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HERO Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
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 Tommi Talentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talentti has chosen Metallica - Ecstasy Of Gold as his entrance music. Tommi Talentti 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Talentti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talentti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrington pinned against the cage. Harrington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrington misses with a body shot.
Harrington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Talentti avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Harrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talentti's efforts to push away.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington wants a takedown.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Talentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talentti 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.
Harrington swings widly with a right hand
and Talentti counters with a stiff right hand.
Talentti gets caught flat footed, as Harrington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrington postures up in Talentti's guard and throws a big left but Talentti blocks it.
Talentti keeping full guard, as Harrington tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington preventing the sweep.
Harrington trying to control the position from guard on top but Talentti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrington throwing strikes from guard but Talentti blocks nicely.
Harrington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talentti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentti keeping moving, preventing Harrington from controlling successfully.
Harrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Desmond Harrington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Talentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Talentti clinches with his opponent.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talentti.
Desmond Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Talentti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington tries to work over Talentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrington lands a right hand.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talentti has had enough of the clinch but Harrington keeps him there for the moment.
Talentti blocks a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talentti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talentti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Talentti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Talentti avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands with a light punch inside.
Talentti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington wants to take the fight to the mat but Talentti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Talentti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington tries a body shot but Talentti blocks it.
Harrington tries to work over Talentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington misses with a body punch.
Talentti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talentti blocks a body shot from Harrington.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Talentti.
Talentti breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talentti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talentti walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Harrington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Talentti is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harrington is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Talentti to the mat. Talentti regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrington postures up.
Harrington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrington throwing strikes but missing.
Talentti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommi Talentti.
Harrington misses with a double jab.
Harrington pushes Talentti up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Talentti controls his hands.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talentti lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Talentti. Those never looked like landing.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Talentti circles away.
Harrington scores with a nice head shot.
Desmond Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Harrington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talentti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talentti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harrington to the mat! Harrington manages to get full guard.
Harrington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talentti.
Harrington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Talentti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talentti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrington wants to stand but Talentti is controlling the position.
Harrington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Talentti 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.
Talentti tries to kick Harrington off but Harrington keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harrington working the head and body with strikes.
Harrington is trying to control. Talentti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrington sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talentti wants to stand back up but Harrington manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Harrington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harrington throws a shot from downtown. Talentti moves away and avoids it.
Talentti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Talentti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harrington shoots in and drives through. Talentti sprawls well.
Talentti connects with a looping right hand.
Harrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talentti shoots in for a double leg but Harrington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harrington gets a clinch.
Talentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Harrington.
Harrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentti circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Harrington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrington.
Harrington tries to bum rush Talentti with a series of wild strikes but Talentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Talentti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrington.
Talentti wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Harrington checks a leg kick.
Desmond Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Talentti lands a nice shot that snaps Harrington's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talentti.
A left lands for Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Talentti controls the action.
Talentti is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrington has double underhooks.
Harrington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talentti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Talentti's head.
Harrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Talentti controls his hands.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Talentti controls the action.
Talentti blocks a body shot from Harrington.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Talentti misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Talentti controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington tries to work over Talentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrington.
Talentti blocks a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Talentti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harrington lands a left hand.
Harrington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harrington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talentti has clasped his hands together around Harrington's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Desmond Harrington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington is looking to reverse the position.
Talentti swings around for an armbar but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Talentti's guard.
Harrington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talentti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington trying to control but Talentti is working from the bottom.
Harrington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tommi Talentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desmond Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talentti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrington controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Harrington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrington, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Harrington!
A very excited looking Desmond Harrington 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 Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaw Morcinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hurricane. Rubin Carter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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197 lbs
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183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaw Morcinek!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Morcinek counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Morcinek working the strikes but Carter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morcinek thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Morcinek misses with a head shot. Carter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morcinek is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Morcinek throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morcinek's guard. Nice move by Carter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcinek controlling Carter's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustaw Morcinek was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Gustaw Morcinek has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morcinek doesn't seem phased though.
Morcinek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Morcinek walks into a jab.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Morcinek slips the punch.
Carter forces Morcinek back against the cage and clinches.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morcinek dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morcinek's brow.
Morcinek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter misses with a hook. Morcinek ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Nice defenses there by Morcinek.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morcinek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Morcinek avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Morcinek is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morcinek is trying to break free.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morcinek is defending well for now.
Carter wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morcinek works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Morcinek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morcinek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Morcinek persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter scores with the left hand. Morcinek knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Morcinek prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter is leaning against Morcinek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter tries to work over Morcinek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Morcinek.
Morcinek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Morcinek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Carter.
Morcinek goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Morcinek ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Morcinek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Gustaw Morcinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morcinek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter avoids the head kick by Morcinek.
Morcinek defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Morcinek down.
