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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres comes into the arena with Aqualung - Jethro Tull blaring out of the sound system. MacTavish has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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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187 lbs
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182 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manres dodges the punch combination from MacTavish.
Tonto MacTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manres shoots in but MacTavish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacTavish counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from MacTavish. Those never looked like landing.
Manres tries for a takedown but MacTavish circles away easily
and MacTavish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Manres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacTavish works Manres's body with a nice hook.
MacTavish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manres.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Manres checks it.
Manres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacTavish.
Manres closes the distance and clinches up with MacTavish, looking for a takedown. Manres pushes MacTavish against the cage but MacTavish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manres.
MacTavish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. MacTavish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and MacTavish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manres staying out of range there.
MacTavish misses with a body kick.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Manres checks it.
Manres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacTavish defends it nicely.
MacTavish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manres tries for a takedown but MacTavish circles away easily
and MacTavish counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manres's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacTavish works the jab nicely.
Manres is rocked!
MacTavish jabs Manres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Manres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manres circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by MacTavish. Manres falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for MacTavish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tonto MacTavish!
A relieved looking Tonto MacTavish 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wolowitz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary. Howard Wolowitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Wolowitz misses.
Wolowitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tolonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Reino Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolowitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Howard Wolowitz has been cut.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Wolowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wolowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen moves in looking to clinch but Wolowitz pushes him off.
Wolowitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tolonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tolonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Tolonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wolowitz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolonen smiles and moves away.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tolonen tries to avoid it but Wolowitz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tolonen to the ground. Tolonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Tolonen. That snapped Wolowitz's head back.
Tolonen with a jab.
Tolonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Wolowitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Tolonen which made him look bad.
Tolonen lands a leg kick that knocks Wolowitz off balance momentarily.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tolonen tries to clinch up.
Tolonen keeps Wolowitz at a distance using the push kick.
Tolonen takes one to the chin there.
Tolonen tries to clinch but Wolowitz moves away
and Wolowitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolowitz stops Tolonen from getting back to his feet.
Wolowitz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wolowitz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tolonen is holding on to half guard well.
Tolonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolowitz.
Tolonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolowitz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolonen has hold of Wolowitz's hands but Wolowitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wolowitz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolonen is staying active underneath Wolowitz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tolonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wolowitz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen looking for submissions off his back.
Tolonen wants to get back to his feet.
Tolonen is trying is best to control the position here.
Wolowitz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolonen is trying to stand up here but Wolowitz is controlling him well.
Tolonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wolowitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wolowitz preventing the sweep.
Tolonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolowitz.
Tolonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tolonen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wolowitz, into his guard.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen drops back looking for a leg! Wolowitz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolowitz manages to kick Tolonen off! Tolonen jumps back into Wolowitz's guard.
Wolowitz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolowitz pulls Tolonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Tolonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Wolowitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tolonen tries to clinch there but Wolowitz circles away.
Wolowitz shoots for a takedown but Tolonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tolonen forces Wolowitz back against the cage and clinches.
Tolonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Wolowitz is blocking nicely.
Wolowitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns Wolowitz into the cage.
Wolowitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tolonen prevents it.
Wolowitz is stalling here.
Tolonen keeps control of Wolowitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen stalling the fight.
Tolonen looking to throw knees to the head but Wolowitz is blocking nicely.
Wolowitz managing to block the knees to the body from Tolonen.
Wolowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolowitz blocks an elbow strike from Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Wolowitz blocks with his arms.
Tolonen looking to stall.
Wolowitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolowitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen misses with a knee strike.
Wolowitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolonen scores with a knee to the head.
Tolonen working Wolowitz over with knees to the body.
Tolonen presses Wolowitz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolowitz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolonen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Wolowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz moves out of range as Tolonen strikes.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tolonen sprawls well. Tolonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolowitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Tolonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolowitz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tolonen defends it nicely.
Tolonen moves to clinch but Wolowitz breaks away
and Wolowitz counters with a takedown into side control.
