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HERO Fight Night 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cardosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardosa comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise - Bro Hymn. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Cardosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardosa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cardosa throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Cardosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cardosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Cardosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Cardosa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morgan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cardosa has passed into half guard!
Cardosa trying to mount his opponent but Morgan defends it.
Cardosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardosa.
Cardosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa is stalling here. Morgan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cardosa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morgan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardosa some visible discomfort.
Cardosa wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Cardosa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cardosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cardosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Cardosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
Cardosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardosa keeps working.
Cardosa parries the strikes from Morgan easily there. Morgan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cardosa to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cardosa!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Morgan.
Morgan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cardosa is rocked!
Cardosa is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Cardosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cardosa tries to lock up and control but Morgan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morgan unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cardosa wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Morgan celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Morgan!
A relieved looking Virgil Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Lee (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lewis Lee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a body kick.
Asai looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Asai slips a jab from Lee.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asai scores with a body shot.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Lee takes a swing at Asai's ribcage but misses.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Asai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asai presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asai takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Asai is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Asai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to pull guard but Asai won't allow it.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai has Lee pressed against the cage.
Asai working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asai prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Asai scores with a hook to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asai is defending well for now.
Asai pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Asai controls the action.
Lee is working Asai over against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Asai blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Asai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee pushes Asai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asai stalling against the cage.
Asai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A short right from Asai.
Asai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Asai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Asai dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Nice body punch from Asai.
Asai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Asai avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Asai.
Asai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asai misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asai is defending well for now.
Asai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee pushes Asai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Asai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai.
Asai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Asai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice cross by Asai.
It looks like Lewis Lee has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Daigo Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Asai defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asai with a hook.
Asai clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Asai.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asai scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Asai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Asai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands with a nice body punch.
Lee takes a swing at Asai's ribcage but misses.
Lee swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Asai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Asai.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Asai defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai thows a body shot but no joy.
Asai has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee lands an elbow just above Asai 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Lewis Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Asai blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai misses with a knee to the head.
Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Asai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Asai wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Asai.
Asai wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
A big right from Lee misses.
Daigo Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai misses with a leg kick.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That kick from Asai tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daigo Asai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lewis Lee's cut.
That's time! Asai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Asai.
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
Asai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asai blocks a head kick by Lee.
Asai gets a clinch.
Asai tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Asai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asai breaks from the clinch.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Asai's belly button to the back.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Asai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asai, as that shot connected.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asai throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asai has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Asai is trying to break free.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets through Asai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asai!
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai 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.
Asai connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Asai.
A jab lands there for Asai.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Asai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Asai counters with a head kick.
Lee is rocked!
Lee misses with a left hand
letting Asai counter with a right hand.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai with a jab.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee keeps control of Asai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asai misses with some punches.
Asai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Asai blocks it.
Lee wants a takedown.
Asai breaks the clinch.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Asai counters with a body kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daigo Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Asai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, POWDERED... TOAST... MAAAAAAAAANN!!!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toast Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A jab from Man misses.
Suggs looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Suggs scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man looks to throw the jab but Suggs is out of range.
Suggs checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Toast Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Suggs throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man misses with a hook
and Suggs counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Suggs blocks a low kick nicely.
Suggs ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Suggs.
Suggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Suggs tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man cracks a nice hook into Suggs's ribs.
Suggs missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Suggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Suggs misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Suggs throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Suggs scores with a nice strike.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suggs moves away.
A clash of legs there as Suggs blocks the low kick.
Man misses with a hook.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suggs.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Suggs checks it.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.
Man feints and then cracks Suggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suggs down.
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!
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suggs's calf.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.
Suggs looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Man throws a jab when Suggs was well out of range.
Suggs slips a jab from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Suggs is just out of range.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs checks the leg kick.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Suggs moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Suggs.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Suggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Man misses.
Suggs tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toast Man 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.
Man misses with a body shot
and Suggs counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Suggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Man lands a jab to Suggs's midsection.
A combination from Suggs does no damage.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suggs.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Suggs's shoulder, as Suggs tries to avoid the shot.
Suggs misses with a looping left.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Suggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man jabs Suggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suggs misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suggs lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Nice defenses there by Suggs.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Suggs 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.
Man lands a nice hook to Suggs's body. Suggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Suggs seems unphased.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs checks the leg kick.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man throws out a loose jab but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suggs walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Suggs misses.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Suggs counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suggs is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Suggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Suggs tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suggs blocks a jab.
