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HERO 51: Larsson vs Vihtala PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaarko Hahlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zyuzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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9 - 10 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaarko Hahlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Zyuzin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Hahlund.
Zyuzin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hahlund.
Zyuzin fails to land the takedown.
Zyuzin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hahlund's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zyuzin trying to mount his opponent but Hahlund defends it.
Zyuzin prevents Hahlund from standing back up.
Zyuzin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hahlund is concentrating on defense, preventing Zyuzin from advancing position.
Zyuzin stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hahlund tries to kick Zyuzin off but Zyuzin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hahlund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zyuzin, pushing him back against the cage.
Zyuzin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hahlund prevents it.
Zyuzin is trying to force a seperation but Hahlund has the dominant position.
Hahlund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zyuzin blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hahlund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zyuzin's brow.
Zyuzin blocks the elbow strike.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zyuzin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zyuzin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hahlund can't fight it off and eventually Zyuzin manages to take the fight to the floor. Hahlund looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hahlund is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zyuzin is controlling him.
Zyuzin postures up and lands a big shot to Hahlund's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zyuzin throwing strikes from guard but Hahlund blocks nicely.
Hahlund wants to stand but Zyuzin is controlling the position.
Zyuzin stands up over Hahlund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hahlund is looking to stand up but Zyuzin isn't so interested in that idea.
Zyuzin wants to control from the top but Hahlund keeps moving.
Zyuzin postures up and lands a big shot to Hahlund's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyuzin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zyuzin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zyuzin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zyuzin is working Hahlund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zyuzin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hahlund wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Zyuzin manages to pass to side control.
Zyuzin drops an elbow to the side of Hahlund's head.
Zyuzin trying to control from half guard but Hahlund is working away.
Zyuzin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hahlund defending well though.
Hahlund is trying to get back to full guard.
Zyuzin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hahlund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund is looking to escape.
Hahlund avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zyuzin.
Hahlund has hold of Zyuzin's hands but Zyuzin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zyuzin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hahlund kicks off Zyuzin and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hahlund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zyuzin scores with a takedown into Hahlund's guard.
Hahlund wants to stand but Zyuzin is controlling the position.
Hahlund has momentary wrist control but Zyuzin slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zyuzin stops Hahlund from standing up.
Hahlund being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Zyuzin slips nicely into half guard.
Hahlund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hahlund tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyuzin trying to control the action but Hahlund is working from the bottom.
Hahlund looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Zyuzin.
Hahlund has hold of Zyuzin's hands but Zyuzin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hahlund is not content to let Zyuzin control the position.
Zyuzin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zyuzin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hahlund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hahlund is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zyuzin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hahlund looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zyuzin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Zyuzin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hahlund is looking to clinch but Zyuzin is avoiding it.
Hahlund throws a sloppy head kick and Zyuzin moves out of range easily.
Hahlund shoots in but no luck this time.
Zyuzin fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Hahlund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hahlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Zyuzin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hahlund. Hahlund gets slowly back to his feet.
Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zyuzin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zyuzin lands with a punch from half guard.
Hahlund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zyuzin on the ground.
Hahlund wants to get back to his feet.
Zyuzin thows a huge punch but Hahlund dodges it nicely.
Hahlund tries to kick Zyuzin off but Zyuzin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zyuzin passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hahlund takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zyuzin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zyuzin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hahlund is looking to escape.
Hahlund working to try and regain half guard.
Zyuzin cracks Hahlund with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hahlund wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zyuzin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zyuzin unloading with bombs!
Zyuzin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hahlund's face.
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!
Hahlund tries to lock up and control but Zyuzin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zyuzin controlling the position easily from mount.
Zyuzin looking to finish Hahlund with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hahlund!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahlund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hahlund is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zyuzin lands a big elbow.
Zyuzin looking to control but Hahlund is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zyuzin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hahlund is squirming around, avoiding Zyuzin's attempts to control the action.
Hahlund takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zyuzin landing shots from mount.
Hahlund is rocked!