Wolowitz is looking to take a break and control but Tolonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howard Wolowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tolonen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tolonen controls the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wolowitz's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Wolowitz there.
Tolonen is looking to improve his position.
Wolowitz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tolonen is trying to stand.
Wolowitz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tolonen is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolowitz.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tolonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howard Wolowitz's cut.
That's time! Wolowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tolonen has closed the distance and engaged Wolowitz in a clinch.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolowitz letting Tolonen take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tolonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolowitz's face.
Tolonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolowitz.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz managing to block the knees to the body from Tolonen.
Wolowitz is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wolowitz has his back to the cage.
Tolonen misses with a body punch.
Tolonen is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wolowitz's defenses.
Wolowitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolowitz's elbow.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head.
Tolonen controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Tolonen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wolowitz slowing the pace effectively.
Tolonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howard Wolowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tolonen trying to control the position but instead, Wolowitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tolonen into the cage.
Wolowitz digs a right hand into Tolonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tolonen's gas tank.
Tolonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolowitz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tolonen misses with some punches.
Tolonen is looking to control Wolowitz's arms but Wolowitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tolonen has his back to the cage.
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolowitz.
Wolowitz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tolonen regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz throwing strikes from guard but Tolonen blocks nicely.
Wolowitz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolowitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Tolonen has wrist control.
Wolowitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wolowitz cracks Tolonen with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tolonen is on top in guard.
Wolowitz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolonen defends well.
Wolowitz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tolonen postures up in Wolowitz's guard and throws a big left but Wolowitz blocks it.
Tolonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tolonen trying to control but Wolowitz is working from the bottom.
Reino Tolonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tolonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reino Tolonen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wolowitz has a takedown stuffed.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tolonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Tolonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tolonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Tolonen!
Reino Tolonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante 's entrance music is LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. A fine choice. Dwight Moody told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwight Moody!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante misses with a combination
letting Moody counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moody.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch but Brigante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brigante is looking to score with low kicks.
Brigante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brigante darts in and clinches Moody up against the cage.
Brigante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moody.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brigante .
Moody tries to break free but Brigante pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante manages to break the clinch.
Moody checks a leg kick nicely.
Brigante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moody throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante scores with the left hand. Moody knows he should have avoided that one.
Brigante is looking to chop away at Moody's legs.
Brigante pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Moody back to the cage. Brigante follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante scores with a jab. Moody acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Moody counters with a one-two to the body.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
Moody jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Moody fails to land with a series of punches.
Moody throws a sloppy body shot
and Brigante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brigante lands a right hook to the body.
Brigante takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brigante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moody.
Moody misses with a straight left.
Moody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moody throws a lazy body kick
and Brigante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Good shot there by Brigante .
Brigante throws out a loose jab but Moody uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a solid leg kick but Moody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brigante .
Brigante feints and then cracks Moody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moody down.
Moody throws a nice head kick!
Moody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brigante .
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante throws a series of strikes that have Moody backpedaling.
Brigante tries to clinch but Moody moves out of range.
Brigante wants to clinch up but Moody keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brigante , as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brigante .
A slow jab from Moody misses its intended target.
Moody throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brigante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moody.
A jab lands there for Brigante .
Moody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody catches Brigante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brigante instigates a clinch.
Brigante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moody has Brigante pushed against the cage.
Moody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moody takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moody is looking to slow Brigante down with leg kicks.
Moody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brigante was well out of range. Poor timing from Moody.
Brigante misses with a wild body shot.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Moody catches Brigante right on the button with a cross.
Brigante misses with a looping left.
Brigante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moody.
Moody misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante ducks under a wild hook from Moody.
Moody tests Brigante 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante ducks right into an uppercut from Moody.
Brigante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Moody.
Moody throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moody throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moody thinking.
Moody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Brigante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moody doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a body punch
and Moody counters with an outside leg kick.
Moody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moody lands with a nice body punch.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Moody saw that one coming.
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 Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brigante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moody.
