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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasu comes into the arena with Shura no Hana blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsumi Nasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
At Hammed throws a head kick that misses.
Nasu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping At Hammed at a distance.
At Hammed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nasu is refusing to be controlled, as At Hammed sits in half guard.
At Hammed seems to be looking for submissions.
At Hammed works his foot free and advances to mount.
At Hammed is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
At Hammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed shoots in and gets a takedown into Nasu's guard.
At Hammed trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nasu's guard.
At Hammed wants to control from the top but Nasu keeps moving.
At Hammed is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nasu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nasu has escaped and now he's on top!
At Hammed looking for a guillotine here but Nasu defends easily.
Nasu wants to stand but At Hammed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nasu wants to stand but At Hammed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
At Hammed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nasu looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brah At Hammed was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big right from Nasu misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasu throws a big shot that misses.
At Hammed tries to clinch up but Nasu circles away and keeps his distance.
At Hammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nasu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed ducks right into an uppercut from Nasu.
At Hammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nasu's head.
At Hammed slips under a jab.
At Hammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
At Hammed doesn't manage to clinch there - Nasu circles away.
At Hammed throws a lazy head kick
and Nasu counters with a two punch combo.
At Hammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
At Hammed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nasu lands with a hook. At Hammed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
At Hammed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
At Hammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nasu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
At Hammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasu was well out of range. Poor timing from At Hammed.
Nasu connects with a good right hand that stumbles At Hammed. At Hammed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Nasu. No joy for At Hammed on that attempt.
Nasu moves out of range of the body kick from At Hammed.
Nasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasu throws a hook but At Hammed avoids it easily.
Nasu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nasu leaves At Hammed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Katsumi Nasu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brah At Hammed.
At Hammed looks winded!
Nasu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. At Hammed eats them both and turns towards Nasu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasu. At Hammed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nasu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasu steps in with a hook that catches At Hammed right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nasu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! At Hammed looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsumi Nasu!
After the big win, Katsumi Nasu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Xtreme Merchandise and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aran Schmeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into the arena with Slipknot's Psychosocial blaring out of the sound system. 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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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aran Schmeck!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmeck fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Uzi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schmeck doesn't seem phased though.
Schmeck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schmeck.
Uzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uzi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzi misses with a low kick.
Uzi throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeck moves out of range easily.
Uzi throws a leg kick but Schmeck checks it.
Nice body kick from Uzi.
Uzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmeck.
Schmeck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uzi defends it nicely.
Uzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi drops Schmeck with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Schmeck looks back up at him and smiles so Uzi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmeck drops his hands for a split second and Uzi immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Schmeck face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Uzi follows up with a right hand that knocks Schmeck into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Uzi!
After winning the bout, Roger Uzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko comes to the cage accompanied by Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. Kovacevic has chosen Rocknrolla' as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miladin Kovacevic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavronenko throws a shot to the body.
Kovacevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lavronenko. Lavronenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Lavronenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kovacevic sprawls well initially but Lavronenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lavronenko winds up and cracks Kovacevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lavronenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lavronenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavronenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lavronenko trying to pass the guard but Kovacevic defending well.
Lavronenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kovacevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lavronenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovacevic wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko looks to land a strike but Kovacevic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lavronenko pushing down on Kovacevic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lavronenko wants to control but Kovacevic is keeping him busy.
Lavronenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kovacevic defends it well.
Kovacevic is staying active underneath Lavronenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lavronenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lavronenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lavronenko content to control rather than advance.
Kovacevic pushes Lavronenko off looking to stand but Lavronenko dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic is concentrating on defense, preventing Lavronenko from advancing position.
Lavronenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lavronenko throwing shots but Kovacevic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovacevic tries to get to full guard but Lavronenko has control of the leg.
Lavronenko trying to control the action but Kovacevic is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavronenko drops an elbow to the side of Kovacevic's head.
Lavronenko trying to control the action but Kovacevic is working from the bottom.
Kovacevic won't allow Lavronenko to pass to mount.
Lavronenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lavronenko prevents Kovacevic from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic is refusing to be controlled, as Lavronenko sits in half guard.
Lavronenko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kovacevic to regain full guard.
Kovacevic wants to stand but Lavronenko is controlling the position.
Lavronenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kovacevic is trying to keep Lavronenko in close.
Lavronenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko slips nicely into half guard.
Kovacevic wants to get back to his feet.
Lavronenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lavronenko looking to finish Kovacevic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kovacevic!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavronenko controlling his opponent.
Kovacevic takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lavronenko's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Lavronenko!
Ivan Lavronenko 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen gets caught napping as Spencer dives in and scores a takedown. Tolonen manages to retain guard.
Spencer trying to control but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
Tolonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolonen is keeping the position for now.
