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HERO 4:20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fosie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikkarainen has chosen Apocalyptica - Path as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pekka Pikkarainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Fosie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pekka Pikkarainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fosie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pikkarainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Pikkarainen as Fosie shoots in.
Pikkarainen dives in and scores a takedown into Fosie's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pikkarainen wants to control from the top but Fosie keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pikkarainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pikkarainen throwing strikes but missing.
Pikkarainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fosie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pikkarainen trying to control but Fosie is working from the bottom.
Fosie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pikkarainen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pikkarainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pikkarainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pikkarainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pikkarainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pikkarainen won't allow Fosie to get back to his feet.
Pikkarainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pikkarainen lands a couple of digs.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fosie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pikkarainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fosie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pikkarainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fosie keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Fosie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fosie keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Fosie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pikkarainen looking to pass the guard.
Fosie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pikkarainen wants to control from the top but Fosie keeps moving.
Pikkarainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pikkarainen wants to control from the top but Fosie keeps moving.
Pikkarainen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fosie keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Pikkarainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pikkarainen postures up.
Pikkarainen wants to control from the top but Fosie keeps moving.
Pikkarainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fosie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pikkarainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pikkarainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pikkarainen passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fosie is trying to stand.
Pikkarainen wants to pass to mount but Fosie is defending the position.
Pikkarainen not doing much here.
Fosie is not content to let Pikkarainen control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fosie wants to control but Pikkarainen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pikkarainen dominated that round.
That's time! Fosie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pikkarainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fosie shoots in for a takedown but Pikkarainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pikkarainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fosie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pikkarainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fosie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Fosie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fosie fails with a takedown attempt.
Pikkarainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pikkarainen fails with the takedown.
Pikkarainen scores with a takedown into Fosie's guard.
Fosie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen trying to control but Fosie is working from the bottom.
Fosie looking to control.
Fosie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pikkarainen is one step ahead there.
Pikkarainen distracts Fosie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pikkarainen with a nice head shot there.
Fosie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikkarainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fosie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pikkarainen is controlling him.
Pekka Pikkarainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fosie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fosie's head.
Pikkarainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pikkarainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fosie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fosie trying to keep a closed guard but Pikkarainen is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fosie wants to sweep but no luck.
Fosie keeping full guard, as Pikkarainen tries to pass.
Pikkarainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pikkarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Fosie is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fosie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fosie.
Fosie throws a right hand that Pikkarainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pikkarainen also avoids with ease.
Fosie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fosie gets a double leg takedown into Pikkarainen's guard.
Pikkarainen wants to sweep here but Fosie controlling him for the moment.
Fosie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fosie is looking to work some ground and pound but Pikkarainen has wrist control.
Pikkarainen trying to keep a closed guard but Fosie is proving a slippery customer.
Fosie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pikkarainen's guard.
Fosie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen is looking to control Fosie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pikkarainen avoid being mounted?
Fosie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pikkarainen keeps working.
Pikkarainen wants to improve his position but Fosie is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fosie is thwarting Pikkarainen's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pikkarainen is looking for a sweep. Fosie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pikkarainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pikkarainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pikkarainen misses the shot to the body.
Pikkarainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pikkarainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fosie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pikkarainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fosie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pikkarainen pushes Fosie up against the cage in a clinch.
Pikkarainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pikkarainen has clasped his hands together around Fosie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fosie is trying to control Pikkarainen's posture but Pikkarainen avoids it.
Pikkarainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Pikkarainen working the head and body with strikes.
Pikkarainen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fosie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen misses with the ground and pound.
Fosie is trying to get back to half guard.
Pikkarainen wants to control but Fosie is keeping him busy.
Fosie regains half guard, as Pikkarainen was trying to land strikes.
Fosie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen winds up and cracks Fosie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pikkarainen looks to land a strike but Fosie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fosie keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Pikkarainen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pikkarainen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fosie is trying to control Pikkarainen's posture but Pikkarainen avoids it.
Fosie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fosie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pikkarainen landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen controlling from side mount.
Pikkarainen in side control, throwing shots but Fosie defends.
