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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steels Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen The Crystal Method - Bad Stone as his entrance music. Noah Reed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steels Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Noah Reed!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Reed jumps into guard, dragging Knuckles to the mat.
Knuckles is sitting in close to Reed's body. Reed has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Knuckles is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Knuckles is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Reed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Noah Reed!
Our winner, Noah Reed, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Majere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Raty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raistlin Majere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Raty!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raty cracks Majere with a good jab.
Majere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Majere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Majere shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raty pinned against the cage. Raty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Majere on the side of the head.
Majere looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Majere is trying to control. Raty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Majere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Majere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majere missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Majere.
It looks like Seppo Raty has been cut.
Majere thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raty's head.
Raty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Majere.
Majere not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Majere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Majere missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Majere lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Majere winds up and cracks Raty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majere trying to control the action but Raty is working from the bottom.
Raty pushes Majere off looking to stand but Majere dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raty can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Majere lands a nice short elbow.
Majere wants to free his trapped foot but Raty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majere is trying to control. Raty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Majere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Majere perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majere looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Majere is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raty looks winded!
Majere throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Majere thows a huge punch but Raty dodges it nicely.
Raty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Majere trying to control from half guard but Raty is working away.
Majere working over Raty with some ground and pound. Raty looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raty is looking to escape.
Raty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Majere.
Majere scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Majere is working for a kimura but Raty is defending it quite comfortably.
Majere is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raty defends it well.
Majere seems to be looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majere lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majere slips a nice elbow through Raty's hands, connecting with Raty's forehead.
Majere is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raty sees it coming and defends easily.
Majere working Raty over with strikes.
That has opened up Seppo Raty's cut even more.
Majere looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Seppo Raty's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seppo Raty's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raistlin Majere!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eveas Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eveas Revenge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Bradley !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Revenge.
Revenge avoids the body shot from Bradley .
Revenge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Revenge checks it well.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Revenge misses.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradley 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Revenge lands with a cross.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Revenge's shoulder, as Revenge tries to avoid the shot.
Revenge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bradley .
Revenge scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley is rocked!
Bradley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Revenge checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. Revenge catches Bradley right on the button with a cross.
Revenge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Revenge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revenge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Revenge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revenge throws a leg kick but Bradley moved away.
A clash of legs there as Bradley blocks the low kick.
Paul Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley takes a swing at Revenge's ribcage but misses.
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Revenge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Revenge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Revenge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Eveas Revenge has been cut.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Revenge cracks Bradley with a good jab.
Revenge lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Revenge is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Revenge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley throws out a leg kick but Revenge moves out of range and Bradley only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revenge tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Revenge throws an elbow but it misses.
Revenge tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Revenge.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Revenge has double underhooks.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Revenge stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Revenge's head.
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Revenge avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
Revenge is pushing Bradley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bradley tries a body shot but Revenge blocks it.
Revenge trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Revenge into the cage.
Good body shot from Bradley .
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Revenge's head.
Bradley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Revenge wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eveas Revenge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eveas Revenge's cut.
That's time! Revenge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Revenge moves out of range of the body kick.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley digs a good hook to Revenge's body.
Bradley moves forwards but Revenge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bradley forces Revenge back against the cage and clinches.
Revenge is trying to stall.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bradley .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Revenge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revenge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Revenge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley .
Bradley struggles to land a body shot inside as Revenge controls his hands.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Revenge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley .
Revenge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bradley finds it's way round the side to connect with Revenge's head.
Revenge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley dodges an elbow strike from Revenge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revenge prevents a body shot from Bradley .
Revenge looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley .
Bradley lands a body punch.
Come on Revenge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bradley tries to circle away but Revenge has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revenge's elbow.
Bradley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Revenge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Bradley tries a body shot but Revenge blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Revenge takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Bradley 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Bradley on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bradley .
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley swings wildly with an uppercut but Revenge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Revenge.
Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Revenge dodges the punch combination from Bradley .
Revenge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley . Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Revenge throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Revenge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
Bradley throws a solid leg kick but Revenge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradley .
Revenge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Revenge was not able to check.
Revenge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bradley misses with a hook. Revenge ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eveas Revenge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Revenge finds it's target.
Bradley motions for Revenge to come forward. Bradley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Revenge throws a leg kick that misses.
Revenge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley .
Revenge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Revenge wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Revenge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revenge feints and then cracks Bradley 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bradley clinches up against the cage.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradley .
Revenge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Revenge avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Revenge.
Revenge managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley .
Revenge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley scores with a leg kick.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revenge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradley to score with a decent uppercut.
Eveas Revenge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a jab to Revenge's midsection.
Revenge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Revenge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Revenge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bradley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bradley cracks Revenge with an open hand slap.
Revenge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Revenge is rocked!
Eveas Revenge's cut is getting worse.
Bradley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Revenge to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Revenge looks to clinch but Bradley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Revenge taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paul Bradley !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Alvarez (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stewart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paolo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Stewart .
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Stewart throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stewart .
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Stewart counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Alvarez misses
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Stewart connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez 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.
