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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Langfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langfors has chosen Amaranthe - Hunger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Ek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Langfors!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langfors with a nice cross.
Ek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langfors connects with a body shot.
Ek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Langfors ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Langfors.
Ek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Langfors finds it's way round the side to connect with Ek's head.
Ek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langfors punishes Ek's body with a nice straight punch.
Ek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Langfors dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Langfors lands with a straight right. Ek didn't see that one coming.
Ek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ek moves into range and clinches up with Langfors.
Langfors is looking to break free of the clinch but Ek has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Langfors.
Ek manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ek holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langfors would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Langfors engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Langfors would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfors trying to control but Ek is working from the bottom.
Langfors is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Niko Langfors.
Langfors sizes up Ek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Ek seems content to control.
Ek has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Langfors is looking to escape.
Ek is really struggling to control Langfors but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Langfors is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Langfors is in a horrible position here. Ek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Langfors can't escape the position.
Ek landing punches.
Langfors is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ek trying to control but Langfors is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langfors tries to lock up and control but Ek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ek looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Langfors wants to control but Ek is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Langfors manages to avoid the submission attempt.
An elbow from Ek crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langfors is trying to control Ek's posture but Ek avoids it.
Langfors is not content to let Ek control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Langfors will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Langfors shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ek eats them both and turns towards Langfors to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ek.
A decent looking cross lands there for Langfors.
Ek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Langfors connects with a right hand. Ek shakes it off.
Ek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Langfors cracks Ek with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langfors bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ek's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfors lands a glancing blow to the side of Ek's head.
Ek is rocked!
Langfors connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Langfors throws a jab when Ek was well out of range.
Ek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Ek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Langfors tries to bum rush Ek with a series of wild strikes but Ek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Langfors.
Niko Langfors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ek dives in and scores a takedown into Langfors's guard.
Ek seems to have got his legs back now.
Ek wants to control from the top but Langfors keeps moving.
Ek scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langfors keeping moving, preventing Ek from controlling successfully.
Ek looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfors keeping moving, preventing Ek from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ek postures up.
Ek sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Ek just wasn't active enough.
Langfors scores with a one two! Ek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ek lands in his opponent's guard.
Ek tries to free his leg and advance position but Langfors is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Langfors dives on top into guard.
Langfors avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Langfors really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Langfors trying to control the position from guard on top but Ek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ek working for submissions but it's allowed Langfors to get to half guard.
Ek is controlling Langfors's trapped leg to prevent Langfors from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langfors is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ek tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ek wants to control but Langfors is keeping busy.
Langfors sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ek flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ek wants to improve his position but Langfors is controlling well.
Langfors is trying to control. Ek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Langfors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Langfors.
Ek shoots in and drives through. Langfors sprawls well.
Langfors moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Langfors smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ek closes the distance and clinches up with Langfors, looking for a takedown. Ek pushes Langfors against the cage but Langfors circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Langfors with a hook.
Langfors digs a good hook to Ek's body.
Ek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Langfors sprawls well. Langfors wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ek gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Ek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langfors darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfors connects with the punch.
Langfors throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Langfors as he jumps to the side.
Niko Langfors is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Langfors fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Langfors cracks Ek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Langfors lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ek doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Langfors tries to bum rush Ek with a series of wild strikes but Ek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langfors sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Langfors lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ek doesn't seem phased though.
Ek backs away from a small jab... but Langfors lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Ek crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Langfors with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Niko Langfors!
A relieved looking Niko Langfors 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen One as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Skyler Nelson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Reipas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reipas has Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reipas trying to control the position.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reipas is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Reipas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nelson has his hands clasped together but Reipas extends an breaks Nelson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Reipas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riku Reipas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa has chosen Candy by Robbie Williams as his entrance music. Sam Nut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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197 lbs
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203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nut manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Silsa.
Silsa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nut, pushing him back against the cage.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silsa jumps guard but Nut stands there with Silsa around his waist. Silsa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nut wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Silsa won't want to take too many of those.
Silsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nut's elbow.
Nut misses with a knee to the head.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Silsa lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Silsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silsa avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silsa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nut letting Silsa take a breather here.
Nut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silsa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nut. Nut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silsa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nut. Nut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Silsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Nut finds it's way through Silsa's defenses.
Nut avoids the body shot from Silsa.
