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UMMA - game of throne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Hulskan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patch Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sasha Hulskan's chin.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Excellent 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Hulskan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulskan, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hulskan.
Hulskan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hulskan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Hulskan looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hulskan.
Hulskan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Thomas. Hulskan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patch Thomas!
A relieved looking Patch Thomas 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 Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludwig Manres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manres has chosen Aqualung - Jethro Tull as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludwig Manres!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Manres slips a straight right by Agasi.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi throws a hook to the side of Manres's head but Manres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and Agasi counters with a straight right hand.
Manres shoots and misses
and Agasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manres has his takedown stuffed
and Agasi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
Agasi lands a nice looking body shot.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Agasi scores with a jab. Manres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agasi is looking to wear down Manres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Agasi punishes Manres's body with a nice straight punch.
Agasi misses with a series of wild punches.
Armand Agasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manres fails to land the takedown.
Manres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agasi. Manres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Agasi scores with a jab.
Agasi swings widly with a right hand
and Manres counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi misses the shot to the body.
Manres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Agasi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manres tries for a takedown but Agasi circles away easily
and Agasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agasi throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agasi misses with a left hand
and Manres counters with a nice body shot.
Agasi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manres's hands.
Agasi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
and Agasi counters with a left and a right that stings Manres.
Manres misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Agasi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Manres.
Agasi connects with a single shot there.
Manres fails with the takedown
and Agasi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agasi works Manres's body with a nice hook.
Manres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Agasi counters with a straight right hand.
Agasi lands a glancing blow to the side of Manres's head.
Agasi connects with a jab.
Manres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manres defending well as Agasi loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Agasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agasi digs a good body shot into Manres's ribs.
Agasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agasi stuffs the takedown.
Manres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manres is trying desperately to land a takedown but Agasi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Manres.
Agasi lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Agasi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manres moves away from the strike by Agasi.
Manres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agasi pinned against the cage. Agasi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manres needs to keep his hands up - Agasi had a free shot at his head there.
Agasi throws out a loose jab but Manres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agasi misses with an uppercut. Manres saw that one coming.
Manres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agasi defends it nicely.
Armand Agasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agasi misses with a lunging right hand
and Manres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Manres jumps guard but Agasi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Armand Agasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludwig Manres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi has a couple of punches blocked by Manres.
Manres goes for a takedown attempt but Agasi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Agasi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agasi lands a glancing blow to the side of Manres's head.
Manres misses with a takedown
and Agasi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ludwig Manres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agasi lands a jab to Manres's midsection.
Agasi misses with a double jab.
Manres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Agasi swivels and escapes.
Agasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Agasi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Agasi does no damage.
Agasi takes a swing at Manres's ribcage but misses.
Agasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manres.
Some wild striking there from Agasi.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agasi throws a shot to the body.
Agasi gets caught flat footed, as Manres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Agasi looking to control but Manres passes into half guard.
Manres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agasi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres thows a huge punch but Agasi dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Manres seems content to control.
Manres looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Manres wants to pass to mount but Agasi is defending the position.
Manres is keen to just control but Agasi is a slippery customer.
Manres might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agasi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi actively working from the bottom here.
Manres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agasi keeps working.
Agasi wants to improve his position but Manres is controlling well.
Manres is looking to advance position but Agasi won't allow it.
Agasi is looking to improve his position.
Manres works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agasi tries to hold on but Manres pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armand Agasi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Agasi scores with a punch to the head.
Agasi misses with a wild combination.
Agasi cracks Manres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armand Agasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Agasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manres moves away.
Agasi misses with a looping right.
Agasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agasi lands with an overhand left.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agasi lands a right hook to the body.
Manres slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manres was well out of range. Poor timing from Agasi.
Manres shoots in but no luck this time.
Manres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Agasi was covering up waiting for the punch and Manres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Agasi controls Manres momentarily but Manres frees himself.
Manres landing with the ground and pound.
Manres wants to control from the top but Agasi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi wants to get back to his feet but Manres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Agasi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Agasi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manres looking to pass the guard.
Agasi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Agasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agasi keeping full guard, as Manres tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manres trying to control but Agasi is working from the bottom.
Manres throws a strike but Agasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Agasi looking to pass the guard.
Agasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi stands and throws Manres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Agasi wants to control but Manres is keeping him busy.
Armand Agasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ludwig Manres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agasi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manres is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Manres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Agasi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Agasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Agasi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Agasi!
In his post fight interview, Armand Agasi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa comes to the cage accompanied by •99• The Haunted🔫. 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hungy Henry has been cut.
Henry throws a series of punches but Metaxa moves out of range.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Metaxa blocks the leg kick.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
Henry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Metaxa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metaxa stuffs the takedown.
Metaxa drives through and clinches with Henry against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Metaxa.
Metaxa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henry avoids the attempt from Metaxa to control.
Henry sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
Metaxa blocking the ground and pound.
Metaxa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henry looking to finish Metaxa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Metaxa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metaxa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Metaxa because Henry loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa regains half guard.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Metaxa's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metaxa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Metaxa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Metaxa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Metaxa looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa has his hands clasped together around Henry's back. He's all about the action.
Henry throwing shots but Metaxa is blocking nicely.
Metaxa is trying is best to control the position here.
Metaxa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Metaxa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Metaxa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Metaxa wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry moves into full mount! Metaxa won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Metaxa working to try and regain half guard.
Henry thowing shots but they're missing.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Metaxa is working hard here to advance position.
Henry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henry landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Metaxa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Metaxa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hungy Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Metaxa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Metaxa clinches.
Metaxa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Metaxa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metaxa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Metaxa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Metaxa lands an elbow inside.
Henry is trying to drag Metaxa to the mat but Metaxa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry has clasped his hands together around Metaxa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Henry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Metaxa is avoiding damage well.
Henry goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Metaxa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henry's guard! Nice work there by Metaxa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry is striking from the bottom but Metaxa uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Metaxa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Metaxa controlling the pace.
Henry wants to improve his position but Metaxa is controlling well.
Metaxa wants to stand up but Henry is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Martin Metaxa.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Metaxa.
A right-left combo lands from Metaxa.
Metaxa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Metaxa is just out of range.
Metaxa misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa darts in trying to clinch
and Henry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Metaxa's guard now.
Hungy Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Metaxa.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Metaxa managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Metaxa is keeping the position for now.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Metaxa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Metaxa is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Metaxa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry distracts Metaxa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Metaxa wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Metaxa wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Metaxa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Metaxa stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Henry is predictable there
and Metaxa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metaxa is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metaxa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Metaxa slips the punch.
Metaxa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Metaxa counters with a nice body shot.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Metaxa tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Metaxa to the ground. Metaxa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin Metaxa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hungy Henry.
Metaxa is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Metaxa moved out of range nicely.
Metaxa lands a high kick!
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Metaxa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin Metaxa is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa throws a head kick that misses.
Martin Metaxa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry works Metaxa's body with a nice hook.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metaxa wants to clinch.
Metaxa tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa misses with the combination.
Metaxa throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metaxa.
Henry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Metaxa slips the punch.
Martin Metaxa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Metaxa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Metaxa as Henry shoots in.
Metaxa clinches up against the cage.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Metaxa on the inside.
Henry is looking for a takedown.
Metaxa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Metaxa after a bit of a struggle.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Metaxa.
Metaxa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metaxa lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Metaxa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Metaxa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hungy Henry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonzo Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harris throws a body punch but Mieto moves out of range.
Mieto lands a body shot.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mieto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mieto misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
The fighters circling - Mieto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Mieto. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Mieto throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Mieto misses with an uppercut.
Mieto misses with a double jab.
Mieto throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mieto.
Mieto moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris cracks Mieto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Mieto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mieto misses with a head kick.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mieto swivels and escapes.
Mieto walks into a left hand.
Harris lands with a cross.
Mieto slips under a jab from Harris.
Mieto misses with a body shot.
Mieto tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Mieto.
Mieto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mieto moves away.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Mieto takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Mieto connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mieto misses with an uppercut.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Mieto rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mieto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mieto scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mieto tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mieto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mieto wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mieto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris checks a low kick from Mieto.
Mieto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mieto to score with a decent uppercut.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mieto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mieto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mieto on the side of the head.
Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Mieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mieto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mieto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Mieto's belly button to the back.
Mieto throws a body kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris scores with a hook.
Mieto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Mieto throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mieto throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Mieto misses the target.
Mieto tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mieto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mieto misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Mieto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mieto.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Mieto moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Mieto's head back.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Mieto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alonzo Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Mieto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mieto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Mieto.
Mieto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mieto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mieto staying out of range there.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mieto misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mieto.
Mieto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mieto ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Mieto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mieto missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mieto swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mieto doesn't seem phased though.
Mieto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris takes a swing at Mieto's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Mieto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mieto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Mieto wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mieto keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Harris takes a swing at Mieto's ribcage but misses.
Mieto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mieto rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mieto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris is trying to drag Mieto to the mat but Mieto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Mieto.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Mieto is controlling him.
Harris working aggressively here.
Mieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mieto fails to land.
Mieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris has Mieto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mieto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mieto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mieto backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mieto prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mieto regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mieto controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Mieto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Harris prevents Mieto from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mieto slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Mieto throws a body kick.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mieto throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Mieto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mieto throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mieto moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Mieto feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Mieto checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Harris.
Mieto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Mieto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Mieto.
Mieto takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Mieto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Mieto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Mieto.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mieto misses with a hook.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Mieto.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Mieto misses with a looping left.
Mieto misses with a head kick.
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mieto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris is stalling here. Mieto is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mieto has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mieto has knee on belly momentarily but Harris bucks him off and regains half guard.
Harris is not content to let Mieto control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris kicks off Mieto and gets to his feet.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mieto.
Mieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Mieto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Mieto's shoulder, as Mieto tries to avoid the shot.
Mieto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mieto tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mieto to the ground. Mieto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mieto doesn't seem phased though.
Mieto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Juha Mieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris looks to throw the jab but Mieto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Mieto moved out of range.
Mieto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Mieto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris misses with a hook. Mieto ducked under it nicely.
Mieto feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Mieto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mieto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mieto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mieto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mieto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris checks a low kick from Mieto.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juha Mieto.
I think Harris 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlos Eduardo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kim. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Eduardo scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim dives in and scores a takedown into Eduardo's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kim postures up in Eduardo's guard and throws a big left but Eduardo blocks it.
Kim trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
Kim is looking to advance position but Eduardo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kim holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Eduardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim 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.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eduardo.
Eduardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eduardo lands with a punch from half guard.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eduardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eduardo trying to pass the guard but Kim defending well.
Kim is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eduardo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eduardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Eduardo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eduardo winds up and cracks Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eduardo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Eduardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eduardo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Eduardo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eduardo working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eduardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eduardo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Eduardo misses with a head shot. Kim uses the momentum to regain guard.
Eduardo throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eduardo's guard. Nice move by Kim!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a strike but Eduardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eduardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eduardo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kim trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Eduardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Eduardo. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eduardo as he avoids it easily.
Eduardo throws a body kick that misses.
Eduardo throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Eduardo scores with a nice head shot.
Eduardo misses with a looping right.
Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eduardo scores with a push kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Carlos Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Eduardo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim working the strikes but Eduardo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kim is trying to work for a kimura but Eduardo is defending well.
Eduardo gets back to full guard.
Eduardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
Eduardo keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Carlos Eduardo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eduardo has Kim pulled in close to control his posture.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Eduardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Eduardo blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eduardo keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin Kim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Eduardo lands a right hook to the body.
Eduardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Eduardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kim slips a straight right by Eduardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim clinches up with Eduardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Eduardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eduardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Eduardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eduardo lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Eduardo.
Eduardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eduardo throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlos Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Eduardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Eduardo sprawls well.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Eduardo.
Decent striking displayed by Eduardo there.
Eduardo throws a right hand that Kim ducks under and follows up with a left that Kim also avoids with ease.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eduardo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jin Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim moves away from the strike by Eduardo.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eduardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eduardo throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Eduardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
Eduardo throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Eduardo lands a right hook to the body.
Eduardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eduardo digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Carlos Eduardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo with a nice cross.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Eduardo - just one landing.
