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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einari Leimari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Laukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Einari Leimari!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laukkanen throws a nice looking combination but Leimari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leimari shoots for a double leg takedown but Laukkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Leimari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Leimari.
Laukkanen clinches.
Leimari keeps control of Laukkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leimari breaks from the clinch.
Laukkanen throws a series of punches but Leimari moves out of range.
Laukkanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leimari backs up against the ropes.
Leimari ducks under a wild hook from Laukkanen.
Leimari wants to clinch.
Laukkanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leimari lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Juha Laukkanen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leimari was well out of range. Poor timing from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Laukkanen misses.
Leimari forces Laukkanen back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leimari decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Laukkanen wants to stand but Leimari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leimari trying to keep a closed guard but Laukkanen is proving a slippery customer.
Laukkanen wants to control from the top but Leimari keeps moving.
Leimari has a closed guard, preventing Laukkanen from standing up.
Leimari has his foot on Laukkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laukkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Leimari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laukkanen is controlling him.
Laukkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leimari is keeping the position for now.
Laukkanen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leimari is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leimari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Laukkanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leimari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laukkanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laukkanen is looking to stand up but Leimari won't let him.
Leimari pulls Laukkanen in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laukkanen lands with a good body shot.
Laukkanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leimari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laukkanen scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leimari fails with a takedown attempt.
Juha Laukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einari Leimari.
Laukkanen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leimari back to the ropes. Laukkanen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leimari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laukkanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Laukkanen as Leimari shoots in.
Laukkanen swinging wildly here.
Laukkanen feints a jab promting Leimari to slip. Laukkanen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Leimari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Laukkanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laukkanen gets tackled into the ropes by Leimari. Leimari maintains the clinch.
Leimari looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukkanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen can't break the clinch.
Laukkanen is trying to break free.
Leimari jumps guard but Laukkanen stands there with Leimari around his waist. Leimari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leimari ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leimari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laukkanen wants to stand but Leimari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laukkanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leimari on the ground.
Laukkanen trying to control but Leimari is working from the bottom.
Laukkanen tries to stand but Leimari is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Laukkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juha Laukkanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laukkanen lands a head shot.
Leimari darts in and clinches Laukkanen up against the ropes.
Laukkanen tries to break free but Leimari pushes him back against the ropes.
Leimari jumps guard.
Laukkanen tries to stand but Leimari is controlling from the bottom.
Leimari looking to control.
Laukkanen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laukkanen wants to stand but Leimari has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laukkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Leimari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leimari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laukkanen tries to stand but Leimari is controlling from the bottom.
Leimari controls Laukkanen momentarily but Laukkanen frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries to stand but Leimari is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leimari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laukkanen tries to avoid it but Leimari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laukkanen to the ground. Laukkanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laukkanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leimari dodges the punch combination from Laukkanen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leimari is defended easily by Laukkanen.
Leimari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laukkanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leimari somewhat.
Juha Laukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einari Leimari.
Laukkanen throws a series of punches but Leimari moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Leimari circles away.
Laukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leimari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leimari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laukkanen as he avoids it easily.
Leimari wants to clinch up but Laukkanen keeps it at a distance.
Laukkanen misses with a wild combination.
Leimari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Laukkanen works Leimari's body with a nice hook.
Leimari is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen misses the shot to the body.
Laukkanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leimari counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Laukkanen misses.
Laukkanen lands a slapping body shot.
Juha Laukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laukkanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laukkanen is looking to wear down Leimari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No luck for Laukkanen with that takedown attempt.
Leimari looks for a takedown but Laukkanen sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Leimari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laukkanen misses with a kick to the body.
Leimari avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laukkanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leimari tries to clinch up but Laukkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leimari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leimari clinches up against the ropes.
Leimari breaks from the clinch.
Laukkanen clinches with his opponent.
Laukkanen has a couple of punches blocked by Leimari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leimari manages to break the clinch.
Leimari slips a jab and a cross from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Leimari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leimari keeps the fight on the outside.
Juha Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leimari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laukkanen moves in looking to clinch but Leimari pushes him off.
Laukkanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Laukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Leimari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leimari throws a sloppy head kick and Laukkanen moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen throws a series of punches but Leimari avoids them all with ease.
Laukkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leimari manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukkanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Leimari. Leimari gets slowly back to his feet.
Leimari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laukkanen throws a right and a left that Leimari avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Laukkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juha Laukkanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Laukkanen stuns Leimari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laukkanen throws a right and a left that Leimari avoids nicely.
Leimari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laukkanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leimari somewhat.
Laukkanen misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laukkanen!
Laukkanen lands a body shot.
Leimari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laukkanen.
Laukkanen misses with a head kick.
Juha Laukkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Laukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Leimari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Leimari moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leimari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laukkanen connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Leimari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juha Laukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einari Leimari.
Leimari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laukkanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leimari dodges the punch combination from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a looping overhand right but Leimari ducks down to avoid it.
Laukkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laukkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leimari shoots in looking for a takedown. Laukkanen tries to sprawl out of it but Leimari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Laukkanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laukkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leimari.
Laukkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leimari fails with a takedown attempt.
Laukkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Leimari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Laukkanen. That snapped Leimari's head back.
Leimari avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leimari shoots in for a double leg but Laukkanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laukkanen throws a chopping leg kick but Leimari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leimari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laukkanen shoots for a takedown but Leimari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laukkanen jabs Leimari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laukkanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leimari is just out of range.
Leimari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laukkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leimari dodges the punch combination from Laukkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laukkanen.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laukkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leimari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laukkanen circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Laukkanen misses the target.
Leimari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laukkanen as he avoids it easily.
Laukkanen looks to land a combination but Leimari avoids it well.
Leimari misses with a head kick.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leimari is just out of range.
Leimari misses with a takedown attempt - Laukkanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laukkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laukkanen throws a right and a left that Leimari avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leimari misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laukkanen stalks Leimari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leimari's face. Leimari staggers backwards, shaken.
Leimari fails with a takedown attempt.
Leimari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laukkanen pinned against the ropes. Laukkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leimari tries to close the distance and clinch but Laukkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Laukkanen as he connects with a hook.
Leimari misses with the combination.
Einari Leimari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laukkanen throws a nice looking combination but Leimari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Laukkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laukkanen, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Juha Laukkanen!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Juha Laukkanen!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Juha Laukkanen!
Juha Laukkanen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eri Keepperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eri Keepperi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eri Keepperi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keepperi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pekka.
Pekka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pekka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keepperi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pekka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pekka 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.
Pekka is pressing down on Keepperi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Keepperi is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keepperi is not content to let Pekka control the position.
Pekka in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Keepperi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pekka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brutaali Pekka!
A very excited looking Brutaali Pekka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Ny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kukko's choice of entrance music: Brother Firetribe - I Am Rock. Rokki Kukko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kai Ny's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Ny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ny jabs Kukko right on the nose. Kukko blinks but takes it well.
Kukko dives in and grabs Ny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ny pushes down on Kukko's head and hops out.
Ny cracks a nice hook into Kukko's ribs.
Ny thumps Kukko with a low kick.
Ny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Ny.
Ny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kukko takes one on the button.
Ny ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
Ny throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko looks to land a right hand but Ny moved out of range.
Ny throws a head kick but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ny getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ny slips a jab from Kukko.
Kukko ducks right into an uppercut from Ny.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ny, right into the meat.
Kukko tries for a takedown but Ny circles away easily
and Ny counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kai Ny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kukko on the side of the head.
Ny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kukko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ny on his heels. He'll look to pass Ny's guard now, I'm sure.
Ny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukko is one step ahead there.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ny wants to stand up but Kukko is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ny 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kukko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ny is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kukko trying to control but Ny is working from the bottom.
Kukko is stalling in the full guard.
Ny wants to sweep but no luck.
Ny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko distracts Ny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kukko working some strikes from top position.
Kukko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kukko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kukko stands up over Ny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ny keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
Ny keeping full guard, as Kukko tries to pass.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Ny keeps moving.