Nut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silsa on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nut has Silsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Silsa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silsa is looking to take a break and control but Nut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silsa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nut trying to hold on to Silsa's head to control him but Silsa postures up.
Silsa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silsa on the ground.
Ground and pound from Silsa.
Silsa trying to control from half guard but Nut is working away.
Silsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silsa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nut's head.
Nut trying to hold on to Silsa's head to control him but Silsa postures up.
Nut tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silsa thows a huge punch but Nut dodges it nicely.
Silsa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silsa working Nut over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut wants to control but Silsa is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silsa trying to control the action but Nut is working from the bottom.
Silsa seems to be looking for submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silsa connects with a nice short shot to Nut's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silsa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nut is trying to get back to full guard.
Silsa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa throwing shots but Nut is blocking nicely.
Silsa misses with a head shot. Nut uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Silsa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silsa tries to bum rush Nut with a series of wild strikes but Nut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nut tries to work over Silsa's front leg with a kick but Silsa checks it.
Silsa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silsa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silsa misses with some punches.
Silsa misses with a punch to the body.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Nut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silsa's face.
Silsa stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nut.
Nut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silsa works on Nut's body with a couple of short punches.
Silsa misses with a body punch.
Nut lands a right hand.
Silsa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silsa blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
Silsa tries to throw a body punch but Nut avoids it by throwing Silsa back against the cage.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Silsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa scores with a hook to the body.
Silsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but Silsa blocks with his arms.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nut's elbow.
Silsa blocks an elbow strike.
Nut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nut scores with a shot to the side of Silsa's head.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa dodges an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silsa is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Silsa fails to land.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Silsa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
Silsa throws a punch but it's blocked by Nut.
Nut is trying to break free.
Silsa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
Silsa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nut misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa lands a left and a right that sends Nut crashing to the canvas! Silsa dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Nut that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nut is rocked!
Nut holds on to Silsa around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Nut keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silsa looking to finish Nut with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nut!
Oh Nut is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa working the ground and pound effectively.
Silsa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nut covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Pertti Silsa 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Hero of the Day. Keni Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
158 lbs
22 - 21 - 0 |
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28
159 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Susi slips a jab from Pearsen.
Pearsen clinches up with Susi and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearsen can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
Susi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearsen smiles and moves away.
Pearsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pearsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Susi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearsen tries to avoid it but Susi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearsen to the ground. Pearsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pearsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Susi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearsen.
Susi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Susi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearsen, who protects the arm well.
Pearsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Susi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pearsen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pearsen is looking to get to half guard.
Susi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pearsen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Susi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pearsen is on top in guard.
Susi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pearsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Susi working for a triangle but Pearsen defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pearsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pearsen stacks Susi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pearsen!
Susi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Susi struggling a bit here.
Pearsen works to advance to full mount. Susi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi wants to hold on but Pearsen pushes him away.
Pearsen wants to stand but Susi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Pearsen avoids the attempt from Susi to control.
Susi is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearsen is standing up, even though he is in mount.
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 Keni Susi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pearsen misses with an uppercut.
Pearsen tries to sprawl but Susi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Susi is pressing down on Pearsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pearsen is holding on for now.
Pearsen tries to get to full guard but Susi has control of the leg.
Pearsen pushes Susi off and gets back to his feet.
Susi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearsen throws a jab when Susi was well out of range.
Susi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pearsen but Pearsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Susi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pearsen to the mat! Pearsen manages to get full guard.
Pearsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearsen keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Susi has gone for a leg lock! Pearsen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Susi's guard.
Pearsen pushes down on Susi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Susi trying to hold on to Pearsen's head to control him but Pearsen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pearsen in particular looking to stall.
Susi gets full guard.
Susi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pearsen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Susi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pearsen has managed to get both his arms back between Susi's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pearsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Susi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pearsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pearsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Susi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen wants to stand but Susi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Susi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pearsen uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susi is looking for a sweep.
Susi is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keni Susi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Pearsen connects with a crisp jab.
Susi slips under a jab.
Susi fails with the takedown
and Pearsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pearsen dips to his left and cracks Susi with an uppercut!
Susi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pearsen throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Pearsen.
Nice takedown defense from Pearsen. No joy for Susi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Susi.
Pearsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pearsen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Pearsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearsen throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearsen instigates a clinch.
Pearsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearsen manages to break the clinch.