Pikkarainen tries to score with some ground and pound. Fosie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pikkarainen working the ground and pound.
Pikkarainen is putting a hurting on Fosie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pikkarainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pekka Pikkarainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fosie is looking to reverse the position.
Pikkarainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fosie keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fosie tries to buck Pikkarainen off but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
Pikkarainen working the ground and pound.
Fosie seems a little lost for a moment, as Pikkarainen dominates the positioning.
Fosie is trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pikkarainen controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Pikkarainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pikkarainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Pikkarainen!
Pekka Pikkarainen very nearly forgot to thank Key Clothing LLC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski has chosen VITER - Marichka 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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152 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington throws a jab but it's blocked by Rostowski.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rostowski moves away.
Harrington throws a body punch but Rostowski moves out of range.
Harrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Rostowski slips a jab from Harrington.
Harrington loads up on a big right hand but Rostowski slips the punch.
Rostowski slips under a jab from Harrington.
Harrington throws a hook but Rostowski blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rostowski.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrington misses the target.
Rostowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
Harrington throws a combination. Rostowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrington but Harrington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrington missing with a left hand there. Rostowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rostowski.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Rostowski dodges the punch combination from Harrington.
Rostowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harrington 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.
Rostowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Desmond Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rostowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rostowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desmond Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrington. Rostowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rostowski ducks under a wild hook from Harrington.
Harrington misses with the combination.
Rostowski misses with a takedown attempt
so Harrington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rostowski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Harrington has his hands clasped together but Rostowski extends an breaks Harrington's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rostowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrzej Rostowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrzej Rostowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petter Krustev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krustev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hubava si moya goro.. Gevorg Petrosyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Krustev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gevorg Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krustev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krustev.
Petrosyan checks the leg kick.
Petrosyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by Krustev.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Petrosyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krustev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrosyan has managed to get both his arms back between Krustev's legs - danger averted.
Petrosyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Krustev keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.
Petrosyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrosyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krustev is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrosyan won't allow Krustev to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan looking to sit in guard and control but Krustev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrosyan is looking to stand up but Krustev isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrosyan is working an open guard so Krustev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Krustev.
Krustev throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petter Krustev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrosyan lands with a cross.
Good work by Petrosyan as he checks the leg kick.
Krustev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krustev.
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!
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Krustev avoids them all with ease.
Petrosyan misses with a wild combination.
Krustev misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krustev manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krustev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrosyan. Petrosyan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krustev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrosyan. That did some damage!
Krustev misses the shot to the body.
Krustev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krustev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrosyan moves away.
Krustev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krustev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrosyan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krustev lands a head shot.
Krustev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petrosyan showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrosyan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krustev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrosyan.
Krustev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petrosyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrosyan throws a strike but Krustev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Petrosyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krustev wants to stand up but Petrosyan is controlling him.
Petrosyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Petter Krustev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krustev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petter Krustev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krustev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Krustev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan scores with a punch to the head.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Krustev.
Krustev connects with a jab.
Petrosyan blocks a head kick by Krustev.
Krustev misses with a body shot.
Krustev misses with a looping right.
Petrosyan scores with a nice strike.
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Krustev moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krustev takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Krustev throws a nice looking combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krustev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krustev misses with a hook. Petrosyan ducked under it nicely.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Krustev.
Nice uppercut lands for Krustev. That snapped Petrosyan's head back.
Krustev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Krustev throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Krustev misses with a low kick.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Krustev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petter Krustev is winning the standup battle so far.
Krustev slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrosyan scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan scores with a hook to the body. Krustev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krustev misses with a straight left.
Krustev throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
Petrosyan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krustev is trying to defend but Petrosyan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krustev is staying active underneath Petrosyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrosyan controlling the action here.
Petrosyan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krustev trying to control here.
Petrosyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krustev wants to get back to his feet.
Petrosyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrosyan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petrosyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krustev defends it well.
Petrosyan throwing shots but Krustev is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krustev moves into full guard.
Krustev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petrosyan trying to control but Krustev is working from the bottom.
Petrosyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Krustev has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krustev wants to stand and escape but Petrosyan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gevorg Petrosyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrosyan cracks Krustev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Krustev.
Krustev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrosyan finds it's way round the side to connect with Krustev's head.
Krustev misses with a double jab.
Petrosyan scores with a jab.
Krustev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to throw the jab but Krustev is out of range.
Petrosyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krustev lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrosyan throws a body punch but Krustev moves out of range.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Petrosyan. Beautiful body shot.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Krustev.
Petrosyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krustev lands a nice hook to Petrosyan's body. Petrosyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a left hand
and Krustev counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan lands with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan shoots in for a takedown but Krustev shows good takedown defense.
Krustev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrosyan's calf.
Krustev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krustev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krustev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krustev misses the jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krustev enables Petrosyan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krustev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krustev looking to control.
Krustev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krustev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petrosyan trying to control but Krustev is working from the bottom.
Krustev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan pushing down on Krustev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrosyan is trying to control. Krustev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petrosyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krustev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krustev keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.
Krustev wants to stand and escape but Petrosyan is having none of it.
Petrosyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krustev keeping moving, preventing Petrosyan from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Petrosyan throws a strike but Krustev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan wants to get back to his feet but Krustev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Petrosyan is wriggling around but Krustev manages to pass to half guard.
Krustev content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krustev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Petrosyan to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gevorg Petrosyan.
I think Petrosyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Marcellado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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248 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorion Marcellado!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli slips under a jab.
Marcellado throws the left hand but Avreli avoids the punch easily.
Avreli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marcellado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Avreli scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Marcellado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marcellado.
Marcellado scores with a nice right hand.
Marcellado throws a series of punches but Avreli avoids them all with ease.
Marcellado needs to keep his hands up - Avreli had a free shot at his head there.
Avreli loads up on a big right hand but Marcellado slips the punch.
Marcellado misses with a right hand
and Avreli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcellado thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli gets caught napping as Marcellado dives in and scores a takedown. Avreli manages to retain guard.
Marcellado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Avreli controlling Marcellado's posture.
Avreli looking to control.
Avreli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marcellado is one step ahead there.
Avreli is working hard here to advance position.
Avreli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Avreli.
Avreli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avreli throws a big right hand that misses.
Avreli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avreli chips away with some ground and pound.
Marcellado 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcellado is looking for a triangle but Avreli pushes his legs off easily.
Avreli stands up over Marcellado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcellado has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Avreli is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Marcellado.
Marcellado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Marcellado is trying to get back to half guard.
Avreli working the head and body with strikes.
Marcellado is rocked!
A big shot lands for Avreli! That's hurt Marcellado! Will he recover? Avreli fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Avreli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ollilan Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Vogelpohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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173 lbs
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180 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ollilan Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Vogelpohl!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Vogelpohl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl cracks Jorma with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vogelpohl.
Jorma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl thuds his right hand into Jorma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jorma throws a shot from downtown. Vogelpohl moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jorma prevents the takedown attempt.
Ollilan Jorma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl blocks the elbow strike.
Vogelpohl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
It looks like Ollilan Jorma has been cut.
Jorma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vogelpohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogelpohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jorma lands a nice knee to the body.
Vogelpohl takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogelpohl is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jorma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vogelpohl looks winded!
Vogelpohl has a couple of punches blocked by Jorma.
Jorma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vogelpohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Jorma.
It looks like Chuck Vogelpohl has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jorma.
Jorma connects with a knee to the head.
Vogelpohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jorma is struggling to control the position.
Vogelpohl breaks the clinch.
Chuck Vogelpohl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogelpohl fails with a takedown attempt.
Jorma looks to land a right hand but Vogelpohl moved out of range.
Jorma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl misses with a body punch
letting Jorma counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jorma misses.
Vogelpohl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogelpohl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jorma. Jorma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ollilan Jorma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vogelpohl shoots in for a takedown but Jorma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorma slips a straight right by Vogelpohl.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Vogelpohl finds it's way through Jorma's defenses.