A big right from Carter misses.
A big left from Carter misses.
Morcinek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Morcinek.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Morcinek saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
That has opened up Gustaw Morcinek's cut even more.
Morcinek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morcinek keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Morcinek slips the punch.
Carter is looking to clinch but Morcinek is avoiding it.
Morcinek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Morcinek moved out of range nicely.
Morcinek throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Morcinek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morcinek can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morcinek jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustaw Morcinek's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Morcinek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Morcinek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morcinek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Morcinek.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Carter drives through and clinches with Morcinek against the cage.
Rubin Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Morcinek prevents a body shot from Carter.
Morcinek being controlled against the cage.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morcinek.
Morcinek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morcinek backwards.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morcinek avoids it.
Morcinek avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morcinek blocking some punches.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morcinek drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morcinek's head backwards.
Carter leaves Morcinek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morcinek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morcinek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Morcinek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Morcinek seems unphased.
Morcinek dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Morcinek's head and hops out.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morcinek on the side of the head.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter cracks Morcinek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morcinek fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morcinek's sensitive parts.
Morcinek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morcinek shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morcinek!
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Marcellado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Swanson's choice of entrance music: Chael Sonnen lowlights. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorion Marcellado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Swanson with that takedown attempt.
Marcellado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swanson throws out the jab.
Marcellado avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Marcellado gets a double leg takedown into Swanson's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Swanson is trying to control the position but Marcellado postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swanson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Rorion Marcellado has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcellado can't escape the position.
Swanson lands a heavy elbow.
Marcellado is rocked!
Swanson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Marcellado wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Swanson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stig Swanson!
Stig Swanson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knocksville Girl. Rahapussi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Caged in A Rage . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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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 - 10 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunkley Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahapussi.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and bounces Rahapussi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes from guard but Rahapussi blocks nicely.
Bunkley Iii postures up.
Bunkley Iii connects with a couple of short punches.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahapussi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rahapussi has momentary wrist control but Bunkley Iii slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunkley Iii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunkley Iii cracks Rahapussi with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahapussi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bunkley Iii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bunkley Iii works over Rahapussi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rahapussi is adopting a defensive guard.
Bunkley Iii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rahapussi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bunkley Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rahapussi has momentary wrist control but Bunkley Iii slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunkley Iii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rahapussi controls Bunkley Iii momentarily but Bunkley Iii frees himself.
Bunkley Iii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rahapussi has his foot on Bunkley Iii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunkley Iii works his way back into a safe position though.
Rahapussi is trying to control the position but Bunkley Iii postures up.
Bunkley Iii scoring with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rahapussi's head.
Bunkley Iii landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Rahapussi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bunkley Iii has picked Rahapussi up and slammed him! Rahapussi can't keep hold of the triangle and Bunkley Iii manages to pass to side control!
Rahapussi tries to improve position but can't.
Bunkley Iii wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rahapussi, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rahapussi to see if he's OK.
Bunkley Iii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rahapussi struggling a bit here.
Bunkley Iii working the head with strikes.
Bunkley Iii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rahapussi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Rahapussi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice forearm strike.
Bunkley Iii working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii landing strikes.
Bunkley Iii tries for a kimura but Rahapussi is defending well.
Bunkley Iii thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rahapussi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rahapussi is trying to get back to full guard.
Rahapussi manages to get to full guard.
Bunkley Iii preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bunkley Iii scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahapussi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bunkley Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bunkley Iii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rahapussi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunkley Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahapussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahapussi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunkley Iii gets a double leg takedown into Rahapussi's guard.
Rahapussi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rahapussi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii is in close to Rahapussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bunkley Iii 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.
Rahapussi trying to keep a closed guard but Bunkley Iii is proving a slippery customer.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Rahapussi keeps moving.
Rahapussi working for a triangle but Bunkley Iii defends it easily.
Bunkley Iii works over Rahapussi with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii scoring with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii forces his way into half guard.
Bunkley Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rahapussi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rahapussi wants to control but Bunkley Iii is keeping busy.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work for a kimura but Rahapussi is defending well.
Rahapussi moves into full guard.
Rahapussi looking for a guillotine here but Bunkley Iii defends easily.
Bunkley Iii controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Rahapussi keeps moving.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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 scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bunkley Iii scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bunkley Iii advances to half guard.
Rahapussi trying to control here.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work for a kimura but Rahapussi is defending well.
Rahapussi looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rahapussi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bunkley Iii working Rahapussi over with strikes.
Bunkley Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Rahapussi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunkley Iii connects with a nice short shot to Rahapussi's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahapussi actively working from the bottom here.
Rahapussi gets full guard.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bunkley Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bunkley Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii connects with a couple of short punches.
Rahapussi keeping moving, preventing Bunkley Iii from controlling successfully.