Kukko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko stands and throws Ny's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Kukko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kukko is putting a hurting on Ny here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kukko working the body and head with strikes.
Ny is not content to let Kukko control the position.
Kukko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ny some visible discomfort.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Ny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ny connects with the punch.
A big left from Kukko misses.
Kukko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kukko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ny defending well though.
Kukko winds up and cracks Ny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kukko in particular looking to stall.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ny defending well though.
Kukko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kukko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working Ny over with strikes here.
Kukko raining down shots from the mount!
Kukko lands with some strikes.
Ny tries to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
Kukko controlling from the full mount.
Kukko with shots to the head and body - Ny looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Kukko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ny looks a forlorn figure.
Ny is squirming around, avoiding Kukko's attempts to control the action.
Rokki Kukko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a big elbow - Ny is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ny is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slurgo Morgoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slurgo Morgoth!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgoth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgoth tries to advance to mount but Goldstein denies him.
Goldstein sneaks back into half guard.
Morgoth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goldstein trying to control from the bottom.
Morgoth working over Goldstein with some ground and pound. Goldstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgoth passes to full mount!
Morgoth unloading with bombs!
Morgoth scoring with strikes but Goldstein is staying in there.
Morgoth with a couple of short strikes.
Goldstein is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goldstein in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldstein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein taking shots to the head.
Morgoth looking to finish Goldstein with some ground and pound. This is bad for Goldstein!
Morgoth trying to control but Goldstein is having none of it.
Morgoth raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Morgoth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgoth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morgoth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goldstein can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goldstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldstein tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big strike lands for Morgoth! That's really hurt Goldstein and he's turned his back - Morgoth keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Morgoth jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slurgo Morgoth!
A relieved looking Slurgo Morgoth 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 Vesa Keskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibe Sebernau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gibe Sebernau!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebernau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Keskinen as he jumps to the side.
Sebernau tries to keep at a distance but Keskinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sebernau backwards.
Keskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sebernau is trying to pull guard but Keskinen has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Keskinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Sebernau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sebernau wants to get back to striking at distance but Keskinen won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Keskinen.
Keskinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keskinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sebernau backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebernau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sebernau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keskinen smiles and moves away.
Vesa Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gibe Sebernau.
Sebernau tries to clinch
and Keskinen counters by clinching up.
Keskinen digs a right hand into Sebernau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sebernau's gas tank.
Keskinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sebernau's efforts to push away.
Keskinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Keskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sebernau backwards.
Sebernau is trying to break the clinch but Keskinen is controlling him.
Keskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sebernau tries to pull guard but Keskinen won't allow it.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keskinen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen lands with a left to the head.
Keskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sebernau is rocked!
Keskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sebernaus head.
Sebernau is still on wobbly legs! Can Keskinen finish him?
Sebernau looking to throw knees to the head but Keskinen is blocking nicely.
Keskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sebernau.
Sebernau looks winded!
Good body shot from Keskinen.
Keskinen presses Sebernau against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sebernau seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Keskinen.
Keskinen taking a breather.
Sebernau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keskinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Keskinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keskinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keskinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Sebernau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sebernau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keskinen defends it nicely.
Sebernau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keskinen throws out the jab.
Keskinen misses with a looping left.
Keskinen throws a right and a left that Sebernau avoids nicely.
Sebernau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keskinen misses the shot to the body.
Sebernau has a takedown stuffed.
Sebernau misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sebernau backs up against the ropes.
Keskinen lands with a nice combination. Sebernau backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Keskinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keskinen lands with a right to the head.
Keskinen lands a right hand.
Keskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sebernau takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sebernau tries for a takedown but Keskinen manages to get underhooks.
Keskinen lands a shot to the body.
Sebernau is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keskinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Keskinen.
Keskinen pushes Sebernau back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Keskinen dominated that round.
That's time! Keskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of Sebernau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keskinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Sebernau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sebernau closes the distance and clinches up with Keskinen, looking for a takedown. Sebernau pushes Keskinen against the ropes but Keskinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sebernau tries to keep at a distance but Keskinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sebernau backwards.