Pearsen lands a body shot.
Pearsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearsen missing with a left hand there. Susi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Susi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pearsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Susi somewhat.
Pearsen connects with a looping right hand.
Pearsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Susi slips a straight right by Pearsen.
Pearsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearsen.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Susi has a takedown stuffed.
Pearsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Pearsen to work.
Susi fails to pull guard.
Pearsen lands a left hand.
Pearsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearsen tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi has his takedown stuffed
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Susi's hands.
Pearsen looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Pearsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Susi, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearsen lands a right hand.
Pearsen breaks the clinch.
Susi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Susi gets a takedown into half guard.
Susi is thwarting Pearsen's attempts to control the position.
Susi prevents Pearsen from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pearsen sees it coming and defends easily.
Pearsen tries to kick Susi off but Susi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Susi is looking for a kimura but Pearsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Susi to get the leverage.
Pearsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Susi seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearsen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Susi manages to move to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Pearsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Susi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keni Susi!
Keni Susi gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wang's choice of entrance music: Minority - Green Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith scores with a head kick. Wang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Wang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Wang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Wang moved away.
Wang throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick from Wang lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Wang takes one to the chin there.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Wang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Wang misses.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wang.
Wang slips a jab from Smith.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wang quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is trying to control. Wang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wang wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wang defends it easily.
Wang trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ting Yan Wang.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wang blocks a low kick nicely.
Wang lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wang working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Wang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
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 Slopey Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wang lands with a good body shot.
Smith thumps Wang with a low kick.
Smith cracks Wang with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Smith digs a good body shot into Wang's ribs.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith cracks the inside of Wang's front leg.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith avoids the body shot from Wang.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wang.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Wang lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wang throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Wang's ribs.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wang tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith avoids the body shot from Wang.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Wang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith jabs Wang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a low kick but Wang moves out of range easily.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Wang avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith won't allow Wang to get back to his feet.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Smith prevents Wang from getting back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slopey Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Wang takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Wang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wang connects with the punch.
A jab from Wang finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Wang is having none of it.
Wang trying to control from the bottom.
Wang wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Wang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Wang is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wang is trying to stand.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Wang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Wang defending well.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slopey Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Wang won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith is trying to control. Wang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slopey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wang tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wang shrugs it off.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wang is looking to escape.
Wang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Wang is squirming around nicely.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wang is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ting Yan Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slopey Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slopey Smith!
Slopey Smith made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey y'all! Soooo whaddaya know, I got in shape and lost aaaaaaall that fat you know and now things are going pretty smoothly, eh? I might even buy myself a new manufactured home you know!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champ Bombada is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda tries to clinch up.
Yasuda misses with a hook.
Yasuda wants to land a leg kick but Bombada is out of range.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombada.
A bone on bone clash there as Bombada blocks the leg kick.
Yasuda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Bombada is having none of it.
Yasuda throws out a leg kick but Bombada moves out of range and Yasuda only half commits.
Yasuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bombada momentarily.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bombada is out of range.
Good work by Bombada as he checks the leg kick.
Yasuda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bombada scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda's corner calls for a 1-2. Yasuda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
Bombada just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
Yasuda stalling in the clinch.
Yasuda trying to control the position but instead, Bombada has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yasuda into the cage.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
Yasuda works on Bombada's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bombada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yasuda misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Bombada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yasuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombada tries to keep at a distance but Yasuda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bombada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasuda slows down the pace here.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda keeps control of Bombada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda scores a nice knee to the body.
Bombada tries to circle away but Yasuda has him pinned against the cage.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Bombada avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bombada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda tries to work over Bombada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda looking to throw knees to the head but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Bombada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Bombada.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Bombada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yasuda misses with an uppercut.
Bombada throws a one two combo.
Yasuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Yasuda misses.
Yasuda scores with a head kick. Bombada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Bombada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yasuda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yasuda gets a clinch.
Yasuda stalls.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Bombada working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yasuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bombada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bombada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasuda lands a head kick. Bombada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yasuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yasuda wants to clinch.
Yasuda cracks the inside of Bombada's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Bombada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Bombada. Those never looked like landing.
Champ Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yasuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombada is out of range and Yasuda settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bombada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yasuda counters by moving into the clinch.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombada breaks from the clinch.
Yasuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yasuda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yasuda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bombada is able to avoid easily.