Stewart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stewart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Stewart scores with a leg kick.
Stewart misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stewart feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stewart .
Nice body kick from Stewart .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Alvarez checks a low kick from Stewart .
Stewart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stewart looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Stewart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stewart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stewart .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stewart .
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stewart connects with an inside leg kick.
Stewart scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stewart .
Stewart throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Paolo Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Stewart .
Stewart lands a big head kick that sends Alvarez tumbling to the mat! Stewart takes a step backwards and waves Alvarez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stewart tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Stewart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart lands a big head kick that sends Alvarez tumbling to the mat! Stewart takes a step backwards and waves Alvarez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alvarez is rocked!
That has opened up Paolo Alvarez's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stewart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stewart - that will leave a mark!
Stewart connects with a leg kick. Alvarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stewart throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stewart misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stewart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stewart connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Stewart .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Stewart .
Stewart throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Stewart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Alvarez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez moves out of range as Stewart throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Stewart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
Stewart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stewart blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stewart breaks from the clinch.
Stewart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stewart misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stewart . That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Stewart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stewart looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Paolo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stewart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Stewart .
Stewart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Stewart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Stewart is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Stewart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stewart .
Stewart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Stewart .
Stewart throws a leg kick but Alvarez moved away.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Stewart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
Stewart throws a front kick that sends Alvarez stumbling back into the cage.
Stewart throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Stewart throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Stewart .
Stewart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Stewart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Stewart lands a high kick!
Alvarez 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.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Stewart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
Stewart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stewart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stewart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stewart throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Stewart tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Stewart throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Stewart tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
A head kick misses from Stewart .
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Stewart .
That kick from Stewart tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stewart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart .
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stewart throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Paolo Alvarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stewart throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Stewart lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Stewart keeps the fight on the outside.
Stewart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stewart .
Stewart scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scoring well with a low kick there.
Stewart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvarez blocks the leg kick.
Stewart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stewart 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bob Stewart !
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bob Stewart !
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bob Stewart !
Bob Stewart wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Marinara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Marinara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinara blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinara.
Marinara clinches up against the cage.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marinara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marinara looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinara.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson working Marinara over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.
It looks like Ricky Marinara has been cut.
Marinara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Marinara's ribcage.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marinara won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Gibson.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Marinara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gibson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Marinara in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marinara won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson landing knees to the head.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gibson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Marinara's ribcage.
Gibson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Marinara shrugs off.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marinara tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinara can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinara's elbow.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marinara blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Marinara in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinara.
Marinara takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working Marinara over with knees to the body.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marinara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marinara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinara.
Marinara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marinara misses with some punches.
Marinara tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinara tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
Marinara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marinara misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marinara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinara is defending well for now.
Marinara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Marinara.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marinara.
Still in the clinch, Marinara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marinara misses with some punches.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Marinara's ribcage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Marinara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marinara's defenses.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Marinara prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Marinara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marinara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinara takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marinara blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Marinara can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Marinara is leaning against Gibson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Marinara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Marinara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marinara moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinara can do to turn this around?
Marinara tries to keep at a distance but Gibson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marinara prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Marinara lands a left hand.
Marinara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Marinara 's eye.
Marinara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinara.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marinara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
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!
Knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marinara takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
Marinara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Marinara prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Marinara can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Marinara managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinara avoids it.
Marinara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marinara throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Marinara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marinara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marinara misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Marinara scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marinara won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinara avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees 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!
Marinara tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Gibson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but Marinara blocks it.
Marinara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marinara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Marinara.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Marinara avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Marinara lands a shoulder strike.
Marinara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Marinara fails to land.
Marinara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Marinara as the two fighters clinch.
Dean Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Marinara blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Marinara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Marinara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Marinara.
Marinara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marinara.
Gibson landing knees to the head.
Marinara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Marinara.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marinara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinara has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Marinara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Marinara misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinara avoids it.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinara avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinara can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Marinara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marinara lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Marinara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Marinara - that landed with a thud.
Marinara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gibson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Marinara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marinara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gibson.
Marinara rushes Gibson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marinara lands a right hand.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinara avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson tries a body shot but Marinara blocks it.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson misses with a knee to the head.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
Marinara managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marinara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinara is defending well for now.
Marinara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinara managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Marinara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinara.
Gibson working Marinara over with knees to the body.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Marinara.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Marinara takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Marinara.
Marinara working aggressively here.
Gibson working Marinara over with knees to the body.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Marinara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Marinara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marinara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinara lands with a right to the head.
Marinara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Marinara scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinara avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marinara is defending well for now.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinara's elbow.
Marinara pushes Gibson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinara throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marinara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marinara avoids the damage to the body.
Marinara misses with a body punch.
Marinara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Marinara 's eye.
Marinara avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Marinara is leaning against Gibson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marinara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marinara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinara.
Marinara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marinara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Marinara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinara swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marinara misses with some punches.
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Marinara shrugs off.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marinara.
Marinara pushes Gibson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Marinara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marinara's brow.