Vogelpohl looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
Jorma throws a hook but Vogelpohl avoids it easily.
Jorma moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogelpohl clinches with his opponent.
Jorma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vogelpohl swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogelpohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vogelpohl drags the fight down to the ground.
Vogelpohl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jorma manages to get himself to full guard.
Vogelpohl looking to pass the guard.
Jorma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorma is working hard here to advance position.
Vogelpohl trying to control but Jorma is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogelpohl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jorma tries to get out of the position.
Jorma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vogelpohl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vogelpohl 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!
Vogelpohl controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jorma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vogelpohl.
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 Ollilan Jorma will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Vogelpohl swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vogelpohl 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.
Jorma misses with a body shot.
Vogelpohl shoots for a takedown but Jorma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vogelpohl misses with a low kick.
Vogelpohl misses with an uppercut. Jorma saw that one coming.
Vogelpohl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vogelpohl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vogelpohl closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jorma circles away.
Jorma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Vogelpohl misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma instigates a clinch.
Jorma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jorma tries a knee to the head but Vogelpohl blocks it.
Vogelpohl jumps guard but Jorma turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ollilan Jorma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Vogelpohl.
Jorma lands a nice elbow.
Jorma misses with a knee strike.
Jorma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vogelpohl is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jorma.
Vogelpohl takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Jorma.
Jorma connects with a knee to the head.
Jorma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vogelpohl takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vogelpohl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jorma taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Chuck Vogelpohl's cut even more.
Jorma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jorma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jorma controlling the action here for a moment.
Jorma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jorma lands a damaging elbow.
Vogelpohl blocks a body shot from Jorma.
Jorma throws an elbow that misses.
Vogelpohl taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vogelpohl avoids it.
Jorma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jorma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vogelpohl's face.
Vogelpohl blocks an elbow strike.
Vogelpohl takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vogelpohl jumps into guard, dragging Jorma to the mat.
Jorma trying to control but Vogelpohl is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogelpohl is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jorma stopping the sweep attempt from Vogelpohl.
Vogelpohl trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vogelpohl is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vogelpohl 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.
Jorma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vogelpohl wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ollilan Jorma.
A low kick from Vogelpohl is predictable there
and Jorma counters with a left and a right that stings Vogelpohl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ollilan Jorma dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Vogelpohl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vogelpohl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma leaves Vogelpohl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jorma pushes Vogelpohl up against the cage in a clinch.
Vogelpohl is trying to pull guard but Jorma turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ollilan Jorma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Vogelpohl.
Jorma blocks a body shot from Vogelpohl.
Jorma tries a knee to the head but Vogelpohl blocks it.
Vogelpohl fails to pull guard.
Jorma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jorma trying to stall but Vogelpohl improves his position.
Jorma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vogelpohl throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Jorma.
Vogelpohl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogelpohl is trying to maintain a safe position but Jorma gets an underhook and turns Vogelpohl into the cage.
Vogelpohl throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Jorma.
Jorma scores a nice knee to the body.
Vogelpohl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vogelpohl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ollilan Jorma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jorma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vogelpohl is rocked!
Jorma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vogelpohl is still on wobbly legs! Can Jorma finish him?
The cut above Chuck Vogelpohl's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jorma lands an elbow just above Vogelpohl 's eye.
Jorma lands an elbow inside.
Jorma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma has Vogelpohl pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Vogelpohl is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Jorma - that's hurt Vogelpohl badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vogelpohl is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vogelpohl doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ollilan Jorma!
A very excited looking Ollilan Jorma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Knocksville Girl. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
194 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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21
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunkley Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bunkley Iii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morgan lands a takedown into guard.
Morgan won't allow Bunkley Iii to sweep him here.
Morgan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii trying to control the position.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkley Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunkley Iii wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunkley Iii has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position 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!
Bunkley Iii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bunkley Iii working for a triangle but Morgan defends it easily.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunkley Iii has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
Bunkley Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunkley Iii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bunkley Iii dodges the ground and pound from Morgan.
Bunkley Iii tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Morgan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bunkley Iii to see if he's OK.
