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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Snooker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano leaves Snooker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snooker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soprano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Snooker drops back looking for a leg! Soprano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soprano manages to kick Snooker off! Snooker jumps back into Soprano's guard.
Soprano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snooker on the ground.
Snooker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano has Snooker pulled in close to control his posture.
Soprano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soprano tries to get out of the position.
Snooker tries to stand but Soprano is controlling from the bottom.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Snooker from controlling successfully.
Snooker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooker wants to control from the top but Soprano keeps moving.
Soprano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snooker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Snooker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snooker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soprano defends it well.
Soprano is defending against the submission attempts here by Snooker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Snooker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Soprano tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Snooker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Snooker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hranghleia Animai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Animai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum's corner calls for a 1-2. Tatum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Tatum scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatum throws a one two combo.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Animai looks to clinch
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Animai ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatum rushes Animai and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum pushes Animai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Animai blocks an uppercut.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Animai.
Tatum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai connects with a knee to the head.
Drederick Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Animai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Animai lands a knee to the body.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drederick Tatum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai crunches a lovely knee into Tatum's ribcage.
Animai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Animai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Animai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Animai.
Jeez, Drederick Tatum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Animai avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Come on Tatum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tatum tries to circle away but Animai has him pinned against the cage.
Animai lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Animai trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Animai throws an elbow but misses.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Tatum tries a body shot but Animai blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum pushes Animai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Animai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hranghleia Animai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Animai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai wants to clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum cracks Animai with a good jab.
Animai tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum scores with a nice strike.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a series of strikes. Animai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Animai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatum.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Animai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Animai tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Animai ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Animai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Animai controls the action.
Animai working Tatum over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body.
Animai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Animai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Animai.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Animai.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drederick Tatum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hranghleia Animai!
Hranghleia Animai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Pajaanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaute Tucanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaute Tucanan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Pajaanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaute Tucanan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucanan misses with a low kick.
Pajaanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tucanan circles away.
Pajaanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tucanan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tucanan wants to control but Pajaanen postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucanan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pajaanen scoring with punches and elbows.
Pajaanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Tucanan defending against the ground and pound.
Tucanan is trying to improve his position.
Tucanan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pajaanen is putting a hurting on Tucanan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pajaanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pajaanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pajaanen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tucanan some visible discomfort.
Tucanan pushes Pajaanen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pajaanen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tucanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Pajaanen crashes against the mat.
Tucanan can't do much from the bottom here.
Pajaanen cracks Tucanan with a big elbow.
Pajaanen throws a strike aimed at the side of Tucanan's head but Tucanan avoids it well.
Pajaanen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pajaanen scoring with punches and elbows.
Pajaanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pajaanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Tucanan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pajaanen.
Pajaanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tucanan keeps working.
Pajaanen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajaanen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tucanan some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucanan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pajaanen in side control, throwing shots but Tucanan defends.
Pajaanen looks up at the clock and then as Tucanan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pajaanen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pajaanen grinds an elbow into Tucanan's temple.
Pajaanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Tucanan parries the strikes from Pajaanen easily there. Pajaanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tucanan to escape.
Tucanan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tucanan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pajaanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tucanan is not content to let Pajaanen control the position.
Tucanan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tucanan is looking to reverse the position.
Tucanan wants to get back to his feet but Pajaanen drags him back down.
Tucanan wants to control but Pajaanen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajaanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pajaanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tucanan is avoiding damage well.
Pajaanen trying to control the position but Tucanan is working away.
Pajaanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pajaanen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Pajaanen crashes against the mat.
Pajaanen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pajaanen cracks Tucanan with a big right hand but Tucanan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pajaanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucanan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pajaanen working the body and head with strikes.
Tucanan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pajaanen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Pajaanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajaanen scores with punches from side control.
Pajaanen working the body and head with strikes.
Tucanan is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pajaanen lands some shots froms side control.
Tucanan is still in real trouble! Can Pajaanen finish him?