Keskinen has Sebernau pressed against the ropes, preventing Sebernau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Sebernau has a couple of punches blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keskinen slowing the pace effectively.
Keskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sebernau takes a shot to the head.
Keskinen throws a big uppercut that drops Sebernau! More strikes from Keskinen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sebernau lies dazed against the ropes as Keskinen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesa Keskinen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niila Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Korva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niila Joikhaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Korva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja tries for a takedown but Korva circles away easily
and Korva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Korva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Korva is in close to Joikhaaja's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korva stopping the sweep attempt from Joikhaaja.
Korva landing some decent shots from guard.
Joikhaaja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Korva wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Korva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joikhaaja pulls Korva in close to prevent any damage.
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!
Korva stopping the sweep attempt from Joikhaaja.
Korva postures up and lands a big shot to Joikhaaja's brow.
Korva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Korva lands a couple of elbows.
Korva passes Joikhaaja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Korva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Korva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joikhaaja takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joikhaaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Korva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joikhaaja's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korva cracks Joikhaaja with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorma Korva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orsi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orsi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Ascanio. Beautiful body shot.
Ascanio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
Ascanio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ascanio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Ascanio misses with a low kick.
Ascanio tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ascanio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Ascanio tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Ascanio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ascanio throws a big shot that misses.
Ascanio blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ascanio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dante Ascanio has been cut.
Ascanio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ascanio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ascanio wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ascanio blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Ascanio lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ascanio there.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ascanio scores with a body shot.
Ascanio lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Ascanio punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Ascanio does it's job there.
Orsi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ascanio lands a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ascanio throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ascanio throws a shot to the body.
Ascanio scores with a hook to the body. Jokinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Ascanio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jokinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ascanio, right into the meat.
Ascanio throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ascanio.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Ascanio.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ascanio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Ascanio's leg but Ascanio calmly moves out of range.
Ascanio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ascanio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
Jokinen is rocked!
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ascanio lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Ascanio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ascanio scores with a shot to the body.
Ascanio jabs Jokinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio throws out a powerful jab.
Ascanio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ascanio avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Ascanio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ascanio connects with an inside leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ascanio! Jokinen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Ascanio!
A relieved looking Dante Ascanio 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 Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helkama Raisu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass. A fine choice. Raisu has chosen Sleepy Sleepers - Kesämopo as his entrance music. Helkama Raisu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altemio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helkama Raisu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raisu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Raisu.
Raisu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Raisu.
Raisu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raisu misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raisu is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Raisu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Raisu.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Raisu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Raisu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
Raisu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raisu has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Raisu from controlling successfully.
Raisu wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raisu passes into half guard.
Raisu trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raisu is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raisu to get the leverage.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raisu pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raisu passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Raisu seems content to control.
Raisu is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raisu pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raisu wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raisu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raisu 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.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Raisu has control of the leg.
Raisu is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Raisu's head to control him but Raisu postures up.
Raisu works his way into full mount!
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Raisu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raisu prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez is looking to control Raisu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Altemio Sanchez will probably get the nod.
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.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raisu is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Raisu tries a head kick but it misses.
Raisu looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raisu checks it well.
Raisu looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raisu is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Raisu is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raisu defends it well.
Raisu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Raisu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Raisu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raisu slips nicely into half guard.
Raisu wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Raisu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Raisu trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Raisu wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control but Raisu passes into side control!
Raisu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Raisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raisu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Raisu is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raisu is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Raisu wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Raisu trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Raisu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raisu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Raisu is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez 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.
A close second round but Helkama Raisu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez gets caught napping as Raisu dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard.
Raisu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raisu has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Raisu has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Raisu manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raisu takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Raisu trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Raisu working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez prevents Raisu from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is not content to let Raisu control the position.
Raisu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez wants to control but Raisu postures up.
Raisu wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Raisu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helkama Raisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raisu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raisu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raisu trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raisu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raisu trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Raisu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Raisu keeps him under control.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Raisu's head to control him but Raisu postures up.