Brigante misses with a series of wild punches.
Moody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brigante .
Moody is looking to score with low kicks.
Brigante misses with an uppercut. Moody saw that one coming.
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Brigante lands a lovely overhand right.
Brigante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moody throws out the jab.
Moody throws a right hand that Brigante ducks under and follows up with a left that Brigante also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Moody.
Brigante connects with a jab.
Moody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Moody tries to clinch but Brigante moves out of range.
Brigante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante lands with a cross.
Brigante misses with a looping left.
Moody throws a leg kick that misses.
Moody lands with an uppercut that bounces Brigante off the cage and back into range.
Brigante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moody counters with a head kick. That will keep Brigante thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moody ducks under a wild hook from Brigante .
Moody avoids the body shot from Brigante .
Moody tries to clinch up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moody!
Moody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moody lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brigante will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante lands with a good body shot.
Brigante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Brigante misses
and Moody counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody stalks Brigante and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brigante 's face. Brigante staggers backwards, shaken.
Moody throws a nice looking combination but Brigante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moody misses with a wild combination.
Moody slips a jab from Brigante .
Brigante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moody thumps Brigante with a low kick.
Moody lunges at Brigante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brigante 's hand.
Brigante throws a right hand that misses
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moody blocks a leg kick.
Brigante lands a jab to Moody's midsection.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moody lands with a cross.
Moody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brigante throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brigante misses with the combination.
Moody thows a body shot but no joy.
Moody misses with a body shot.
Moody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigante throws out the jab.
Brigante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moody is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante . Moody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moody backs up against the cage.
Moody pushes Brigante up against the cage in a clinch.
Brigante breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moody lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brigante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brigante keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moody manages to avoid it.
Moody throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante swinging wildly here.
Moody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante misses with a straight right.
Moody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwight Moody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moody manages to break the clinch.
Moody throws a head kick that misses.
Brigante feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brigante throws a leg kick
and Moody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moody paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moody defending well as Brigante loads up on a big left hand.
Moody moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
A clash of legs there as Brigante blocks the low kick.
Brigante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moody takes a swing at Brigante 's ribcage but misses.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moody fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody lands an overhand right.
Moody takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brigante scores with a body shot.
Brigante throws a body punch but Moody moves out of range.
Moody throws a right hand that misses
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante throws a right hand that Moody ducks under and follows up with a left that Moody also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brigante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brigante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brigante throws a hook but Moody blocks it.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Brigante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a jab when Moody was well out of range.
Moody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brigante lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brigante is looking to slow Moody down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante misses with a lunging right hand
and Moody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moody looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.
Brigante looks to land a left hand but Moody moved out of range nicely.
Brigante avoids a kick to the body.
Moody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brigante .
Brigante closes the distance and pushes Moody back into the cage.
Moody gets underhooks to prevent Brigante 's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moody sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brigante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moody takes one on the button.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moody.
Brigante throws a lazy right hand but Moody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moody has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brigante throws a looping overhand right but Moody ducks down to avoid it.
Moody lands the left hand.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante misses with a body shot.
Moody lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Moody.
Moody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brigante .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody scores with a nice strike.
Brigante looks to throw the jab but Moody is out of range.
Moody is looking to clinch.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moody moves away.
Moody swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moody pushes Brigante up against the cage in a clinch.
Brigante tries to pull guard but Moody won't allow it.
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 Carlito Brigante .
Well Brigante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Brigante !
Carlito Brigante thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mag Ne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blå and Black - Nephew. The crowd seem to be enjoying Learmont's choice of entrance music: Krallice - Wretched Wisdom. Stephen Learmont has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mag Ne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ne throws a poor cross that misses
and Learmont counters with a nice body shot.
Ne avoids the body shot from Learmont.
Ne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ne misses with a wild body shot.
Ne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Learmont looks for a takedown but Ne sprawls well.
Learmont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Learmont finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Learmont throws out the jab.
Ne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Learmont lands with a straight right. Ne didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Mag Ne has been cut.