Yasuda lands the left hand.
Yasuda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombada throws a jab but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda moves into the clinch successfully.
Yasuda lands an elbow just above Bombada 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda cracks Bombada with a nice body shot.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yasuda 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.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda looking to throw knees to the head but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Yasuda has Bombada pressed against the cage, preventing Bombada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Bombada prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda is struggling to control the position.
Bombada blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yasuda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda lands a nice elbow.
Bombada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yasuda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yasuda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bombada blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda presses Bombada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Bombada blocks it.
Yasuda trying to stall but Bombada improves his position.
A short right from Yasuda.
Bombada takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bombada.
Bombada blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda looking to throw knees to the head but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Yasuda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bombada's head backwards.
Yasuda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bombada is out of range.
Yasuda instigates a clinch.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Bombada blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Bombada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yasuda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombada's elbow.
A short left from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yasuda tries to land knees in the clinch but Bombada avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada is trying to push Yasuda away but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yasuda crunches a lovely knee into Bombada's ribcage.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Bombada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Yasuda has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Yasuda keeps control of Bombada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yasuda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombada's efforts to push away.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yasuda 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
Kazuki Yasuda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Costanza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Do the Opposite 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Costanza!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Costanza staying out of range there.
Crunch! Costanza slams his shin into Finn's torso.
Costanza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finn.
An inside leg kick lands from Costanza.
Finn misses with a shot to the body
and Costanza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Costanza misses with a punch to the body.
Finn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Costanza fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costanza.
Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costanza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costanza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throws a series of punches but Costanza moves out of range.
Costanza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finn lands a jab to the nose.
Daniel Costanza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costanza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Costanza checks a low kick from Finn.
A big right from Costanza misses.
A good leg kick by Costanza.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costanza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costanza misses with a head kick.
Costanza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finn is out of range.
Costanza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza slaps away a takedown attempt from Finn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finn misses with a jab to the body
and Costanza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Costanza slips under a jab.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costanza lands with an overhand left.
Finn is looking to wear down Costanza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Finn scores with a takedown into Costanza's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Costanza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn works over Costanza with some ground and pound from guard.
Costanza pulls Finn in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costanza is looking to stand up but Finn isn't so interested in that idea.
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finn postures up and lands a big shot to Costanza's brow.
Costanza looking to control.
Costanza pulls Finn in to control the position.
Costanza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costanza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costanza pushes Finn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costanza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza misses with a head kick.
Finn throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but Costanza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn gets a double leg takedown into Costanza's guard.
Costanza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Costanza managing to control the position.
Costanza is trying to keep Finn in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Costanza.
Costanza throws a low kick, looking for Finn's leg but Finn calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Costanza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costanza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costanza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costanza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Costanza misses the target.
Finn dives in and scores a takedown into Costanza's guard.
Finn is in close to Costanza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Costanza wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn is working Costanza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
Finn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Costanza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finn is controlling him.
Finn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Costanza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Costanza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costanza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costanza controlling the position.
Finn postures up in Costanza's guard and throws a big left but Costanza blocks it.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finn is in close to Costanza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costanza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Finn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Costanza wants to get back to his feet but Finn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Costanza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costanza seems keen to control Finn's posture.
Costanza wants to stand but Finn is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costanza looking to control.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Finn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costanza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
Finn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costanza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Finn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costanza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costanza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Costanza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costanza is breathing heavily.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn looking to pass the guard.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
Finn is working Costanza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Costanza is keeping the position.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Costanza.
Finn landing some decent shots from guard.
Finn looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Finn won't allow Costanza to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn'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.
Finn misses with the combination.
Finn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costanza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costanza wants it to stay on the feet.
Finn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costanza checks it well.
Finn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finn swings widly with a right hand
and Costanza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costanza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costanza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Costanza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Costanza counters with a good low kick that Finn was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn throws a hook but Costanza avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza thuds his shin into the meat of Finn's side.
Costanza throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
Costanza wants to land a leg kick but Finn is out of range.
Daniel Costanza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn fails to land with a series of punches.
Costanza misses with a straight left.
Costanza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costanza cracks the inside of Finn's front leg.
Finn blocks the body kick.
Finn shoots in and drives through. Costanza sprawls well.