Marinara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Ricky Marinara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson connects with a knee to the head.
Marinara throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marinara avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Marinara fails to land.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinara's elbow.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Marinara lands an uppercut.
Marinara lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marinara managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Marinara throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marinara won't want to take too many of those.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson wins by unanimous decision!
Dean Gibson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hongman Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choi has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Hongman Choi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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218 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Killer Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hongman Choi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Choi looks winded!
Choi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karl can pounce on him.
Karl scores with a hook to the body. Choi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl throws a leg kick but Choi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi blocks a jab.
Choi avoids the head kick by Karl.
Karl throws a push kick but Choi slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Choi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Karl misses with a low kick.
Karl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Choi if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Choi.
Karl throws a head kick but Choi moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karl - that will leave a mark!
Karl misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karl.
Karl throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Karl.
Karl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Choi's head backwards.
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!
Choi blocks the body kick.
Karl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karl.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Choi's head.
Karl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karl tries a head kick but it misses.
Karl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karl throws a body punch but Choi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karl throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Karl scores with a head kick. Choi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karl keeps Choi at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karl looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
Karl misses with a body kick.
Karl throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Karl.
Choi avoids the body shot from Karl.
Karl is looking to wear down Choi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karl misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Karl throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karl ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Killer Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Choi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Karl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi moves out of range as Karl throws a body kick.
Karl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karl misses the shot to the body.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Karl.
Choi looks to throw the jab but Karl is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl is looking to land body kicks.
Karl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karl lands with a nice body kick.
Choi avoids the body shot from Karl.
Karl misses with a body shot.
Karl scores with a hook.
Karl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karl lands a jab to Choi's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choi moves out of range of the body kick from Karl.
Choi misses with a lunging right hand
and Karl counters with a low kick, right behind Choi 's knee.
Choi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karl's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Karl dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karl throws the kick towards the body but Choi avoids it.
Karl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karl throws a push kick but Choi slaps the foot to one side.
Killer Karl is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Choi throws a head kick but Karl moves out of range.
Choi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karl lands a body shot.
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!
Choi avoids the head kick by Karl.
Karl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Choi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Choi moves out of range of the body kick.
Karl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choi can do to turn this around?
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Karl thuds a left hand into Choi's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Choi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl lands an overhand right.
Choi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karl loads up on a big right hand but Choi slips the punch.
Karl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Choi if he has to take too many more of those.
Karl tries to land a front kick but Choi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Choi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karl thows a body shot but no joy.
Choi moves out of range as Karl throws a body kick.
Choi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karl can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karl, right into the meat.
Karl misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Karl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Choi moves out of range as Karl throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Choi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karl has got the better of the exchanges.
Karl just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi throws out a powerful jab.
Karl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karl misses with a kick to the body.
Choi swings for the body but Karl moves out of range.
Karl scores with a hook to the body. Choi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karl avoids the head kick by Choi.
Karl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Karl moves away and avoids it.
Choi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Choi moves out of range easily.
Karl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karl thows a body shot but no joy.
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karl walks into a stiff left hand from Choi.
Choi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choi avoids the head kick by Karl.
Karl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Choi throws out a loose jab but Karl uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a push kick but Choi slaps the foot to one side.
Karl moves out of range as Choi strikes.
Karl throws a body kick that misses.
Choi blocks a head kick by Karl.
Karl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Choi lands with a nice body punch.
Choi moves out of range of the body kick from Karl.
A lazy body kick from Karl
and Choi counters with a left to the body.
Karl looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Karl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Choi has Karl up against the cage in a clinch.
Choi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Karl dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Karl.
Choi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Karl. Beautiful body shot.
Karl cracks Choi with a good jab.
Choi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl throws a head kick that misses.
Karl misses with a body kick.
Karl scoring well with a low kick there.
Choi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karl.
Karl throws a push kick but Choi slaps the foot to one side.
Karl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choi takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karl misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.
Choi catches Karl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karl looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
Karl staying out of range there.
Karl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Choi takes a step back to recover.
Choi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karl can pounce on him.
Choi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karl lands a body shot.
Choi avoids the head kick by Karl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Choi.
Karl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choi checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Karl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karl misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karl.
Choi jabs Karl to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Karl misses with a head kick.
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
Choi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Karl is looking to land body kicks.
Karl misses with a kick to the body
and Choi counters with a one-two to the body.
Karl tries to land a front kick but Choi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Karl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Choi. That did some damage!
Choi misses with a body shot
and Karl counters with a head kick.
Karl misses with the body kick
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choi moves into range and clinches up with Karl.
Choi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karl looking to slow down the pace here.
Choi misses with a body punch.
Karl misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi misses with a body punch.
Karl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi blocking some punches.
Karl misses with a body punch.
Karl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi is looking to break free of the clinch but Karl has double underhooks.
Choi blocking some punches.
Karl tries to stall but Choi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karl misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karl throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Karl tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Karl back against the cage.
Hongman Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl misses with a punch on the inside.
Karl is leaning against Choi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Karl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karl 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 for Killer Karl!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Killer Karl!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Killer Karl!
Killer Karl wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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