Learmont avoids the body shot from Ne.
Learmont on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Learmont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ne misses the target.
Learmont is looking to clinch.
Ne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Learmont checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Learmont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Learmont lands a damaging elbow.
Learmont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ne.
Learmont lands a damaging elbow.
Learmont trying to control the position but instead, Ne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Learmont into the cage.
A knee to the head by Learmont.
Mag Ne's cut is getting worse.
Ne works on Learmont's body with a couple of short punches.
Learmont tries to stall but Ne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ne blocks an elbow strike.
Learmont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ne.
Learmont blocks a body shot from Ne.
Learmont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ne avoids a wild elbow strike from Learmont.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Ne on the inside.
Ne is leaning against Learmont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ne blocks a body shot from Learmont.
Ne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Ne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Learmont's elbow.
Learmont has had enough of the clinch but Ne keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ne.
Ne lands with a left to the head.
Ne stalling against the cage.
Learmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Ne tries to throw a body punch but Learmont avoids it by throwing Ne back against the cage.
Learmont tries a body shot but Ne blocks it.
Ne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Learmont is rocked!
Ne lands a big right hand that drops Learmont! The killer instinct kicks in and Ne finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mag Ne!
Mag Ne gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela comes to the cage accompanied by Promentory. Matson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember the name. Josh Matson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Armo Kuusela's chin.
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
Kuusela instigates a clinch.
Matson is trying to push Kuusela away but Kuusela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Matson avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
Kuusela trying to control the position but instead, Matson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuusela into the cage.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Matson avoids the damage to the body.
Matson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusela tries to clinch
and Matson counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuusela shrugs it off.
Kuusela misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela slips under a jab from Matson.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matson is looking to slow Kuusela down with leg kicks.
Matson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armo Kuusela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela doesn't manage to clinch there - Matson circles away.
Matson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuusela is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab by Matson.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Kuusela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut
and Matson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusela connects with a body shot.
Matson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusela is looking to slow Matson down with leg kicks.
Kuusela throws an overhand right that lands on Matson's shoulder, as Matson tries to avoid the shot.
Matson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusela stalks Matson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matson's face. Matson staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuusela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson digs a good hook to Kuusela's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuusela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matson - the referee stops the clock and Kuusela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matson. Kuusela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuusela checks it well.
Kuusela throws a leg kick
and Kuusela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matson closes the distance and clinches up with Kuusela, looking for a takedown. Matson pushes Kuusela against the cage but Kuusela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matson, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut
and Matson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuusela walks into a stiff left hand from Matson.
Matson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuusela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a leg kick but Kuusela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Kuusela
and Matson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuusela's guard.
Matson stopping the sweep attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kuusela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela tries to control but Matson wriggling away.
Matson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Kuusela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Matson blocks the low kick.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick.
Matson connects with a high kick.
Kuusela misses with a kick to the body.
Kuusela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
Kuusela takes a swing at Matson's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Matson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuusela which made him look bad.
Matson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick
letting Matson counter with a right hand.
Kuusela throws a one two combo.
Kuusela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuusela avoids a kick to the body.
Kuusela throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuusela misses the jab.
Matson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws the left hand but Matson avoids the punch easily.
Kuusela scores with a one two! Matson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Matson keeps the fight on the outside.
Matson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Kuusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson digs a good body shot into Kuusela's ribs.
Matson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuusela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuusela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Matson as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Matson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Josh Matson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Kuusela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Kuusela slips under a jab.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuusela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuusela throws the kick towards the body but Matson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela thuds a left hand into Matson's body.
Matson takes a swing at Kuusela's ribcage but misses.
Matson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matson avoids the head kick by Kuusela.
Nice uppercut there from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuusela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson lands with a right to the head.
Matson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuusela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuusela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuusela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matson.
A slow jab from Kuusela misses its intended target.
Kuusela misses with a lunging right hand
and Matson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuusela thinking.