Spencer throws a big right hand that misses.
Spencer postures up.
Tolonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spencer's guard.
Spencer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tolonen!
Spencer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tolonen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tolonen!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer has his foot on Tolonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tolonen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer pulls Tolonen in close to prevent any damage.
Tolonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tolonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spencer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tolonen defends well.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Tolonen is really struggling to control Spencer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Spencer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spencer has his foot on Tolonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tolonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tolonen defends it easily.
Spencer controlling Tolonen's posture.
Tolonen is stalling in the full guard.
Tolonen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spencer's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer working for a triangle but Tolonen defends it easily.
Tolonen stays in close to Spencer's body and controls the position.
Reino Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tolonen as he jumps to the side.
Reino Tolonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer throws a leg kick
and Tolonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tolonen checks it well.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tolonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to clinch up.
Tolonen moves into range and clinches up with Spencer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spencer is defending well for now.
Spencer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tolonen uses from the top position.
Spencer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen regains half guard.
Tolonen trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer is looking to advance position but Tolonen won't allow it.
Spencer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tolonen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spencer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen tries to roll over but Spencer keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Spencer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tolonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tolonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Tolonen lands the left hand.
Tolonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spencer.
Tolonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown. Tolonen fights it but they end up in guard.
Tolonen controls Spencer momentarily but Spencer frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tolonen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Tolonen is keeping the position.
Spencer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tolonen, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reino Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
Tolonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the head.
Spencer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tolonen pinned against the cage. Tolonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spencer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Tolonen.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Tolonen's body.
Tolonen cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tolonen digs a good body shot into Spencer's ribs.
Spencer swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Crunch! Tolonen slams his shin into Spencer's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Tolonen tries to clinch up but Spencer circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tolonen avoids a kick to the body.
Tolonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spencer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Tolonen.
Spencer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tolonen connects with a high kick.
Spencer fails to land the takedown.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses
and Tolonen counters with a head kick.
Jab by Tolonen.
Spencer is rocked!
Spencer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tolonen finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen thows a body kick. Spencer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tolonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tolonen.
Tolonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spencer throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tolonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Tolonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolonen throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Spencer like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Spencer from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reino Tolonen!
Reino Tolonen gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporate Slave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azinger has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corporate Slave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Azinger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azinger on the side of the head.
Slave avoids the body shot from Azinger.
Slave digs a good hook to Azinger's body.
Azinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slave throws a shot to the body.
Slave has Azinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Azinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slave misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slave blocks an elbow strike from Azinger.
Slave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Slave uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azinger works on Slave's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azinger prevents a body shot from Slave.
Azinger is pushing Slave up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Azinger misses with the head strike.
Slave lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slave avoids the elbow strike from Azinger, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Azinger fails to land.
Slave has a couple of punches blocked by Azinger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slave.
Slave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azinger prevents a body shot from Slave.
Slave pressing his opponent against the cage.
Azinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Slave is just out of range.
Slave digs a good hook to Azinger's body.
Azinger lunges at Slave with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slave's hand.
It looks like Corporate Slave has been cut.
Azinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slave manages to avoid it.
Slave misses with an uppercut. Azinger saw that one coming.
Paul Azinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azinger misses with a body shot.
Slave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Azinger.
Slave swats away the attempt to clinch by Azinger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slave lands a really nice looking cross but Azinger seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Azinger misses its intended target.
Slave gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slave misses with an uppercut. Azinger saw that one coming.
Azinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azinger, pushing him back against the cage.
Slave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slave lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azinger is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slave.
Azinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Slave finish him?
Slave lands a hook that snaps the head of Azinger backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Slave.
Azinger looks winded!
Slave dips a shoulder and cracks Azinger with a mighty uppercut! Azinger falls back against the cage and Slave unloads with a barrage of strikes! Azinger is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Slave screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corporate Slave!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. Daniel Moreira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
165 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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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
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ostergaard throws a low kick but Moreira moves out of range easily.
Moreira throws a combination. Ostergaard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ostergaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Moreira coming out on top.
Ostergaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ostergaard throws a looping overhand right but Moreira ducks down to avoid it.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ostergaard scores with a nice body kick.
Moreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moreira throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ostergaard counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ostergaard throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreira connects with a crisp jab.
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ostergaard.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard looks to land a right hand but Moreira moved out of range.
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Moreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moreira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Torsten Ostergaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreira slips under a jab from Ostergaard.
A punch combination from Ostergaard misses.
Moreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moreira takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Moreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ostergaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ostergaard slips under a jab.
Moreira misses with an uppercut.
Ostergaard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ostergaard cracks Moreira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ostergaard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ostergaard slips under a jab from Moreira.
Moreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moreira blocks a jab.
Ostergaard throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ostergaard.