Raisu is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Raisu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raisu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Raisu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raisu has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Raisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Raisu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Raisu moves into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Helkama Raisu.
Well Raisu 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Helkama Raisu!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Helkama Raisu!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Helkama Raisu!
Helkama Raisu wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Helkama Raisu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Draven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lucas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Techno Viking . Genghis Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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20
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draven Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is looking to clinch.
Draven Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lucas on his heels. He'll look to pass Lucas's guard now, I'm sure.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khan won't allow Lucas to sweep him here.
Lucas has Khan pulled in close to control his posture.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lucas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lucas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lucas!
Khan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lucas trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Lucas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan tries to buck Lucas off but Lucas is having none of it.
Khan is not content to let Lucas control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Khan is right now.
Khan is trying to control Lucas's posture but Lucas avoids it.
Khan is not content to let Lucas control the position.
Khan regains half guard.
Lucas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lucas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Khan regains guard.
Khan has his foot on Lucas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lucas works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lucas escapes and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lucas tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan gets back to half guard.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Lucas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan actively working from the bottom here.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Lucas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khan is not content to let Lucas control the position.
Lucas wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lucas moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucas lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lucas wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan controlling the position well.
Khan is not content to let Lucas control the position.
Lucas is working for a submission of some sort.
Lucas prevents Khan from improving his position.
Lucas is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to control here.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Lucas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucas works his way into full mount!
Khan holds of for dear life.
Draven Lucas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Lucas prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lucas throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lucas unloads with some shots from mount but Khan bucks and avoids them well.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lucas has a good base and remains in mount.
Khan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Khan regains half guard.
Lucas prevents Khan from improving his position.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Lucas prevents Khan from escaping the position.
Lucas wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Lucas drags him back down.
Lucas moves into full mount!
Khan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Khan is trying to stand back up.
Lucas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan can't escape the position.
Lucas not allowing Khan to control his hands.
Lucas missing with strikes from the back.
Lucas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Khan wants to control his opponent's hands but Lucas gets his hands free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draven Lucas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucas has Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lucas jumps guard and drags Khan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lucas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.
Lucas stays in close to Khan's body and controls the position.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Khan controlling Lucas's posture.
Lucas slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lucas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khan keeping full guard, as Lucas tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan gets caught flat footed, as Lucas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lucas defends well.
Lucas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khan wants to sweep here but Lucas controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan trying to control the position.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lucas is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Draven Lucas.
Lucas has Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
Lucas gets a clinch.
Lucas has picked Khan up - he's going for a ride! Lucas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lucas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khan gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Lucas is proving a slippery customer.
Lucas wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lucas postures up.
Lucas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draven Lucas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucas 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Draven Lucas!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Draven Lucas!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Draven Lucas!
Draven Lucas wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina comes to the ring accompanied by Cookie song. Fitch has chosen Till I Collapse- Eminem as his entrance music. Tero Taikina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taikina tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Taikina fails to land the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitch as he connects with a hook.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taikina forces Fitch back against the ropes and clinches.
Fitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Taikina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taikina moves forwards but Fitch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taikina throws a big shot that misses.
Taikina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Taikina tries to clinch but Fitch moves out of range.
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!
Fitch lands a really nice looking cross but Taikina seems unphased.
Fitch staying out of range there.
Donk. Fitch catches Taikina right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fitch finds it's way through Taikina's defenses.
Taikina misses with a double jab.
Taikina throws out a powerful jab.
Taikina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch throws a jab when Taikina was well out of range.
Fitch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fitch catches Taikina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taikina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina lands with a nice body punch.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taikina pushes Fitch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fitch is trying to break free.
Fitch is trying to force a seperation but Taikina has the dominant position.
Fitch tries to stall but Taikina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taikina jabs Fitch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Fitch.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch walks into a left hand.
Taikina instigates a clinch.
Fitch avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
Fitch avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Taikina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitch misses with the head strike.
Taikina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitch has a couple of punches blocked by Taikina.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
Good body shot from Fitch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taikina.