Morgan working the body and head with strikes.
Morgan working away.
Bunkley Iii is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bunkley Iii is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morgan with shots to the head and body - Bunkley Iii looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morgan lands a big shot there that rocks Bunkley Iii but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bunkley Iii is working to get back to half guard.
Morgan looking to finish Bunkley Iii with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bunkley Iii!
Morgan unloading with bombs!
Morgan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morgan dominating with strikes here.
Bunkley Iii is bucking up trying to escape but Morgan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morgan unloading with bombs!
Morgan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bunkley Iii's face.
Bunkley Iii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bunkley Iii is rocked!
Bunkley Iii is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morgan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morgan looking to finish Bunkley Iii with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bunkley Iii!
Oh Bunkley Iii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bunkley Iii is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bunkley Iii regains half guard.
Morgan slips a nice elbow through Bunkley Iii's hands, connecting with Bunkley Iii's forehead.
Bunkley Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
Bunkley Iii is trying to control but can't.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Bunkley Iii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bunkley Iii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bunkley Iii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Bunkley Iii dodges it nicely.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bunkley Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunkley Iii rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Morgan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bunkley Iii regains guard immediately.
Morgan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Eric Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bunkley Iii will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morgan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Bunkley Iii's brow.
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!
Morgan works over Bunkley Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunkley Iii looking for a guillotine here but Morgan defends easily.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Morgan trying to control the action but Bunkley Iii is working from the bottom.
Morgan is chipping away with strikes.
Morgan working away.
Morgan advances to mount.
BOOM! Morgan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bunkley Iii in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bunkley Iii can't escape the position.
Bunkley Iii is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Bunkley Iii is defending well.
Bunkley Iii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Bunkley Iii is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morgan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bunkley Iii tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Bunkley Iii defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunkley Iii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morgan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Bunkley Iii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Bunkley Iii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan working the head and body with strikes.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunkley Iii keeps working.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunkley Iii tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Ground and pound from Morgan.
Bunkley Iii is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is trying to control. Bunkley Iii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bunkley Iii sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii actively working from the bottom here.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bunkley Iii rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunkley Iii is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan has Bunkley Iii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunkley Iii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgan blocks a body shot from Bunkley Iii.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bunkley Iii is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Morgan.
Bunkley Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bunkley Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bunkley Iii is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan is working for takedown but Bunkley Iii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan wants to take the fight to the mat but Bunkley Iii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunkley Iii tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Bunkley Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bunkley Iii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunkley Iii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunkley Iii lands a body shot.
Bunkley Iii lands a left hand.
Bunkley Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Bunkley Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bunkley Iii on the inside.
Bunkley Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunkley Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunkley Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bunkley Iii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bunkley Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bunkley Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Bunkley Iii trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunkley Iii into the cage.
Bunkley Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Bunkley Iii prevents the takedown attempt.
Eric Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunkley Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
Bunkley Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunkley Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bunkley Iii fails to land.
Bunkley Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunkley Iii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunkley Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunkley Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bunkley Iii fails to land.
Bunkley Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunkley Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunkley Iii pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii misses with some punches.
Bunkley Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled against the cage.
Bunkley Iii works on Morgan's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunkley Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bunkley Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunkley Iii stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunkley Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Bunkley Iii pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliod Bunkley Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Morgan!
A relieved looking Eric Morgan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulls On Parade. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Naama.
Naama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naama.
It looks like Rauta Naama has been cut.
Naama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Naama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Naama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pak to the ground. Naama is now in Pak's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Naama preventing the sweep.
Pak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naama manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naama looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pak passes into half guard.
Pak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Naama tries to get to full guard but Pak has control of the leg.
Pak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naama working for submissions but it's allowed Pak to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naama is looking to improve his position.
Pak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naama won't allow Pak to pass to mount.
Pak is looking to take a break and control but Naama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naama tries to roll over but Pak keeps him under control.
Pak misses with a head shot. Naama uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak trying to control the position from guard on top but Naama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naama is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pak rolls with it to try and escape but Naama cranks on the arm and Pak is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rauta Naama!