Zyuzin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hahlund! More shots from Zyuzin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Zyuzin!
Konstantin Zyuzin very nearly forgot to thank Key Clothing LLC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Hazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snook Jersey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazuki's entrance music is Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. A fine choice. Jersey has chosen Fist pumpin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Hazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snook Jersey!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Hazuki has knocked Jersey down with a huge combo! Hazuki steps away and waves a wobbly Jersey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Snook Jersey has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazuki throws the left hand but Jersey avoids the punch easily.
Jersey ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Hazuki misses with a body shot.
Jersey shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jersey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hazuki misses with a straight right.
Jersey slips under a jab from Hazuki.
Jersey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jersey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hazuki wants to control but Jersey postures up.
Hazuki parries the strikes from Jersey easily there. Jersey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hazuki to escape.
Hazuki gets back to half guard.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jersey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jersey throwing shots but Hazuki is blocking nicely.
Jersey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Hazuki is looking to improve his position.
Jersey working over Hazuki with some ground and pound. Hazuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hazuki is trying to stand up here but Jersey is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jersey.
Jersey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jersey drops an elbow to the side of Hazuki's head.
Jersey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jersey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jersey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hazuki defending well though.
Jersey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jersey winds up and cracks Hazuki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jersey with the ground and pound but Hazuki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hazuki is breathing heavily.
Hazuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jersey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jersey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jersey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hazuki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jersey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jersey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jersey throws a big elbow that misses.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
Jersey stands up over Hazuki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jersey postures up in Hazuki's guard and throws a big left but Hazuki blocks it.
Hazuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jersey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jersey is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazuki has wrist control.
Jersey throws a big elbow that misses.
Jersey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jersey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Hazuki has momentary wrist control but Jersey slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jersey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jersey is looking to work some ground and pound but Hazuki has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snook Jersey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snook Jersey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jersey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jersey throws an overhand right that lands on Hazuki's shoulder, as Hazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Jersey drives through and clinches with Hazuki against the cage.
Jersey is trying to break the clinch but Hazuki is controlling him.
Jersey wants to break free but Hazuki has control.
Jersey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hazuki has him pressed against the cage.
Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jersey misses with a double jab.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Jersey moves out of range easily.
Hazuki stuns Jersey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jersey misses with a straight right.
Jersey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jersey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jersey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Snook Jersey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jersey moves away from the strike by Hazuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Jersey moves out of range easily.
Hazuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jersey manages to avoid it.
Jersey throws a right hand that Hazuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazuki also avoids with ease.
Ryo Hazuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jersey takes one to the side of the head.
Jersey swinging wildly here.
Jersey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jersey working Hazuki over with strikes.
Jersey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jersey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hazuki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jersey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jersey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jersey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jersey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jersey thows a huge punch but Hazuki dodges it nicely.
Jersey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jersey misses with a head shot. Hazuki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jersey throws a strike but Hazuki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jersey pushes Hazuki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jersey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jersey misses with a hook.
Jersey throws a series of punches but Hazuki moves out of range.
Jersey looks to land a combination but Hazuki avoids it well.
Hazuki staying out of range there.
Jersey moves out of range as Hazuki strikes.
Hazuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hazuki scores with a nice head shot.
Jersey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey throws a shot from downtown. Hazuki moves away and avoids it.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Jersey misses with a takedown
and Hazuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jersey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jersey fails to land with a series of punches.
Jersey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jersey blocks a head kick by Hazuki.
Jersey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hazuki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jersey distracts Hazuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jersey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jersey throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snook Jersey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Snook Jersey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hazuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hazuki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jersey.
Jersey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snook Jersey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazuki avoids the body shot from Jersey.
Jersey has a takedown stuffed.
Jersey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jersey throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Jersey shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jersey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Jersey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jersey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazuki misses the shot to the body.
Jersey looks to land a left hand but Hazuki moved out of range nicely.
Jersey shoots in and drives through. Hazuki sprawls well.
Ryo Hazuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snook Jersey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazuki slips a straight right by Jersey.
A lazy left from Hazuki finds it's target.
Hazuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jersey at a distance.
Jersey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jersey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jersey tries to clinch up.
Jersey tries to bum rush Hazuki with a series of wild strikes but Hazuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hazuki misses with a head kick.
Hazuki throws a hook but Jersey avoids it easily.
Hazuki walks into a stiff left hand from Jersey.
Jersey misses with the combination.
Hazuki connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jersey.
Hazuki looks to land a left hand but Jersey moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jersey.
Jersey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hazuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Jersey throws a shot from downtown. Hazuki moves away and avoids it.
Jersey shoots in for a takedown but Hazuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Hazuki.
Good standup being displayed there by Hazuki as he connects with a hook.
Jersey misses with a hook. Hazuki ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hazuki.
A head kick misses from Hazuki.
Hazuki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hazuki dodges the punch combination from Jersey.
Hazuki throws a body punch but Jersey moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hazuki.
Hazuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jersey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Hazuki tests Jersey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jersey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Hazuki clobbers Jersey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jersey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jersey takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jersey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hazuki tries to avoid it but Jersey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hazuki to the ground. Hazuki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hazuki dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Hazuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jersey is just out of range.
Jersey slips under a jab.
No joy there for Jersey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jersey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazuki.
Jersey shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hazuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hazuki blocks a jab.
Jersey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazuki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryo Hazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hazuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jersey.
Snook Jersey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hazuki misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Hazuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jersey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snook Jersey!
Post fight, Snook Jersey took to the microphone: 'I'm going to jersey shore bitch !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianluca Gattusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gattusi's choice of entrance music: Fratelli d'Italia. Grover Dowiyogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianluca Gattusi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattusi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dowiyogo pinned against the cage. Dowiyogo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gattusi rushes Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattusi is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to work over Gattusi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gattusi.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattusi is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo gets underhooks to prevent Gattusi's takedown attempt.
Grover Dowiyogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gianluca Gattusi.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattusi avoids the damage to the body.
Gattusi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dowiyogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Gattusi looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattusi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattusi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattusi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gattusi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gattusi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Gattusi takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Gattusi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattusi gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the cage.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattusi is defending well for now.
A short right from Dowiyogo on the inside.
It looks like Gianluca Gattusi has been cut.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gattusi won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattusi avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattusi.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattusi.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Gattusi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Gattusi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gattusi as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Gattusi throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gattusi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dowiyogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gattusi won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattusi is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo working Gattusi over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gattusi is defending well for now.
Gattusi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattusi avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gattusi.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Gattusi avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gattusi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattusi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gattusi is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dowiyogo! Gattusi is out on his feet! Dowiyogo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gattusi is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gattusi is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. Porter has chosen Audio Push - Where Did We Go Wrong as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Porter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Porter.
Porter moves away from the strike by Bryan.
Porter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Porter. No joy for Bryan on that attempt.
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Porter misses with a body shot.
Porter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryan's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Porter.
Bryan tries to land a body kick
and Porter counters with a nice uppercut.
Porter works Bryan's body with a nice hook.
Porter's corner calls for a 1-2. Porter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Porter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniel Bryan's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Porter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bryan staying out of range there.
Bryan ducks right into an uppercut from Porter.
Porter lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter moves into range and clinches up with Bryan.
Bryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryan somewhat.
Porter has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porter's elbow.
Porter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Bryan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryan or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Porter jabs Bryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and Porter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Porter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Porter jabs Bryan right on the nose. Bryan blinks but takes it well.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryan ducks right into an uppercut from Porter.
Tim Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Porter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Porter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tim Porter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryan misses with a straight left.
Porter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Porter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Porter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jeez, Daniel Bryan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Bryan counters with a nice body kick.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Porter thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Porter tenderised Bryan's leg. Bryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Porter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryan's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Bryan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Porter!
Tim Porter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monster Truck,- Righteous Smoke. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Decimus!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa shoots and misses
and Decimus counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus moved away.
Decimus has managed to clinch.