Eduardo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eduardo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eduardo lands an overhand right.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kim got wobbled bad by a big combination! Eduardo presses forward with punches and knees until Kim stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kim closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Eduardo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Eduardo thanked Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Minority - Green Day. Apollo Anderson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wang at a distance.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Anderson motions for Wang to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wang thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wang delivers a nice body kick.
Wang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wang.
Apollo Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson looks winded!
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wang lands a two punch combo.
Anderson is rocked!
Wang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Anderson out cold! Anderson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ting Yan Wang!
Ting Yan Wang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionheart comes to the cage accompanied by Van Damme - Lion Heart (Final Fight). Vanovcan has chosen Moskau as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Lionheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lionheart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vanovcan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lionheart.
Lionheart lands with a shot to the body.
Vanovcan moves forwards but Lionheart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lionheart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vanovcan is not content to let Lionheart control the position.
Vanovcan manages to get back to half guard.
Vanovcan looking for submissions off his back.
Lionheart wants to take a breather but Vanovcan is having none of it.
Lionheart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lionheart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanovcan trying to control but Lionheart postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lionheart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lionheart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanovcan keeps working.
Lionheart lands strikes from half guard.
Lionheart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanovcan's head.
Vanovcan tries to get to full guard but Lionheart has control of the leg.
Lionheart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lionheart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lionheart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lionheart working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanovcan is trying to get back to full guard.
Lionheart is thwarting Vanovcan's attempts to control the position.
Lionheart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lionheart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lionheart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep. Lionheart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lionheart is pressing down on Vanovcan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanovcan is holding on for now.
Lionheart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vanovcan is looking to improve his position.
Vanovcan trying to control from the bottom.
Lionheart working over Vanovcan with some ground and pound. Vanovcan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Lionheart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vanovcan looking for submissions off his back.
Lionheart slips a nice elbow through Vanovcan's hands, connecting with Vanovcan's forehead.
Vanovcan is not content to let Lionheart control the position.
Vanovcan is trying to get back to full guard.
Lionheart is looking to take a break and control but Vanovcan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lionheart pulls his head out easily.
Lionheart wants to control but Vanovcan is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lionheart wants to free his trapped foot but Vanovcan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lionheart working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Lionheart is nestled in close to Vanovcan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lionheart working Vanovcan over with strikes.
Lionheart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vanovcan taking some punishment here, with Lionheart in his half guard.
Vanovcan is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanovcan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lionheart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vanovcan is still in real trouble! Can Lionheart finish him?
Lionheart working the head and body with strikes.
Lionheart drops an elbow to the side of Vanovcan's head.
Lionheart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lionheart 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.
Lionheart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vanovcan did well to prevent Lionheart getting side control.
Lionheart lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Vanovcan! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lionheart jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Lionheart!
A relieved looking Richard Lionheart 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Derek Riggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Merik Hunt's chin.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt tries to move into range but Riggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riggs checks it well.
Riggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riggs throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
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!
Riggs trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
Riggs managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Riggs keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Riggs 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Riggs controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Riggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riggs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hunt because Riggs loaded up on that one.
Riggs unloads with some shots from mount but Hunt bucks and avoids them well.
Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
Riggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunt regains half guard.
Riggs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt is looking to control Riggs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Riggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Riggs slips the punch.
Hunt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riggs's guard.
Riggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hunt to regain full guard.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
Riggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Riggs controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt has his hands on Riggs's head, controlling the position.
Riggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Riggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Merik Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Riggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggs throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Riggs postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt pulls Riggs in close to prevent any damage.
Riggs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Riggs cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Riggs tries to pass.
Riggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riggs lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs distracts Hunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses. Hunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riggs's guard. Nice move by Hunt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riggs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs misses with a straight left.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riggs.
Hunt cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt slips a straight right by Riggs.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Riggs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Riggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Riggs misses the jab.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riggs's calf.
Riggs cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt thumps Riggs with a low kick.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riggs is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a left and a right that sends Hunt crashing to the canvas! Riggs dives into mount looking to finish!
Hunt is rocked!
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!
Oooh a big shot lands for Riggs! Hunt is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Derek Riggs!
Derek Riggs is the new lightweight champion!
Derek Riggs 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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