Pajaanen cracks Tucanan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pajaanen immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Tucanan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pajaanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Pajaanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gonzalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Gonzalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalos fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercer, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalos looks for a takedown but Mercer sprawls well.
Mercer throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalos blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Gonzalos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzalos is rocked!
Gonzalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalos throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Mercer forces Gonzalos back against the cage and clinches.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mercer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gonzalos takes a step back to recover.
Gonzalos shoots in for a double leg but Mercer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Gonzalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalos is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Gonzalos in his tracks momentarily.
Mercer clinches with his opponent.
Mercer connects with a knee to the head.
Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercer scores with a head kick. Gonzalos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercer throws a head kick that Gonzalos semi-blocks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercer - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercer. Gonzalos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mercer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gonzalos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A low kick from Gonzalos misses
and Mercer counters with a body kick.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalos is looking to clinch but Mercer is avoiding it.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalos's calf.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzalos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercer darts in and clinches Gonzalos up against the cage.
Gonzalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercer as he jumps to the side.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Gonzalos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercer but Mercer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mercer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzalos eats them both and turns towards Mercer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Gonzalos takes it in his stride.
Mercer lands a jab to the head.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalos's head backwards.
Gonzalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Mercer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalos, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonzalos avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzalos somewhat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Gonzalos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer throws a head kick that Gonzalos semi-blocks.
Gonzalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercer throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Brandon Gonzalos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Gonzalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer lands a head kick. Gonzalos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oh Gonzalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalos seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer tries to clinch but Gonzalos is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercer lands a head kick!
Gonzalos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer rushes Gonzalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalos tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalos misses with a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck for Gonzalos with that takedown attempt.
Mercer moves into the clinch.
Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalos shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzalos throws a head kick that misses
and Mercer counters with a big head kick but Gonzalos shrugs it off.
Gonzalos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalos avoids the head kick by Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Gonzalos keeps it at a distance.
Brandon Gonzalos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalos looks for the body kick but Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer clinches up against the cage.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalos. Beautiful body shot.
Mercer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonzalos's head.
Mercer lands with a nice body kick.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Gonzalos tries to clinch up.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalos off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Gonzalos closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalos is working for takedown but Mercer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Gonzalos is avoiding it.
Gonzalos tries to land a front kick but Mercer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gonzalos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzalos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercer as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Gonzalos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalos misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Gonzalos shoots in.
Mercer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalos, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalos blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalos tries to break the clinch but Mercer is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mercer obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a nice body punch.
Mercer scores with a head kick. Gonzalos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Gonzalos takes it in his stride.
Mercer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzalos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalos closes the distance and clinches up with Mercer, looking for a takedown. Gonzalos pushes Mercer against the cage but Mercer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mercer cracks a nice hook into Gonzalos's ribs.
Mercer scores with a head kick. Gonzalos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mercer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercer!
Gonzalos shoots in for a double leg but Mercer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Gonzalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalos tries to keep at a distance but Mercer has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalos is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalos is trying to pull guard but Mercer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gonzalos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercer throws a head kick that Gonzalos semi-blocks.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalos tries for a takedown but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Gonzalos takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos closes the distance and pushes Mercer back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mercer.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercer sprawls well initially but Gonzalos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mercer tries to roll over but Gonzalos keeps him under control.
Mercer is trying to stand back up but Gonzalos is controlling him
Gonzalos is thwarting Mercer's attempts to control the position.
Mercer tries to kick Gonzalos off but Gonzalos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gonzalos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalos uses his free foot to push down on Mercer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mercer.
Gonzalos is looking to take Mercer's back but instead Mercer gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Mercer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gonzalos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercer 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
In his post fight interview, Alex Mercer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Sillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Sillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrik Dean!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Sillman.
It looks like Kendrik Dean has been cut.
Dean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dean duly obliges.
It looks like Neil Sillman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sillman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sillman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sillman quickly recovers to half guard.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean not doing much here.