Decimus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Decimus is trying to drag Barbosa to the mat but Barbosa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Decimus - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Decimus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Decimus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Decimus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Decimus throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Decimus blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Decimus's front leg but catches the back leg as Decimus tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Decimus misses.
Decimus misses with a hook.
Decimus lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
Barbosa tries to work over Decimus's front leg with a kick but Decimus checks it.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa scores with a head kick. Decimus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Decimus tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Decimus scores with a jab.
Decimus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decimus avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Decimus moves out of range easily.
Decimus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa tries to work over Decimus's front leg with a kick but Decimus checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Decimus circles away.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Decimus - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Decimus. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decimus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decimus connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Decimus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Decimus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Decimus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Decimus scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Decimus tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Decimus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decimus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decimus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
enabling Decimus to counter with a crisp jab.
Decimus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus moved away.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Decimus checks the leg kick.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Decimus jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decimus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Decimus.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a body kick that stops Barbosa in his tracks momentarily.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Decimus's legs.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Decimus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Decimus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Decimus counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Decimus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Decimus moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Decimus tries to buck Barbosa off but Barbosa is having none of it.
Decimus tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Barbosa throwing sloppy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Decimus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the head.
Barbosa lands punches and elbows.
Maximus Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa punches Decimus on the ear.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa punishes Decimus with strikes from the back mount.
Barbosa not allowing Decimus to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control.
Barbosa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa is punishing Decimus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barbosa throwing damaging strikes from the back! Decimus could be in trouble here!
Decimus covers up after that shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa missing with punches from the back.
Barbosa lands a shot to the head.
What can Decimus do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus is taking damage to the body and head.
Barbosa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Decimus is looking for a way out.
Barbosa throws strikes from the back but Decimus rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Decimus.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Decimus has his hands on Barbosa's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Decimus is working from the bottom.
Decimus is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Decimus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Decimus keeps moving.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decimus throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Decimus both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Decimus connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa rushes Decimus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa looking to throw knees to the head but Decimus is blocking nicely.
Decimus managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa looking to throw knees to the head but Decimus is blocking nicely.
Decimus misses with the head strike.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Decimus avoiding damage as Barbosa throws knees to the body.
Decimus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Maximus Decimus has been cut.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Decimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Decimus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decimus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Decimus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Decimus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Decimus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decimus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Decimus's leg but Decimus calmly moves out of range.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Decimus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decimus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Decimus checks it well.
Decimus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decimus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Decimus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Decimus throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Decimus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decimus takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Decimus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decimus throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimus misses the target.
Decimus tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Decimus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Decimus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decimus blocks a leg kick.
Jab from Decimus.
Barbosa is rocked!
Decimus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Decimus avoids it.
Barbosa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decimus swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Decimus checks it.
Decimus is looking to score with low kicks.
Decimus misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbosa missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Decimus scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Decimus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vattalles.
Pacquiao looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vattalles throws a shot to the body.
Vattalles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vattalles can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vattalles.
Vattalles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Vattalles stuns Pacquiao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles leaves Pacquiao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vattalles connects with a body shot.
Vattalles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pacquiao is rocked!
Meenny Vattalles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vattalles. That one must have hurt.
Oh Pacquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vattalles fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Pacquiao out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Meenny Vattalles!
Meenny Vattalles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaraivo slips under a jab.
Takaraivo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peltola swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takaraivo counters with a thumping low kick.
Takaraivo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peltola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaraivo throws a leg kick which misses Peltola's front leg but catches the back leg as Peltola tries to avoid it.
Peltola misses with a left hand
and Takaraivo counters with a huge head kick that drops Peltola! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langerholc comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Reincarnation. Rokka has chosen Antero's Walkout as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antero Rokka enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davor Langerholc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rokka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Langerholc blocks the low kick.
Langerholc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Langerholc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokka.
Langerholc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rokka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rokka digs a good hook to Langerholc's body.
Rokka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka thows a body shot but no joy.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Langerholc.
Rokka throws out a leg kick but Langerholc moves out of range and Rokka only half commits.