Man misses with a body punch
and Suggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man cracks the inside of Suggs's front leg.
Suggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suggs throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suggs.
Suggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man misses with a hook. Suggs ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Suggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man throws a jab when Suggs was well out of range.
Suggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suggs throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suggs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toast Man dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man clobbers Suggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man clobbers Suggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suggs counters with a two punch combo.
Toast Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Suggs scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man is looking to slow Suggs down with leg kicks.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suggs.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Suggs off the cage and back into range.
Suggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man connects with a right hand. Suggs shakes it off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Suggs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Suggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Suggs ducks down to avoid it.
Suggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Suggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man cracks Suggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Suggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suggs blocks a jab.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suggs momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suggs doesn't seem phased though.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man thuds a left hand into Suggs's body.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Suggs.
Suggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suggs manages to avoid it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs slips a straight right by Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Suggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Suggs.
Man cracks Suggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrell Suggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toast Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toast Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Lau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Iverson's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Lau!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson tries to keep at a distance but Lau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iverson.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iverson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dave Iverson has been cut.
Lau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iverson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau lands a nice elbow.
Lau throws an elbow but it misses.
Lau wants to stall.
Iverson jumps guard and drags Lau to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Iverson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Iverson rushes Lau and presses him up against the cage.
Lau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Iverson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson manages to break the clinch.
Iverson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lau looks to score with a jab to the body but Iverson is just out of range.
Iverson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iverson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lau eats them both and turns towards Iverson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Iverson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lau.
Lau lands a big head kick that sends Iverson tumbling to the mat! Lau takes a step backwards and waves Iverson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson fails with the takedown.
Lau rushes Iverson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iverson tries to pull guard but Lau holds him up against the cage and eventually Iverson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iverson is pushing Lau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Iverson has had enough of the clinch but Lau keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands an elbow inside that Iverson shrugs off.
Dave Iverson's cut is getting worse.
Lau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iverson's efforts to push away.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Iverson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Iverson avoiding damage as Lau throws knees to the body.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lau misses with an elbow strike.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iverson.
Iverson managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lau.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Iverson.
Lau lands a knee to the head.
Lau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iverson's defenses.
Iverson is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Iverson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lau prevents Iverson from breaking the clinch.
Iverson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Iverson tries to circle away but Lau has him pinned against the cage.
Iverson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iverson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lau is pressed up against the cage. Iverson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lau down to the mat. Lau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnny Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lau misses with a low kick.
Lau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iverson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Iverson is breathing heavily.
Lau tries to buck Iverson off but Iverson is having none of it.
Lau has one of Iverson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Lau prevents Iverson from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iverson working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Iverson's cut.
That's time! Iverson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lau lands a leg kick that knocks Iverson off balance momentarily.
Lau clinches.
Iverson blocks an elbow strike.
Lau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Iverson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau gets caught flat footed, as Iverson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Iverson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Iverson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lau, up you get!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iverson checks a leg kick.
Iverson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Lau.
Dave Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau forces Iverson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnny Lau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iverson's face.
Lau trying to land knees to the body.
Iverson trying to control the position but instead, Lau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iverson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Iverson blocks with his arms.
Lau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iverson.
Lau has Iverson pressed against the cage, preventing Iverson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Iverson tries to break the clinch but Lau is controlling the position.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iverson avoids it.
A body shot lands from Iverson.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Iverson improves position.
Nice elbow from Lau.
Lau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Iverson blocks it.
Lau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Iverson tries a body shot but Lau blocks it.
Lau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Iverson blocks it.
Lau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Iverson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iverson blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson is trying to force a seperation but Lau has the dominant position.
Lau lands a knee to the head.
Dave Iverson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau trying to land knees to the body.
Iverson is trying to break the clinch but Lau has him pressed against the cage.
Lau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iverson's efforts to push away.
Lau stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lau.
Lau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Iverson is trying to force a seperation but Lau has the dominant position.
Iverson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lau prevents it.
Lau with a knee to the head.
Lau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Iverson gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Iverson throws an elbow but misses.
Iverson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Dave Iverson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iverson is defending well for now.
Lau lands a good knee to the midsection. Iverson won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lau gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lau won't allow it.
Lau lands an elbow just above Iverson 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Iverson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Lau!