Fitch throws a head punch that misses.
Taikina misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taikina throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Fitch.
Fitch lands an uppercut.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitch's defenses.
Fitch tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Fitch back against the ropes.
Fitch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitch lands a head shot.
Fitch connects with the punch.
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taikina.
Taikina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitch.
Taikina gets a takedown into half guard.
Fitch trying to hold on to Taikina's head to control him but Taikina postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch won't allow Taikina to pass to mount.
Fitch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitch scores with a nice head shot.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Jon Fitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taikina wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
Taikina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitch.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fitch throws a hook to the side of Taikina's head but Taikina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitch jabs at Taikina's body.
Taikina throws the left hand but Fitch avoids the punch easily.
Taikina is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Taikina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taikina lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitch throws a body punch but Taikina moves out of range.
Fitch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Taikina misses.
Taikina throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taikina throws out a loose jab but Fitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina needs to keep his hands up - Fitch had a free shot at his head there.
Fitch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taikina on the side of the head.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taikina.
Fitch throws the left hand but Taikina avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Taikina coming out on top.
Fitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitch lands a left and a right that send Taikina crashing to the mat, dazed. Fitch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Taikina is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitch. Taikina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taikina has managed to clinch.
Fitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina is looking to clinch.
Taikina throws a big shot that misses.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taikina misses with a wild body shot.
Fitch misses with an uppercut.
Taikina rushes Fitch and presses him up against the ropes.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Fitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Taikina controls his hands.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taikina prevents a body shot from Fitch.
Jon Fitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitch avoiding damage.
Taikina lands a nice uppercut.
Taikina lands with a light punch inside.
Fitch can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Fitch.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Taikina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taikina scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitch can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Taikina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitch's efforts to push away.
Fitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitch looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitch lands an uppercut.
Taikina misses with a body punch.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Fitch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fitch can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Fitch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitch trying to control the position but instead, Taikina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitch into the ropes.
Fitch cracks Taikina with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
Fitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taikina blocks a body shot from Fitch.
Taikina tries to work over Fitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taikina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitch lands a hook that snaps the head of Taikina backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taikina.
Taikina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taikina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitch is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fitch.
Taikina works over Fitch's head and body with a nice combination.
Taikina thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitch at a distance.
Fitch throws a jab when Taikina was well out of range.
Fitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taikina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taikina.
Fitch misses the shot to the body.
Taikina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taikina misses with an uppercut
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Taikina throws a hook but Fitch blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch takes a swing at Taikina's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Fitch.
A lazy left from Fitch finds it's target.
Fitch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taikina throws a jab when Fitch was well out of range.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Taikina is just out of range.
A combination from Fitch does no damage.
Taikina is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fitch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Taikina moves into range and clinches up with Fitch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitch.
Taikina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Taikina.
Fitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taikina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taikina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch throws the left hand but Taikina avoids the punch easily.
Taikina looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitch is just out of range.
Taikina lands a right hook to the body.
Taikina misses with a straight left.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taikina was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
Taikina gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitch gets tackled into the ropes by Taikina. Taikina maintains the clinch.
Fitch looking to slow down the pace here.
Taikina keeps control of Fitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taikina looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitch.
Fitch tries a body shot but Taikina blocks it.
Fitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitch misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Taikina.
Fitch trying to stall but Taikina improves his position.
Fitch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitch avoids it.
Fitch tries to work over Taikina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Fitch in his tracks for a moment.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitch is defending well for now.
Tero Taikina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitch is trying to push Taikina away but Taikina has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitch tries to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling the position.
Fitch effectively controlling the action here.
Fitch scores with a shot to the side of Taikina's head.
Fitch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitch trying to control the position but instead, Taikina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitch into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Fitch 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Taikina.
Taikina lands a nice uppercut.
Taikina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitch avoids it.
Fitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitch throws a head punch that misses.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taikina has picked Fitch up - he's going for a ride! Taikina dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taikina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taikina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taikina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tero Taikina.
I think Fitch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch wins by unanimous decision!
Jon Fitch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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