Matson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Kuusela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusela throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Kuusela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuusela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuusela throws a looping overhand right but Matson ducks down to avoid it.
Matson lands with a good body shot.
Kuusela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Kuusela lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela moves out of range as Matson strikes.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuusela on the side of the head.
Matson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuusela pinned against the cage. Kuusela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Matson does no damage.
Matson misses with a wild body shot.
Matson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuusela.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
Kuusela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuusela missing with a left hand there. Matson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuusela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Matson finds it's target.
Matson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuusela pinned against the cage. Kuusela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela lands a really nice looking cross but Matson seems unphased.
Matson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matson avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Matson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuusela scores with a jab. Matson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kuusela.
Matson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuusela will feel that in the morning.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusela was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Matson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Matson moves out of range.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a vicious looking 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!
Kuusela throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
Matson slips a straight right by Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but Matson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuusela swings for the body but Matson moves out of range.
Kuusela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela thows a body shot but no joy.
Matson connects with a body shot that sends Kuusela's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Matson.
Well Matson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Matson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Josh Matson thanked $50 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer comes to the cage accompanied by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Nurmi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turisas -Take the day! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakari Nurmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmi misses with a straight right.
Wer is looking to chop away at Nurmi's legs.
Nurmi thumps Wer with a low kick.
Wer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nurmi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Wer.
Nurmi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wer works Nurmi's body with a nice hook.
Nurmi dives in and scores a takedown into Wer's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi stopping the sweep attempt from Wer.
Wer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nurmi trying to move into half guard but instead Wer has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer passes into half guard.
Nurmi is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmi is staying active underneath Wer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nurmi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nurmi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nurmi is trying to control. Wer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nurmi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wer's head.
Nurmi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wer defending well though.
Nurmi throws a strike but Wer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer keeping moving, preventing Nurmi from controlling successfully.
Nurmi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Wer keeps moving.
Wer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmi is looking to work some ground and pound but Wer has wrist control.
Wer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nurmi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmi tries to free his leg and advance position but Wer is retaining full guard.
Nurmi controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wer cracks Nurmi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wer swings for the body but Nurmi moves out of range.
Wer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wer connects with a single shot there.
Wer lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurmi ducks under a wild hook from Wer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer throws a front kick aimed at Nurmi's knee but Nurmi avoids it well.
Nurmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer takes a swing at Nurmi's ribcage but misses.
Wer throws a low kick, looking for Nurmi's leg but Nurmi calmly moves out of range.
Flo Wer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmi lands with a nice combination. Wer backs away looking to recover.
Wer is looking to wear down Nurmi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi moves in looking to clinch but Wer pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Nurmi or perhaps it was just good defense by Wer which made him look bad.
Wer tries to score with a low kick but Nurmi moves his leg out of the way.
Nurmi lands with a hook. Wer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wer looks to land a combination but Nurmi avoids it well.
Nurmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmi is looking to clinch.
Nurmi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wer's waist but Wer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmi off to one side.
Flo Wer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmi manages to avoid it.
Nurmi misses with a body kick.
Nurmi lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nurmi.
Nurmi 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sakari Nurmi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmi clobbers Wer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurmi misses with an uppercut. Wer saw that one coming.
Wer dips to his left and cracks Nurmi with an uppercut!
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Nurmi looks for a takedown but Wer sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wer.
Some wild striking there from Nurmi.
Wer lands with a hook. Nurmi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Nurmi tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wer moves in looking to clinch but Nurmi pushes him off.
Nurmi rushes Wer and presses him up against the cage.
Nurmi keeps control of Wer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nurmi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wer pulls his leg out and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Wer blocks the leg kick.
Wer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nurmi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wer.
Nurmi tried to score with a low kick but Wer checks it.
Wer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wer looks to land a right hand but Nurmi moved out of range.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmi.
Wer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmi momentarily.
Nurmi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nurmi's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wer 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 Nurmi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nurmi rushes Wer and presses him up against the cage.
Wer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flo Wer is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wer circles away quickly and effectively.