Johnny Lau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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22
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Naga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Naga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Naga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naga is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva thumps Naga with a low kick.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Silva.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Naga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Naga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Naga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Naga gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dougie Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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23
140 lbs
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146 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Nero!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero throws a push kick but Mustonen slaps the foot to one side.
Mustonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nero counters with a stiff right hand.
Mustonen stuns Nero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustonen lands a right hook to the body.
Mustonen misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Mustonen.
Nero scores with a jab to the head.
Mustonen lands the left hand.
Mustonen misses with an uppercut. Nero saw that one coming.
A big left from Nero misses.
Mustonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nero but Nero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nero misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nero is defended easily by Mustonen.
Nero 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.
Mustonen lands a really nice looking cross but Nero seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mustonen as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero 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.
Mustonen checks a low kick from Nero.
A shot to the liver by Mustonen. Beautiful body shot.
Nero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mustonen throws out the jab.
Mustonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mustonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nero on his heels. He'll look to pass Nero's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Mustonen from controlling successfully.
Nero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustonen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Nero is retaining full guard.
Mustonen is pushing down on Nero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nero is fighting to maintain full guard but Mustonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mustonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mustonen works his way into full mount!
Mustonen looking to secure an arm triangle but Nero defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero is trying desperately to improve position.
Mustonen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nero to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nero shrugs it off.
Mustonen has control of Nero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nero regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nero tries to reverse the position but Mustonen maintains control.
Nero slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mustonen wants to take a breather but Nero is having none of it.
Nero is trying to get back to full guard.
Mustonen is thwarting Nero's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mustonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mustonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mustonen is looking to advance position but Nero won't allow it.
Mustonen seems to be working for a kimura but Nero defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nero is not content to let Mustonen control the position.
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.
Joonas Mustonen dominated that round.
That's time! Mustonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nero wants it to stay on the feet.
Nero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mustonen throws out a loose jab but Nero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nero.
Nero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustonen is fending him off so far but Nero persists. Nope, Mustonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Mustonen.
Nero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustonen's waist but Mustonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nero off to one side.
Joonas Mustonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Nero.
Mustonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen cracks Nero with an open hand slap.
Nero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mustonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mustonen tries to bum rush Nero with a series of wild strikes but Nero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nero ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
A jab from Nero misses.
The crowd cheers as Mustonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nero doesn't seem phased though.
Nero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero throws a leg kick but Mustonen moved away.
A jab from Mustonen finds it's way through Nero's defenses.
Joonas Mustonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nero shoots for a takedown but Mustonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Mustonen.
Mustonen throws an overhand right that lands on Nero's shoulder, as Nero tries to avoid the shot.
Mustonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nero was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustonen.
No luck for Nero with that takedown attempt.
Nero gets a double leg takedown into Mustonen's guard.
Mustonen has Nero pulled in close to control his posture.
Nero stopping the sweep attempt from Mustonen.
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Nero from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mustonen's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mustonen 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.
Mustonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Nero from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lenny Nero.
Mustonen fails to land the takedown.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nero manages to avoid it.
Mustonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nero.
Nero works over Mustonen's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen looks to land a right hand but Nero moved out of range.
Nero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nero needs to keep his hands up - Mustonen had a free shot at his head there.
Nero misses with a double jab.
Mustonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Nero with that takedown attempt.
Nero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mustonen misses with an uppercut. Nero saw that one coming.
Mustonen with a hook.
Mustonen tries to work over Nero's front leg with a kick but Nero checks it.
Horrible takedown by Mustonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nero which made him look bad.
Nero jabs Mustonen right on the nose. Mustonen blinks but takes it well.
Mustonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Nero sprawls well. He's pushed Mustonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nero throws an overhand right that lands on Mustonen's shoulder, as Mustonen tries to avoid the shot.
Lenny Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero connects with a looping right hand.
Nero misses with a takedown attempt - Mustonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mustonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nero throws a series of punches but Mustonen avoids them all with ease.
Mustonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mustonen backs up against the cage.
Mustonen misses with a hook.
Nero misses with a takedown attempt - Mustonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nero misses with a lunging right hand
and Nero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nero has time to react.
Mustonen throws a looping overhand right but Nero ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Nero. Beautiful body shot.
Mustonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nero is trying to defend but Mustonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joonas Mustonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mustonen misses with a straight left.
Nero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustonen takes a swing at Nero's ribcage but misses.
Nero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mustonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Nero crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero tries to stand but Mustonen is controlling his head.
Nero is working Mustonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mustonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen manages to get back to half guard.
Mustonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mustonen is looking to control Nero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mustonen avoid being mounted?