Rokka lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka moves in looking to clinch but Langerholc pushes him off.
Antero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokka takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka stops a takedown attempt from Langerholc.
Rokka gets underhooks to prevent Langerholc's takedown attempt.
Langerholc stalling.
Langerholc is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davor Langerholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langerholc prevents a body shot from Rokka.
Rokka has a couple of punches blocked by Langerholc.
Rokka has a couple of punches blocked by Langerholc.
Rokka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Langerholc looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc blocks a body shot from Rokka.
Rokka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Langerholc up against the cage.
Langerholc can't get the takedown.
Rokka can't find room to land a body shot as Langerholc controls the action.
Rokka breaks from the clinch.
Rokka with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Rokka misses with a low kick.
Rokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Langerholc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rokka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Langerholc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka 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.
Langerholc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Rokka clinches up with Langerholc and pushes him back against the cage.
Rokka keeps control of Langerholc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Rokka.
Langerholc is working for takedown but Rokka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rokka can't find room to land a body shot as Langerholc controls the action.
A hook to the body from Rokka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rokka.
Rokka misses with the head strike.
Rokka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Langerholc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rokka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Langerholc goes for a takedown attempt but Rokka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davor Langerholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rokka is looking to chop away at Langerholc's legs.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a front kick aimed at Langerholc's knee but Langerholc avoids it well.
Rokka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Langerholc.
Langerholc moves out of range as Rokka strikes.
Rokka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Langerholc's calf.
Langerholc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Langerholc scrambles back to his feet.
Rokka misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rokka.
Rokka clinches.
Langerholc is trying to drag Rokka to the mat but Rokka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Rokka.
A frustrated look appears on Rokka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rokka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rokka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rokka being controlled against the cage.
Rokka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Langerholc is looking to break free of the clinch but Rokka has double underhooks.
Langerholc has Rokka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rokka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Langerholc has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rokka after a bit of a struggle.
Rokka struggles to land a body shot inside as Langerholc controls his hands.
Rokka struggles to land a body shot inside as Langerholc controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
An inside leg kick from Rokka misses.
Langerholc swats away the attempt to clinch by Rokka.
Rokka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langerholc swats away the attempt to clinch by Rokka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Rokka is predictable there
and Langerholc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rokka's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka pulls Langerholc in close to prevent any damage.
Langerholc tries to free his leg and advance position but Rokka is retaining full guard.
Langerholc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rokka is controlling Langerholc's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antero Rokka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rokka throws a head kick but Langerholc moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokka misses with an uppercut. Langerholc saw that one coming.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Langerholc sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Rokka misses.
Rokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langerholc checks a low kick from Rokka.
Davor Langerholc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a head kick but Langerholc moves out of range.
Antero Rokka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rokka with a nice cross.
Rokka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langerholc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rokka throws a head kick but Langerholc moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka is looking to score with low kicks.
A shot to the body from Rokka misses
and Langerholc counters with a shoot takedown. Rokka fights it but they end up in guard.
Langerholc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Langerholc lands a couple of elbows.
Langerholc being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langerholc throwing strikes from guard but Rokka blocks nicely.
Langerholc stopping the sweep attempt from Rokka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antero Rokka.
I've got Rokka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Rokka!
A relieved looking Antero Rokka 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class MT
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Funkyama misses.
Kowalski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Funkyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalski. That did some damage!
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kowalski.
Funkyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Kowalski saw that one coming.
Funkyama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kowalski on the side of the head.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Funkyama is avoiding it.
Kowalski takes one to the side of the head.
Kowalski slips a jab and a cross from Funkyama.
Funkyama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Funkyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski ducks right into an uppercut from Funkyama.
Some wild striking there from Funkyama.
Kowalski tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Kowalski slips under a jab from Funkyama.
Nice shot by Funkyama.
Kowalski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Funkyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Funkyama wants to clinch.
Funkyama connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Funkyama lands with a right to the head.
Kowalski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Funkyama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Funkyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Funkyama digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Funkyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Kowalski blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Funkyama is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kid Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Kowalski.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Funkyama.
Funkyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
Funkyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalski controls the action.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski scores with a shoulder strike.
Funkyama working aggressively here.
Funkyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Funkyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Funkyama 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.
Funkyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Funkyama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Funkyama.
Kowalski is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkyama finish him?
Kowalski tries to clinch up.
Funkyama lands with a straight right. Kowalski didn't see that one coming.
Kowalski doesn't manage to clinch there - Funkyama circles away.
and Funkyama counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kowalski! He's just covering up as Funkyama starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Funkyama!
Kid Funkyama 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
280 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vihtala's head.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vihtala clinches up with Larsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Vihtala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vihtala.
It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Vihtala tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihtala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vihtala throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Vihtala wants to slow Larsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Larsson tries to clinch but Vihtala moves out of range.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Vihtala closes the distance and pushes Larsson back into the cage.
Vihtala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Larsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Larsson gets through Vihtala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vihtala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Vihtala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larsson up against the cage.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Vihtala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vihtala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala gets underhooks to prevent Larsson's takedown attempt.
Vihtala blocking some punches.
Vihtala lands a right hand.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Vihtala controls the action.
A short left from Larsson.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihtala is keeping busy.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Vihtala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Vihtala - that landed with a thud.
Vihtala working aggressively here.
Larsson is trying to stall.
A short right from Larsson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson jumps guard.
Vihtala slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson 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.
Vihtala trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vihtala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsson is keeping the position for now.
Larsson has his foot on Vihtala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vihtala works his way back into a safe position though.
Vihtala tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsson is retaining full guard.
Vihtala advances position into side control!
Larsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vihtala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Larsson slips a nice elbow through Vihtala's hands, connecting with Vihtala's forehead.
Vihtala looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihtala is refusing to be controlled, as Larsson sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihtala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Larsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vihtala trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vihtala thows a body kick. Larsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vihtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Vihtala looks for the body kick but Larsson saw that one coming.
Vihtala throws a combination. Larsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vihtala throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Vihtala connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vihtala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vihtala wants to stand up but Larsson is controlling him.
Vihtala is trying to keep Larsson in close.
Larsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vihtala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vihtala is trying to control the position but Larsson postures up.
Vihtala looking for a guillotine here but Larsson defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Larsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Vihtala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vihtala might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Larsson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vihtala trying to keep a closed guard but Larsson is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aleksi Vihtala hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vihtala throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aleksi Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihtala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
Vihtala is looking to land body kicks.
Larsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vihtala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson throws a hook but Vihtala avoids it easily.
Larsson throws the left hand but Vihtala avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Vihtala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsson's head.
Tobias Larsson's cut is getting worse.
Vihtala throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Vihtala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That kick from Vihtala tenderised Larsson's leg. Larsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihtala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Vihtala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vihtala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vihtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson shoots in and gets a takedown into Vihtala's guard.
Larsson throwing strikes but missing.
Vihtala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Larsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Larsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vihtala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson distracts Vihtala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larsson works over Vihtala with some ground and pound from guard.
Vihtala keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson stands and throws Vihtala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Larsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Larsson controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson working away.
Larsson trying to control the action but Vihtala is working from the bottom.
Vihtala is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vihtala is not content to let Larsson control the position.
Larsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vihtala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Larsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala tries to bench press Larsson off him but Larsson keeps the position.
Larsson wants to control but Vihtala is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Larsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vihtala parries the strikes from Larsson easily there. Larsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vihtala to escape.
Tobias Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vihtala is looking for a sweep.
Larsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vihtala tries to bench press Larsson off him but Larsson keeps the position.
Vihtala can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson working the head with strikes.
Vihtala takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Larsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Larsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Larsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Larsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Larsson working the ground and pound.
Vihtala is rocked!
Larsson controlling the position.
Vihtala is still in real trouble! Can Larsson finish him?
Larsson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vihtala is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Larsson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Larsson!
Tobias Larsson retains his heavyweight title!
Tobias Larsson gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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