Moreira blocks a head kick by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws out a loose jab but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostergaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moreira takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Ostergaard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard misses with a straight right.
Moreira works over Ostergaard's head and body with a nice combination.
Moreira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moreira keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Moreira finds it's target.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira takes a swing at Ostergaard's ribcage but misses.
Moreira lands with a nice body punch.
Moreira avoids the body shot from Ostergaard.
Moreira lands a nice shot that snaps Ostergaard's head back.
Moreira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ostergaard momentarily.
Ostergaard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira staying out of range there.
Ostergaard misses with an uppercut. Moreira saw that one coming.
Moreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostergaard is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ostergaard is rocked!
Moreira scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Ostergaard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ostergaard is breathing heavily.
Moreira cracks Ostergaard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ostergaard falls backwards against the cage. Moreira follows up with more strikes that drop Ostergaard to his knees. Moreira keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ostergaard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Moreira!
A relieved looking Daniel Moreira 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Pope!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rock. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
Rock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope misses the shot to the body.
Pope tries for a takedown but Rock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt - Rock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsa Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Pope.
Rock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rock stuns Pope with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rock leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Rock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rock.
It looks like Jesus Pope has been cut.
Pope's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pope scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Rock scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope shoots in and drives through. Rock sprawls well.
Pope swings widly with a right hand
and Rock counters with a flying knee that drops Pope!
Pope is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pope has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rock has passed into side control.
Pope is still in real trouble! Can Rock finish him?
Pope looks to move to half guard but instead Rock has passed into mount! Damn!
Pope is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Rock content just to control the position here.
Pope is trying to escape the mount.
Pope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pope is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pope gets back to full guard.
Pope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pope looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pope wants to improve his position but instead Rock has moved into half guard.
Pope tries to roll over but Rock keeps him under control.
Pope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rock's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is landing with strikes from the back.
It looks like Tsa Rock has been cut.
Pope working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
Rock showing good submission defense here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsa Rock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pope is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pope.
Pope wants to clinch up but Rock keeps it at a distance.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rock swivels and escapes.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsa Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Pope.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Rock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Rock throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Rock scores with a nice strike.
Rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pope fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rock avoids it really well and circles away.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Rock thumps Pope with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pope dives in and grabs Rock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes down on Pope's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Jesus Pope's cut even more.
Nice shot by Rock.
Rock walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pope drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rock swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pope's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsa Rock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi comes into the arena with Turisas -Take the day! blaring out of the sound system. Sakari Nurmi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
172 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a head kick.
Nurmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sakari Nurmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nurmi.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmi.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmi slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali tries to land a leg kick but Nurmi saw it coming and moves away.
Nurmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Nurmi tries a low kick but Ali avoids it.
Nurmi misses with a low kick.
Nurmi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ali moves into full mount! Nurmi won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
Nurmi tries to lock up and control but Ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali controlling from mount.
Nurmi can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmi is working hard here to advance position.
Ali wants to control the pace but Nurmi is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ali takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmi is desperately trying to improve his position but Ali has a good base and remains in mount.
Ali controlling the pace for now.
Nurmi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nurmi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nurmi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ali controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmi is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi tries to hold on but Ali postures up.
Nurmi can't escape the position.
Ali controlling his opponent.
Nurmi is trying to escape the mount.
Nurmi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nurmi is bucking up trying to escape but Ali cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmi tries to lock up and control but Ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali looking to ground and pound but Nurmi is blocking nicely.
Nurmi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ali passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Nurmi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ali moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Ali has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nurmi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali throws a strike aimed at the side of Nurmi's head but Nurmi avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazan Ali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali punishes Nurmi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmi ducks right into an uppercut from Ali.
Nurmi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Nurmi.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmi.
Ali lands a jab to Nurmi's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Nurmi.
Nurmi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ali is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nurmi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nurmi misses with a head kick.
Nurmi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ali as he avoids it easily.
Nurmi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for Nurmi on that attempt.
Nurmi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmi.
Nurmi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ali advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali looking to control but Nurmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ali is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nurmi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ali controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazan Ali has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Nice body kick from Nurmi.
Nurmi fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmi throws a leg kick
and Ali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nurmi's knee momentarily.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmi rather than just go for the knockout.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nurmi can pounce on him.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurmi looks to throw a body kick
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali clobbers Nurmi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurmi closes the distance and clinches up with Ali, looking for a takedown. Nurmi pushes Ali against the cage but Ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Nurmi shoots in.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Nurmi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmi manages to avoid it.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nurmi.
Nurmi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Nurmi.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nurmi can pounce on him.
Ali scores with a hook.
Nurmi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurmi tries for a takedown but Ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurmi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurmi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazan Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali looks for the body kick but Nurmi saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Nurmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nurmi throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nurmi.
