking cross but Lemieux seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lemieux is looking to slow Itto down with leg kicks.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch but Itto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lemieux misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Itto. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux pushes Itto up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Itto.
A right hook to the body lands for Itto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ogami Itto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lemieux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lemieux!
A very excited looking David Lemieux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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