Mustonen wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nero in particular looking to stall.
Mustonen wants to improve his position but Nero is controlling well.
Mustonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nero pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mustonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nero pulls his head out easily.
Mustonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nero stopping the sweep attempt from Mustonen.
Nero postures up and lands a big shot to Mustonen's brow.
Mustonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen trying to control the position.
Mustonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nero defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Nero from controlling successfully.
Nero wants to pass the guard but Mustonen is keeping the position.
Nero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mustonen has his foot on Nero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nero works his way back into a safe position though.
Mustonen wants to sweep here but Nero controlling him for the moment.
Mustonen is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero trying to control but Mustonen is working from the bottom.
Nero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustonen is keeping the position for now.
Nero trying to control but Mustonen is working from the bottom.
Lenny Nero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lenny Nero.
Nero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustonen's waist but Mustonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nero off to one side.
Nero is looking to chop away at Mustonen's legs.
Nero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mustonen throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero connects with the punch.
Mustonen lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nero looks to land a right hand but Mustonen moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lenny Nero.
Well Mustonen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joonas Mustonen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joonas Mustonen thanked FinnSubs 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 Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nacon's choice of entrance music: Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nacon closes the distance and clinches up with Jobber, looking for a takedown. Nacon pushes Jobber against the cage but Jobber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nacon misses with the combination.
Jobber shoots in but Nacon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jobber.
Jobber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Jobber.
Jobber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nacon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jobber has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jobber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jobber's back!
Nacon tries to get the hooks in deep but Jobber pushed the leg off.
Nacon is hanging on to Jobber's back as he tries to escape.
Jobber trying to control but not successfully.
Nacon working for a choke but Jobber is defending well.
Jobber can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon avoiding Jobber 's attempts to control his hands.
Jobber covering up well under a series of strikes from Nacon.
Jobber is really stuck here.
Nacon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jobber fending off the submission attempt from Nacon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nacon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber can't escape the position.
Nacon is not going to allow Jobber to sit and survive in this position.
Nacon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jobber's body.
Nacon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jobber trying to control the action but Nacon just sinks the hooks in.
Nacon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jobber knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jobber for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jobber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jobber keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nacon controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ah Puch Nacon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jobber throws a looping overhand right but Nacon ducks down to avoid it.
Nacon throws a series of punches but Jobber moves out of range.
Nacon has a takedown stuffed.
Nacon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jobber was well out of range. Poor timing from Nacon.
Jobber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nacon's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jobber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jobber trying to control from half guard but Nacon is working away.
Nacon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jobber is working away from the top position though.
Jobber is trying to control the action in half guard but Nacon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jobber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nacon has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jobber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nacon trying to control here.
Jobber is looking for a kimura but Nacon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jobber to get the leverage.
Jobber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nacon keeps working.
Nacon is looking for a sweep. Jobber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon gets full guard.
Nacon trying to keep a closed guard but Jobber is proving a slippery customer.
Jobber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nacon is keeping the position for now.
Jobber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jobber pushing down on Nacon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jobber moves into full mount! Nacon won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jobber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jobber trying to control but Nacon is having none of it.
Nacon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nacon wants to control but Jobber is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jobber in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Jobber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nacon avoids the body shot from Jobber.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nacon is defended easily by Jobber.
Nacon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jobber is fending him off so far but Nacon persists. Nope, Jobber circles away and we're back to standing.
Ah Puch Nacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nacon takes a swing at Jobber's ribcage but misses.
Jobber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nacon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jobber off and has taken his back!
Jobber is keeping busy.
Funny Jobber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jobber is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jobber just trying to survive but Nacon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nacon looking to break Jobber's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jobber remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nacon will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Nacon gets his hands free as Jobber looks to control.
Nacon is looking for the choke from the back position but Jobber is controlling his hands well.
Jobber trying to control the action but Nacon just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Despite being in a bad position, Jobber is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Jobber trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nacon is looking for the choke from the back position but Jobber is controlling his hands well.
Jobber just trying to survive but Nacon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jobber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nacon.
Jobber wants to control but Nacon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nacon has control of Jobber's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jobber regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jobber tries to hold on but Nacon pushes him away.
Jobber is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon controlling from the full mount.
Jobber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jobber wants to hold on but Nacon pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nacon wants to control the pace but Jobber is squirming around nicely.
Jobber is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ah Puch Nacon.
I think Nacon 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ruudolf - Leijonakuningaslaulu. Vasara Hai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonas Putin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Hai off balance momentarily.