Finn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Costanza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finn lands a nice shot to the body.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Costanza's head but Costanza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finn throws a body punch but Costanza moves out of range.
Finn cracks the inside of Costanza's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Costanza throws a wild body kick that Finn sees coming a mile off.
Finn staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Costanza blocks the leg kick.
Costanza tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range.
Finn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza tries to clinch but Finn moves away
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Finn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finn drives through with a takedown into Costanza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Finn pushes down on Costanza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Costanza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
Finn is thwarting Costanza's attempts to control the position.
Finn thows a huge punch but Costanza dodges it nicely.
Finn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Costanza has one foot on Finn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costanza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn wants to land a leg kick but Costanza is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Finn. That snapped Costanza's head back.
Costanza tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Costanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza stalks Finn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finn's face. Finn staggers backwards, shaken.
A low kick from Costanza misses
letting Finn counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
Finn scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn misses with a looping left.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Daniel Costanza just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Costanza wants to get back to his feet.
Finn working over Costanza with some ground and pound. Costanza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Costanza is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costanza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costanza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Costanza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Costanza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn landing some decent shots from guard.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costanza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Costanza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Costanza manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Costanza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Costanza staying out of range there.
Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costanza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costanza manages to avoid it.
Finn drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn wants to pass the guard but Costanza is keeping the position.
Costanza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Costanza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costanza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Finn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn wants to control from the top but Costanza keeps moving.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn wants to control from the top but Costanza keeps moving.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Costanza keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Costanza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finn is controlling him.
Costanza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costanza keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn scoring with some ground and pound.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Costanza.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costanza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finn chips away with some ground and pound.
Finn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Costanza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costanza wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn lands a jab to the head.
Finn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn had his way with Daniel Costanza in that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Costanza throws a low kick but Finn moves out of range easily.
Costanza throws a hook but Finn blocks it.
Costanza moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
Costanza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costanza's waist but Costanza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finn off to one side.
Finn looks to throw the jab but Costanza is out of range.
Costanza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costanza tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
Costanza moves into the clinch.
Costanza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finn has Costanza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Costanza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn blocking some punches.
Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Costanza.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Costanza.
Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costanza slips a straight right by Finn.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn loads up on a big right hand but Costanza slips the punch.
Finn throws a big shot that misses.
Costanza takes one on the button.
Finn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza gets caught napping as Finn dives in and scores a takedown. Costanza manages to retain guard.
Costanza working a defensive guard here.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costanza is keeping the position for now.
Finn stops Costanza from standing up.
Finn works over Costanza with some ground and pound from guard.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costanza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costanza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costanza controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costanza wants to sweep but no luck.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Costanza wants to stand and escape but Finn is having none of it.
Costanza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Finn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finn preventing the sweep.
Finn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costanza keeping full guard, as Finn tries to pass.
Finn works over Costanza with some ground and pound from guard.
Finn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Costanza's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn connects with a couple of short punches.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Costanza is rocked!
Finn distracts Costanza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Costanza is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Finn distracts Costanza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finn is looking to work some ground and pound but Costanza has wrist control.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
Finn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Costanza's head.
Finn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costanza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Costanza wants to stand and escape but Finn is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costanza's head.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanza trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Finn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Mickey Finn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Memories- Guetta. Biller has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Biller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller throws a head kick that misses.
Andre thumps Biller with a low kick.
Andre lands a jab to Biller's midsection.
Andre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Biller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big head kick from Andre and Biller is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biller doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Andre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Biller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biller has a closed guard, preventing Andre from standing up.
Andre wants to control from the top but Biller keeps moving.
Andre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andre has managed to get both his arms back between Biller's legs - danger averted.
Andre preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Biller, up you get!
Biller shoots for a double leg takedown but Andre sprawls well. He's pushed Biller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Biller.
Andre swings for the body but Biller moves out of range.
Andre misses with a body punch
and Biller counters with a single leg into guard. Andre didn't expect that.
Biller drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Andre dives on top into guard.
Andre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Biller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biller isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Andre stacks Biller on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Andre!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Andre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Biller actively working from the bottom here.
Andre wants to stand up but Biller has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Biller works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Andre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andre has managed to get both his arms back between Biller's legs - danger averted.
Biller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Biller is tightening it up a little... Andre has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Andre reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Andre taps out! Nice BJJ there by Biller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sten Biller!
Sten Biller made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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