Sillman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Sillman wants to control but Dean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sillman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sillman is breathing heavily.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean moves into full mount! Sillman won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
Dean content just to control the position here.
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
Dean cracks Sillman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dean looking for a guillotine from mount but Sillman is having none of it.
Dean landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean looking to control but Sillman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dean dominating with strikes here.
Dean trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dean controlling from mount.
Dean is working for a guillotine from mount but Sillman frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Sillman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dean looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Sillman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neil Sillman's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Dean lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Dean dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dean throws a hook to the side of Sillman's head but Sillman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sillman moves out of range of the body kick from Dean.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Sillman slips the punch.
Sillman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dean wants to clinch up but Sillman keeps it at a distance.
Sillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sillman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Sillman slips a straight right by Dean.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Sillman.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Sillman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to 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!
Sillman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Sillman slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sillman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Sillman scores with a shot to the body.
Dean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean fails to land the takedown.
Neil Sillman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sillman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Sillman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sillman scores with a body shot.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neil Sillman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Sillman counters with a nice body shot.
Sillman lands a nice shot that snaps Dean's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sillman jabs Dean right on the nose. Dean blinks but takes it well.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Sillman shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sillman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dean throws a right hand that Sillman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sillman also avoids with ease.
Dean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dean scrambles back to his feet.
Sillman slips a jab from Dean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sillman keeps the fight on the outside.
Sillman swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Kendrik Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Sillman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dean is on top in guard.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dean is working Sillman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
Sillman trying to control the position.
Dean stays in close to Sillman's body and controls the position.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sillman defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kendrik Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dean throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dean tries to clinch but Sillman is having none of it.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sillman jabs at Dean's body.
Sillman is looking to wear down Dean with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sillman scores with a jab to the body.
Sillman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Sillman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sillman avoids the head kick by Dean.
Dean takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sillman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sillman wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Sillman. That snapped Dean's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sillman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dean eats them both and turns towards Sillman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Sillman.
Sillman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sillman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dean throws a hook but Sillman avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sillman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
Neil Sillman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Dean.
Dean misses with an uppercut. Sillman saw that one coming.
Sillman connects with a nice looking jab.
Sillman lands a right hook to the body.
Sillman throws a low kick but Dean avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillman misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Sillman counters with a left and a right that stings Dean.
Sillman misses with a wild body shot.
Dean throws a jab when Sillman was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sillman misses the shot to the body.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Sillman is out of range.
Dean blocks a leg kick.
Dean closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sillman quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sillman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Dean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sillman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Sillman's temple.
Dean working over Sillman with some ground and pound. Sillman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sillman defending well though.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neil Sillman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sillman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kendrik Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sillman?
Kendrik Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrik Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrik Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grace Anatomy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Scuddy Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grace Anatomy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamish Scuddy Runner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scuddy Runner has Anatomy up against the cage in a clinch.
Scuddy Runner pushes Anatomy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anatomy blocking some punches.
Anatomy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scuddy Runner backwards.
Nice body punch from Anatomy.
Anatomy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Scuddy Runner fails to land.
Scuddy Runner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scuddy Runner misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Anatomy.
Scuddy Runner looks winded!
Anatomy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anatomy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Anatomy.
Anatomy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scuddy Runner.
Anatomy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Anatomy.
Anatomy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scuddy Runner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anatomy.
Scuddy Runner misses with a punch on the inside.
Anatomy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anatomy lands an uppercut.
Anatomy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scuddy Runner is rocked!
Anatomy throws a big uppercut that drops Scuddy Runner! More strikes from Anatomy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Scuddy Runner lies dazed against the cage as Anatomy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grace Anatomy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xan Xinners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xan Xinners will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
220 lbs
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25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xan Xinners!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xinners enables Lewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xinners manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xinners being controlled here, momentarily.
Xinners is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis pushing down on Xinners's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xinners should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are battling for position here. Xinners manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Xinners is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinners regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lewis.
Xinners really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis trying to control but Xinners is working from the bottom.
Lewis won't allow Xinners to sweep him here.