Putin slips a jab from Hai.
Hai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin throws a head kick but Hai moves out of range.
Putin takes one to the side of the head.
Hai misses the jab.
Putin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hai shoots in looking for a takedown but Putin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hai blocks a head kick by Putin.
Hai misses with an uppercut
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Hai does no damage.
Putin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hai misses with a right hand
and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai misses with a looping left.
Vasara Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Putin there.
Putin tries to score with a low kick but Hai moves his leg out of the way.
Hai throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Putin moves out of range as Hai strikes.
Hai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Hai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Putin was covering up waiting for the punch and Hai finishes the takedown easily into 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.
Putin looking for a sweep. Not yet Putin, not yet.
Hai stops Putin from standing up.
Hai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin is trying to keep Hai in close.
Jonas Putin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Putin misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Hai misses.
Putin slips a jab from Hai.
Hai misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with an inside leg kick.
Putin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Hai does no damage.
Hai fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Hai misses its intended target.
Hai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hai misses with a hook
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin throws a chopping leg kick but Hai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hai throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai misses with a hook
and Putin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hai misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
Putin moves out of range as Hai strikes.
Putin lands a high kick!
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hai misses with a looping left.
Hai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Hai saw it coming and moves away.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hai.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hai misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
Hai throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
A slow jab from Hai misses its intended target.
Putin blocks a jab.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Hai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin moves away from the strike by Hai.
Hai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Hai.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hai.
A punch combination from Hai misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Putin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hai throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Putin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hai.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hai misses with a looping left.
Putin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hai to score with a decent uppercut.
Hai swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Hai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Putin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Putin counters with a leg kick.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hai.
Hai throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Putin counter with a right hand.
Hai connects with a looping right hand.
Putin misses with a low kick.
A jab from Hai misses.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hai.
Hai throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin wants to land a leg kick but Hai is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Putin.
Hai looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin throws a push kick but Hai slaps the foot to one side.
Hai throws a lazy uppercut
and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hai with a nice cross.
Hai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hai.
Hai swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hai.
Hai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Putin finds it's target.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Hai there.
Putin connects with a leg kick. Hai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Putin connects with a leg kick. Hai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Putin.
Putin moves out of range as Hai strikes.
Hai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hai throws a right hand that Putin ducks under and follows up with a left that Putin also avoids with ease.
Hai lands with an overhand left.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin lands a nice hook to Hai's body. Hai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin slips a straight right by Hai.
Hai misses with a straight right.
Hai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Putin counters with an inside leg kick.
Hai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Putin lands with a nice body kick.
Putin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hai's head.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hai. That did some damage!
Putin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hai's calf.
Hai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Hai.
Hai misses with a hook
and Putin counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Hai shoots in looking for a takedown. Putin tries to sprawl out of it but Hai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Putin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Putin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hai eats them both and turns towards Putin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Hai missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hai closes the distance and clinches up with Putin, looking for a takedown. Hai pushes Putin against the cage but Putin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hai.
Putin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin scores with a kick to the body.
Putin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hai is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Putin.
Nice straight punches there by Putin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Putin.
Oh Hai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Putin.
Putin delivers a nice body kick.
Putin drops Hai with a big left hand! Hai is injured, injured bad! Putin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Putin!
After the fight, Jonas Putin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker McQuail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuail comes into the arena with Glasgow Kiss blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Parker McQuail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuail cracks a nice hook into Pak's ribs.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
Pak throws out a loose jab but McQuail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pak throws a big shot that misses.
Pak slaps away a takedown attempt from McQuail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McQuail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pak.
Pak throws a hook but McQuail blocks it.
McQuail thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pak lands a left and a right that send McQuail crashing to the mat, dazed. Pak thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McQuail is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuail. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh McQuail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McQuail tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pak wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dae Jung Pak!
Dae Jung Pak gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola comes to the cage accompanied by Kale doesn't like YOU!. Montero has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Montero!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montero misses with a straight right.
Kummola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kummola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montero as he avoids it easily.
Kummola tries for a takedown but Montero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kale Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kummola lands a leg kick that knocks Montero off balance momentarily.
Montero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kummola tries to get to full guard but Montero has control of the leg.
Montero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Montero.
Kummola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kummola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kummola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kummola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kummola is trying to keep Montero in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero is sitting in close to Kummola's body. Kummola has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Montero is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Montero is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kummola.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kale Kummola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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