Nurmi shoots and misses
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmi shoots in but Ali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Nurmi sees coming a mile off.
Ali catches Nurmi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Nurmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nurmi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Nurmi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Nurmi misses with a body shot.
Nurmi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmi moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Ali lands.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmi is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Nurmi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Nurmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmi shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a push kick but Nurmi slaps the foot to one side.
Nurmi throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali leaves Nurmi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ali as he jumps to the side.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Nurmi misses
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakari Nurmi's cut is getting worse.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Nurmi misses
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali is looking to land body kicks.
Ali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurmi, pushing him back against the cage.
Nurmi blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali scores with the left hand. Nurmi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurmi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ali wants to control but Nurmi postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ali holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Nurmi is trying to get an arm triangle but Ali is defending well.
Sakari Nurmi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hazan Ali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ali is trying to get back to half guard.
Nurmi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nurmi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ali has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ali tries to control but Nurmi manages to take his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ali breaks Nurmi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazan Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazan Ali!
Hazan Ali 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 Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sarsola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mono - 16.12. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sarsola - that will leave a mark!
Hael lands a really nice looking cross but Sarsola seems unphased.
Sarsola feints and then cracks Hael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hael down.
Hael connects with a right hand. Sarsola shakes it off.
Sarsola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hael.
Sarsola slips a jab and a cross from Hael.
Nice uppercut lands for Hael. That snapped Sarsola's head back.
Sarsola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hael connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sarsola.
Sarsola misses with a straight left.
Hael with a jab.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut. Hael saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Sarsola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Hael misses
and Sarsola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael checks a leg kick nicely.
Sarsola connects with the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hael blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hael checks a leg kick.
A big left from Hael misses.
Hael looks for a takedown but Sarsola sprawls well.
Hael throws a sloppy head kick and Sarsola moves out of range easily.
Sarsola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sarsola's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarsola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sarsola checks a low kick from Hael.
Nice uppercut there from Hael.
Sarsola fails with a takedown attempt.
Sarsola connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael blocks a head kick by Sarsola.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hael works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarsola lands a body shot.
Hael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarsola to score with a decent uppercut.
Hael scores with a nice strike.
Hael slips a straight right by Sarsola.
Hael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sarsola doesn't seem bothered though.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hael, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hael scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Hael slams his shin into Sarsola's torso.
Hael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarsola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hael misses with a looping left.
Hael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sarsola throws a solid leg kick but Hael takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarsola.
Sarsola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hael throws an overhand right that lands on Sarsola's shoulder, as Sarsola tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Sarsola.
Hael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarsola takes one on the button.
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!
Sarsola tries for a takedown but Hael circles away easily
and Hael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarsola.
Sarsola throws a chopping leg kick but Hael manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jab, jab by Hael - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Sarsola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarsola.
Sarsola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarsolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hael throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarsola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael connects with a high kick.
Sarsola is rocked!
A big left from Sarsola misses.
Oh Sarsola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hael steps in with a hook that catches Sarsola right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hael follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sarsola looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mic Hael!
In his post fight interview, Mic Hael gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for a fine fight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Fjalar Ollongren has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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204 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren connects with a body shot.
Fjalar Ollongren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy cracks Ollongren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duddy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ollongren clinches up against the cage.
Ollongren has picked Duddy up - he's going for a ride! Ollongren dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Duddy wants to improve his position but Ollongren is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Ollongren there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duddy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ollongren escapes and throws Duddy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Duddy tries to improve position but can't.
Ollongren wants to stand but Duddy is controlling his arm.
Duddy is looking for a sweep.
Duddy gets back to half guard.
Ollongren wants to control but Duddy is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy is trying to stand.
Ollongren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duddy is just riding it out for now. Ollongren eventually gives up the hold.
Ollongren keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duddy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duddy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duddy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duddy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duddy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duddy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ollongren has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ollongren!
Duddy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ollongren stacks Duddy 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 Ollongren!
Ollongren tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollongren lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Duddy working to try and regain half guard.
Ollongren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duddy's face.
Ollongren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Duddy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ollongren is landing with some decent strikes but Duddy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ollongren wants to control the pace but Duddy is squirming around nicely.
Duddy is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ollongren landing punches.
Duddy tries to hold on but Ollongren pushes him away.
Ollongren breaks from Duddy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ollongren raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Duddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duddy is squirming around, avoiding Ollongren's attempts to control the action.
Ollongren controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ollongren cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Ollongren is landing with some decent strikes but Duddy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duddy is rocked!
Ollongren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Duddy 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!
Ollongren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Duddy looks a forlorn figure.
John Duddy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ollongren! Duddy is hurt baaadly! Ollongren is firing away with more strikes - Duddy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
After winning the bout, Fjalar Ollongren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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