Wer tries a low kick but Nurmi avoids it.
Nurmi misses with a hook. Wer ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wer tries to avoid it but Nurmi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wer to the ground. Wer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flo Wer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
Nurmi loads up on a big right hand but Wer slips the punch.
Nurmi forces Wer back against the cage and clinches.
Wer digs a right hand underneath Nurmi's ribcage. Nurmi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmi's elbow.
Nurmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Wer.
Wer lands with a right to the head.
Nurmi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nurmi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurmi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nurmi is breathing heavily.
Nurmi looking to sit in guard and control but Wer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wer advances to half guard.
Wer lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wer is looking to advance position but Nurmi won't allow it.
Wer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nurmi wants to improve his position but Wer is controlling well.
Nurmi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmi trying to hold on to Wer's head to control him but Wer postures up.
Wer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmi is looking to escape.
Wer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wer prevents Nurmi from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer is looking to advance position but Nurmi won't allow it.
Nurmi is trying to maintain the position but Wer is very close to passing his half guard.
Nurmi is staying active underneath Wer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 huge punch but Nurmi dodges it nicely.
Nurmi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wer.
Wer is trying to control. Nurmi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurmi tries to roll over but Wer keeps him under control.
Nurmi won't allow Wer to pass to mount.
Nurmi is concentrating on defense, preventing Wer from advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmi scores with a jab. Wer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Wer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nurmi shoots in for a double leg but Wer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmi lunges at Wer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wer's hand.
Nurmi feints and as Wer raises his hands in defense, Nurmi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Wer keeps moving.
Wer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nurmi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmi trying to move into half guard but instead Wer has managed to sweep!
Nurmi looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmi, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nurmi's head.
Nurmi keeping moving, preventing Wer from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmi is on top in guard.
Wer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nurmi!
Nurmi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nurmi hang on?
Nurmi is trying desperately to improve position.
Wer controlling from mount.
Nurmi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi tries to hold on but Wer pushes him away.
Wer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmi is looking to get to half guard.
Wer lands a big shot there that rocks Nurmi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nurmi is squirming around, avoiding Wer's attempts to control the action.
Nurmi tries to hold on but Wer postures up.
Nurmi is looking to improve his position but Wer isn't that keen on the idea.
Nurmi is squirming around, avoiding Wer's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer lands a heavy elbow.
Flo Wer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wer wants to finish this one by submission but Nurmi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wer.
Wer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wer lands a nice shot to the head.
Nurmi working to try and regain half guard.
Wer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nurmi's face.
Nurmi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wer tries to control but Nurmi wriggling away.
Nurmi is looking to improve his position but Wer isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer lands with some strikes.
Wer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nurmi working to try and regain half guard.
Nurmi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wer looking for a guillotine from mount but Nurmi is having none of it.
Wer landing strikes from the mount and Nurmi is in trouble!
Wer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nurmi is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurmi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flo Wer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Wer!
In his post fight interview, Flo Wer gave a big smile as he said 'Last fight hmmm....well it wont happend again.Thanks '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies. Agrabah has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
164 lbs
37 - 9 - 1 |
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31
154 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Agrabah. That did some damage!
Agrabah is breathing heavily.
McCall misses with a few strikes there.
McCall connects with a single shot there.
McCall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
McCall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCall thuds his right hand into Agrabah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCall throws a right hand that Agrabah ducks under and follows up with a left that Agrabah also avoids with ease.
Agrabah avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Agrabah down.
McCall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Agrabah at a distance.
Agrabah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCall scoring well with a low kick there.
Tommy McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall lands a lovely overhand right.
Agrabah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McCall lands a big uppercut and Agrabah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Agrabah looks OK. McCall waves Agrabah back to his feet!
Agrabah is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Agrabah down.
Oh Agrabah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCall lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Agrabah head around and knocks him out cold! McCall hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy McCall!
A relieved looking Tommy McCall 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget 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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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from LaVey as McRae shoots in.
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaVey misses with a body shot.