Rauta Naama very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sed El Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Bessmertin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sed El Bunt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessmertin delivers a nice body kick.
Bessmertin gets the takedown into side control.
Bessmertin grinds an elbow into El Bunt's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Bunt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bessmertin.
El Bunt is looking to reverse the position.
Bessmertin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
El Bunt tries to buck Bessmertin off but Bessmertin is having none of it.
Bessmertin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
El Bunt wants to control but Bessmertin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Bessmertin crashes against the mat.
El Bunt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bessmertin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Bunt defending well though.
El Bunt tries to get to full guard but Bessmertin has control of the leg.
Bessmertin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and El Bunt reverses the position - he's now on top in Bessmertin's guard.
Bessmertin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bessmertin is keeping the position for now.
El Bunt preventing the sweep.
El Bunt trying to control but Bessmertin is working from the bottom.
Bessmertin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bessmertin wants to sweep but no luck.
El Bunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Bessmertin has wrist control.
El Bunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Bunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Bunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Bunt working some strikes from top position.
Bessmertin wants to improve his position but instead El Bunt has moved into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Bunt trying to control the action but Bessmertin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bessmertin defending well though.
El Bunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bessmertin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bessmertin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bessmertin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
El Bunt postures up in Bessmertin's guard and throws a big left but Bessmertin blocks it.
El Bunt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bessmertin's head.
Bessmertin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. El Bunt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
El Bunt is trying to escape the mount.
El Bunt regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Bunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Bessmertin.
Bessmertin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bessmertin is looking to take a break and control but El Bunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Bunt trying to control but Bessmertin postures up.
El Bunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bessmertin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bessmertin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt is looking for a sweep. Bessmertin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
El Bunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bessmertin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El Bunt wants to sweep but Bessmertin has passed to side control!
The ground and pound from Bessmertin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bessmertin in side control, throwing shots but El Bunt defends.
El Bunt tries to buck Bessmertin off but Bessmertin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt is trying to control Bessmertin's posture but Bessmertin avoids it.
El Bunt defending against the ground and pound.
El Bunt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bessmertin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bessmertin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bessmertin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as El Bunt is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin landing shots from mount.
Bessmertin throws a strike there. El Bunt manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Bessmertin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt keeping full guard, as Bessmertin tries to pass.
El Bunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bessmertin is one step ahead there.
Bessmertin looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
El Bunt throws a solid leg kick but Bessmertin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Bunt.
Bessmertin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Bunt misses with a low kick.
Bessmertin lands the left hand.
El Bunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Bunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Artem Bessmertin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Bunt moves out of range as Bessmertin strikes.
El Bunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Bessmertin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Bunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin tests El Bunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bessmertin tests El Bunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bessmertin lands with a hook. El Bunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Bunt misses with a body shot.
Bessmertin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bessmertin. El Bunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bessmertin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
El Bunt feints and then cracks Bessmertin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bessmertin down.
Bessmertin misses with the combination.
Bessmertin throws a hook but El Bunt blocks it.
Bessmertin throws a jab when El Bunt was well out of range.
Bessmertin throws out a loose jab but El Bunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessmertin misses with an uppercut
and El Bunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bessmertin's knee momentarily.
El Bunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bessmertin checks it well.
Bessmertin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Bunt at a distance.
Bessmertin misses with a straight right.
No luck for Bessmertin with that takedown attempt.
Bessmertin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Bunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bessmertin's calf.
El Bunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bessmertin.
Artem Bessmertin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bessmertin.
El Bunt scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bessmertin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
El Bunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bessmertin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as El Bunt blocks the low kick.
El Bunt misses with a head kick.
El Bunt throws a body kick that misses.
Bessmertin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bessmertin looks to score with a jab to the body but El Bunt is just out of range.
A big right from El Bunt misses.
Bessmertin lands with a thumping leg kick.
El Bunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bessmertin is out of range and El Bunt settles back down.
El Bunt misses with a wild body shot.
Bessmertin scores with a nice right hand.
Bessmertin throws a hook but El Bunt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt misses with a wild body shot.
El Bunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bessmertin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Bunt manages to avoid it.