Bunkley Iii is working Rahapussi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rahapussi controls Bunkley Iii momentarily but Bunkley Iii frees himself.
Bunkley Iii is pushing down on Rahapussi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rahapussi is fighting to maintain full guard but Bunkley Iii has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bunkley Iii is looking to take a break and control but Rahapussi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bunkley Iii lands with a punch from half guard.
Bunkley Iii wants to work for an arm triangle but Rahapussi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rahapussi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rahapussi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bunkley Iii's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bunkley Iii's back!
Rahapussi is persistently looking for the submission but Bunkley Iii is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii trying to control the hands but Rahapussi breaks the grip.
Bunkley Iii rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back.
Bunkley Iii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rahapussi pulls his head out easily.
Bunkley Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii actively working from the bottom here.
Bunkley Iii is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii actively working from the bottom here.
Bunkley Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rahapussi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bunkley Iii is trying desperately to improve position.
Bunkley Iii is squirming around, avoiding Rahapussi's attempts to control the action.
Bunkley Iii tries to lock up and control but Rahapussi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi wants to control the pace but Bunkley Iii is squirming around nicely.
Bunkley Iii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bunkley Iii is working hard here to advance position.
Bunkley Iii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bunkley Iii is looking to improve his position but Rahapussi isn't that keen on the idea.
Bunkley Iii tries to hold on but Rahapussi pushes him away.
Bunkley Iii 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back.
Rahapussi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bunkley Iii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taisto Rahapussi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunkley Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunkley Iii has his foot on Rahapussi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rahapussi works his way back into a safe position though.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bunkley Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahapussi can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliod Bunkley Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunkley Iii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliod Bunkley Iii!
Eliod Bunkley Iii 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Fosie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhijing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
160 lbs
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159 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Fosie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhijing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fosie shoots in and bounces Wang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Fosie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fosie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fosie wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacob Fosie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fosie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fosie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wang - that will leave a mark!
Wang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wang fails to land the takedown.
Wang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fosie takes a step back to recover.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Fosie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fosie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fosie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fosie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fosie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wang's guard.
Wang is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fosie frees his head nicely. Oh but Wang has switched to an armbar! Fosie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zhijing Wang!
After the fight, Zhijing Wang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikkarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalyptica - Path. Rostowski has chosen VITER - Marichka as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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23
146 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen throws a shot from downtown. Rostowski moves away and avoids it.
Pikkarainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rostowski is looking to regain half guard here but Pikkarainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Pikkarainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pikkarainen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pikkarainen moves into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pikkarainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rostowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rostowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rostowski is squirming around, avoiding Pikkarainen's attempts to control the action.
Pikkarainen content just to control the position here.
Rostowski is looking to get to half guard.
Pikkarainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pikkarainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rostowski looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rostowski?
Pikkarainen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rostowski regains half guard.
Pikkarainen is looking for a kimura here.
Rostowski taking some punishment here, with Pikkarainen in his half guard.
Pikkarainen slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pikkarainen is nestled in close to Rostowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pikkarainen is keen to just control but Rostowski is a slippery customer.
Pikkarainen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pikkarainen with good strikes from the mount here!
Rostowski is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pikkarainen connects with a bit shot that sees Rostowski covering up! More strikes from Pikkarainen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pikkarainen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pikkarainen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pekka Pikkarainen thanked Key Clothing LLC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Igor Yakovchenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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151 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakovchenko as he connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yakovchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yakovchenko.
A left lands for Yakovchenko.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakovchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anders ducks down to avoid it.
Anders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yakovchenko connects with a right hand. Anders shakes it off.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Anders.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Anders slips the punch.
Anders lands a body shot.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Yakovchenko connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy right hand but Anders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Yakovchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anders. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Yakovchenko scores with a leg kick.
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakovchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Anders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Yakovchenko is predictable there
and Anders counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yakovchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Anders misses.
Yakovchenko sizes up Anders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Anders lands a high kick!
Anders 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.
A big right from Yakovchenko misses.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anders is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Anders lands but Yakovchenko takes it in his stride.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders blocks a jab.
Yakovchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anders manages to avoid it.
Good work by Yakovchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Anders tries to move into range but Yakovchenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Anders off balance momentarily.
Yakovchenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yakovchenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Yakovchenko.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders looks to land a left hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range nicely.
Yakovchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakovchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko is looking to slow Anders down with leg kicks.
Anders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakovchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders connects with a nice looking jab.
Anders lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Yakovchenko.
Anders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yakovchenko cracks Anders with an open hand slap.
Yakovchenko scores with a hook.
Anders clobbers Yakovchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yakovchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anders's knee momentarily.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko lands with a cross.
Anders misses with a two punch combination.
Yakovchenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anders moves away from the strike by Yakovchenko.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders checks a low kick from Yakovchenko.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Yakovchenko works Anders's body with a nice hook.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders dodges the punch combination from Yakovchenko.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders wants to land a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anders.
Yakovchenko looks to throw a body kick
and Anders counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakovchenko feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yakovchenko tried to score with a low kick but Anders checks it.
Anders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anders.
Yakovchenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko scores with a body shot.
Anders blocks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yakovchenko throws the left hand but Anders avoids the punch easily.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the head.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands an overhand right.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Yakovchenko misses.
Anders misses with a hook. Yakovchenko ducked under it nicely.
Anders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Anders misses with a hook. Yakovchenko ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice body shot.
Anders misses the jab.
Yakovchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Anders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakovchenko lands with an overhand left.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping left.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Yakovchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakovchenko.
Anders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Anders finds it's way through Yakovchenko's defenses.
Yakovchenko avoids the head kick by Anders.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anders thows a body shot but no joy.
Yakovchenko clinches.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Anders breaks from the clinch.
Anders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yakovchenko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakovchenko looks to land a combination but Anders avoids it well.
Anders walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yakovchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Anders misses.
Anders on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anders's sensitive parts.
Anders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovchenko is able to avoid easily.
Yakovchenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Anders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakovchenko moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anders counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves out of range as Yakovchenko strikes.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anders wants to slow Yakovchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Anders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
Anders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Anders lands with a cross.
A cross from Yakovchenko lands.
Yakovchenko with a jab.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anders under the eye.
Yakovchenko scores with a push kick.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Yakovchenko tries to score with a low kick but Anders moves his leg out of the way.
Yakovchenko slips a straight right by Anders.
Anders throws a low kick, looking for Yakovchenko's leg but Yakovchenko calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick which misses Anders's front leg but catches the back leg as Anders tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Yakovchenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko jabs Anders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
Yakovchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakovchenko throws a front kick that sends Anders stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakovchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
A jab lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yakovchenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Yakovchenko slips a jab from Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakovchenko keeps Anders at a distance using the push kick.
Yakovchenko connects with the punch.
Anders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yakovchenko lands a nice hook to Anders's body. Anders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yakovchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Yakovchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yakovchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
A very excited looking Igor Yakovchenko 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Torhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torhammer has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music. Tyson Pearson 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Torhammer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson takes a swing at Torhammer's ribcage but misses.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Torhammer's shoulder, as Torhammer tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Torhammer avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Torhammer - that will leave a mark!
Pearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torhammer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torhammer lands the left hand.
It looks like Tyson Pearson has been cut.
Torhammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearson on the side of the head.
Pearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torhammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Pearson is rocked!
Tyson Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Torhammer. Pearson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Torhammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Torhammer!
A very excited looking Henrik Torhammer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fish swivels and escapes.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Fish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan wants to clinch but Fish slips to the side
and Fish counters with a head kick that drops Morgan to the mat! Morgan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Morgan.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan shoots in and bounces Fish off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morgan advances to half guard.
Fish keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan 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.
Fish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morgan.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the top position.
Fish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Fish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fish has wrist control.
Morgan prevents Fish from getting back to his feet.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Fish wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Morgan trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan passes Fish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fish defends it well.
Morgan throws a strike but Fish avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fish looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Fish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Morgan.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fish after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a takedown.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Morgan rushes Fish and presses him up against the cage.
Morgan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Albert Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a nice uppercut.
Fish gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan moves to clinch but Fish breaks away
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Eric Morgan has been cut.
Fish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch
and Fish counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Fish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Fish finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fish slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fish scores with a jab to the head.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eric Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fish scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fish circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Fish counters with a crisp right hand that drops Morgan! Fish lets Morgan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish drops Morgan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Morgan looks back up at him and smiles so Fish waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Fish finish him?
Fish sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Morgan's defenses. It connects perfectly with Morgan's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Fish!
Albert Fish gave a mention to Go 2 Sleep Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Smirnov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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167 cm
30
142 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smirnov on the side of the head.
It looks like Ruslan Smirnov has been cut.
Linhares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smirnov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Linhares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smirnov blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Linhares slams his shin into Smirnov's torso.
Linhares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Linhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares throws a low kick, looking for Smirnov's leg but Smirnov calmly moves out of range.
Smirnov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares slips a jab from Smirnov.
That kick from Linhares tenderised Smirnov's leg. Smirnov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linhares lands a glancing blow to the side of Smirnov's head.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linhares lands a nice shot that snaps Smirnov's head back.
Smirnov is rocked!
Luis Carlos Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smirnov is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smirnov seems to have recovered his senses.
Smirnov takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares throws a shot to the body.
Smirnov looks winded!
Smirnov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smirnov is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Linhares Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Smirnov is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luis Carlos Linhares!
Luis Carlos Linhares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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