McRae misses with a leg kick
and LaVey counters with a nice leg kick.
McRae stuffs the takedown.
McRae throws a body punch but LaVey moves out of range.
McRae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LaVey throws a right and a left that McRae avoids nicely.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae throws an overhand right that lands on LaVey's shoulder, as LaVey tries to avoid the shot.
LaVey lands with a good body shot.
McRae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McRae looks to land a combination but LaVey avoids it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McRae.
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
McRae has a takedown stuffed.
McRae swings for the body but LaVey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey lands a nice shot to the body.
McRae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McRae doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McRae shoots in looking for a takedown but LaVey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McRae's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucas LaVey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
Good standup being displayed there by McRae as he connects with a hook.
LaVey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas LaVey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae throws a front kick that sends LaVey stumbling back into the cage.
LaVey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Rik McRae has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. McRae darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
LaVey is looking to wear down McRae with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
LaVey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRae fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LaVey avoids it really well and circles away.
McRae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae shoots in for a takedown but LaVey shows good takedown defense.
McRae scores with a decent looking hook.
McRae looks to land a left hand but LaVey moved out of range nicely.
LaVey slips a jab and a cross from McRae.
LaVey throws a one two combo.
LaVey just misses with a punch to the body.
LaVey scores with a decent looking hook.
LaVey digs a good hook to McRae's body.
McRae misses with a body kick.
LaVey moves into range and connects with a jab.
LaVey stuns McRae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LaVey misses with a wild combination.
LaVey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McRae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaVey was well out of range. Poor timing from McRae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRae was well out of range. Poor timing from LaVey.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRae.
McRae takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McRae shoots in for a takedown but LaVey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LaVey drives through with a takedown into guard.
LaVey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McRae is on top in guard.
LaVey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McRae stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaVey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRae is looking to work some ground and pound but LaVey has wrist control.
McRae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LaVey keeping full guard, as McRae tries to pass.
McRae working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LaVey's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaVey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaVey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
LaVey has his feet on McRae's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McRae misses with a few strikes there.
LaVey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaVey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
LaVey takes one to the chin there.
LaVey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LaVey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaVey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McRae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LaVey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas LaVey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LaVey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McRae to the mat! McRae manages to get full guard.
McRae lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for LaVey!
LaVey is bucking up trying to escape but McRae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McRae raining down hammerfists from mount.
McRae is landing with some decent strikes but LaVey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae is landing with some decent strikes but LaVey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
LaVey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
LaVey taking shots to the head.
McRae raining down shots from the mount!
LaVey is rocked!
McRae looking to isolate an arm here. LaVey doesn't see it coming and as McRae extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by McRae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rik McRae!
Rik McRae bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Sergei Ivanovits could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Nelson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits connects with the punch.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Ivanovits avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Ivanovits avoids a kick to the body.
Ivanovits scores with a nice body kick.
Ivanovits takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Ivanovits throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovits moves away.
Ivanovits drops Nelson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nelson looks back up at him and smiles so Ivanovits waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nelson is rocked!
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
Ivanovits misses with a head kick.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovits drops Nelson with a naaaaasty hook - Nelson is in real trouble here! Ivanovits dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Ivanovits!
Sergei Ivanovits retains his heavyweight title!
Sergei Ivanovits decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Creed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Creed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Hartola.
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!
A good leg kick by Hartola.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Hartola.
It looks like Lewis Creed has been cut.
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartola.
Hartola avoids the body shot from Creed.
Nice body kick there by Creed.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Hartola checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Hartola's shoulder, as Hartola tries to avoid the shot.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Creed misses with a hook
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
Creed throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Creed tries to land a front kick but Hartola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
Creed looks winded!
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Creed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartola lands a big right hand that sends Creed crashing to the mat! Hartola stays standing though and waves Creed back to his feet!
Creed is rocked!
Hartola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartola finish him?
Hartola throws a monster overhand right that drops Creed! Hartola follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
After the big win, Tommi Hartola made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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