Bessmertin cracks El Bunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
El Bunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bessmertin misses with a body shot.
Bessmertin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bessmertin blocks a leg kick.
El Bunt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Bunt. El Bunt obviously looking to wear him down.
El Bunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bessmertin.
Bessmertin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Bunt blocks a low kick nicely.
El Bunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Bunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from El Bunt lands but Bessmertin takes it in his stride.
El Bunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bessmertin as he avoids it easily.
El Bunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Bunt throws a right hand that Bessmertin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bessmertin also avoids with ease.
Bessmertin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bessmertin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Bessmertin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Bunt connects with a solid leg kick.
El Bunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bessmertin blocks a jab.
A big left from Bessmertin misses.
Bessmertin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Bunt drops his hands momentarily and Bessmertin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
El Bunt throws a leg kick but Bessmertin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sed El Bunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Bunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sed El Bunt.
I think Bessmertin 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Bessmertin!
A very excited looking Artem Bessmertin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni looks to land a body kick but Barksdale moved away.
Sonni looks to land a body kick but Barksdale moved away.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barksdale jabs at Sonni's body.
Sonni throws a nice head kick!
Barksdale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sonni pinned against the cage. Sonni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barksdale is out of range.
Barksdale shoots for a takedown but Sonni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barksdale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sonni throws the kick towards the body but Barksdale avoids it.
Sonni dives in and grabs Barksdale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barksdale pushes down on Sonni's head and hops out.
Barksdale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sonni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barksdale.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avon Barksdale.
Barksdale moves out of range as Sonni throws a body kick.
Sonni connects with a leg kick. Barksdale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale misses with a body shot.
Barksdale closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sonni did well to prevent Barksdale getting side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barksdale is looking to advance position but Sonni won't allow it.
Barksdale thows a huge punch but Sonni dodges it nicely.
Barksdale moves into full mount! Sonni won't be happy about that!
Barksdale goes for an armbar but Sonni turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sonni.
Sonni stopping the sweep attempt from Barksdale.
Sonni scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Sonni wants to control from the top but Barksdale keeps moving.
Barksdale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sonni trying to get back to full guard but Barksdale takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale avoids the attempt from Sonni to control.
Barksdale looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Barksdale looking to control but Sonni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries to hold on but Barksdale postures up.
Barksdale goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sonni turns into him and now he's in Barksdale's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonni prevents Barksdale from getting back to his feet.
Sonni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barksdale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonni throws an elbow that misses. Barksdale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sonni's guard. Nice move by Barksdale!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale trying to control but Sonni is working from the bottom.
Sonni has a closed guard, preventing Barksdale from standing up.
Barksdale looking to pass the guard.
Sonni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Kaheli Sonni 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.
Barksdale tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Barksdale fails to land the takedown.
Sonni lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barksdale takes a step back to recover.
Barksdale slips a straight right by Sonni.
Good work by Barksdale as he checks the leg kick.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale fails with the takedown.
Barksdale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sonni as Barksdale shoots in.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avon Barksdale.
A solid body kick from Sonni.
Barksdale blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Sonni tries to work over Barksdale's front leg with a kick but Barksdale checks it.
Sonni throws a hook but Barksdale blocks it.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Barksdale checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonni as he connects with a hook.
Sonni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaheli Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonni sprawls well. Sonni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barksdale gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale clinches up against the cage.
Barksdale jumps guard but Sonni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barksdale drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barksdale tries for a takedown but Sonni manages to get underhooks.
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sonni throws a wild body kick that Barksdale sees coming a mile off.
Sonni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barksdale is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barksdale was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Barksdale closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sonni's guard.
Barksdale is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sonni is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sonni has escaped and now he's on top!
Sonni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barksdale keeping moving, preventing Sonni from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barksdale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barksdale is pulling down on Sonni's head to control his posture.
Sonni trying to control but Barksdale is working from the bottom.
Barksdale is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sonni throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barksdale's body to avoid the submission. Barksdale has instead reached around Sonni's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barksdale arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Avon Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale is the new welterweight champion!
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