Xinners keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Xinners looking for a sweep. Not yet Xinners, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xinners keeps working.
Xinners wants to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Xinners tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Xinners dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Xinners is trying to improve his position.
Lewis in side control, throwing shots but Xinners defends.
Xinners wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Lewis has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Xinners's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Xinners is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ben Lewis!
Ben Lewis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arseny Pokrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokrovski has chosen Raw Talk- Stevie Stone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arseny Pokrovski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller feints and then cracks Pokrovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pokrovski down.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Pokrovski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Pokrovski moves his leg out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Pokrovski shoots in.
Pokrovski ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Pokrovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Pokrovski tries to avoid it.
Pokrovski looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Arseny Pokrovski has been cut.
Miller sends Pokrovski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Miller is motioning to the referee to let Pokrovski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Miller measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pokrovski! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Henry Miller!
Henry Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norihisa Isono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tywin Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norihisa Isono has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norihisa Isono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tywin Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lannister.
Isono misses with a leg kick
and Lannister counters with a left and a right that stings Isono.
Isono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Lannister checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lannister throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lannister attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Isono throws the kick towards the body but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister lands a nice looking body kick.
Isono on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Isono throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A right-left combo lands from Lannister.
Isono tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lannister avoids a kick to the body.
Isono is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Isono instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isono scores a nice knee to the body.
Lannister looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Isono.
It looks like Tywin Lannister has been cut.
Isono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Tywin Lannister's cut even more.
Lannister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Lannister avoids the damage to the body.
Isono looking to throw knees to the head but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Lannister takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Tywin Lannister's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Isono lands an elbow just above Lannister 's eye.
Tywin Lannister's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tywin Lannister's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Norihisa Isono!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Abbandando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emiliano Abbandando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Ward!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbandando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ward scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Abbandando there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Abbandando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Abbandando thuds his shin into the meat of Ward's side.
Abbandando cracks the inside of Ward's front leg.
Abbandando lands a head shot.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando sends Ward crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbandando is motioning to the referee to let Ward up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Fred Ward has been cut.
Abbandando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbandando. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbandando thumps Ward with a low kick.
Abbandando with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbandando scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Abbandando lands a nice looking body kick.
Abbandando scores with a push kick.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbandando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Abbandando.
Emiliano Abbandando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbandando pushes Ward away with a front kick.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbandando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbandando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbandando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Abbandando slams his shin into Ward's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Abbandando misses.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbandando can pounce on him.
Abbandando moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbandando, right into the meat.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abbandando - the referee stops the clock and Ward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abbandando. Ward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Abbandando scores with a nice body kick.
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando misses with a straight right.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abbandando is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ward steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abbandando. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ward'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.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbandando lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ward takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Abbandando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fred Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbandando throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ward is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Abbandando.
Ward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abbandando.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbandando.
Abbandando tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ward might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abbandando has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Abbandando. That snapped Ward's head back.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbandando misses the target.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbandando can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbandando.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abbandando. Ward shrugs it off though.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abbandando connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbandando throws a front kick that sends Ward stumbling back into the cage.
Abbandando throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Abbandando lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbandando scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando cracks Ward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Abbandando.
Abbandando with a nice cross.
Ward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbandando.
Abbandando delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbandando lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ward's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ward takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abbandando throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbandando stuns Ward with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbandando lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Nice body kick from Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws an overhand right that lands on Ward's shoulder, as Ward tries to avoid the shot.
Ward blocks a jab.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbandando takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Abbandando misses with an uppercut.
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ward misses with a looping left.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abbandando scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando scores with a push kick.
Emiliano Abbandando is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbandando fakes the leg kick and cracks Ward in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbandando, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando scoring well with a low kick there.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbandando thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando lands with a cross.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbandando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbandando.
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbandando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Abbandando slams his shin into Ward's torso.
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbandando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Fred Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emiliano Abbandando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abbandando has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emiliano Abbandando!
A relieved looking Emiliano Abbandando 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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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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