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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigge Furst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigge Furst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Furst.
Furst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Furst misses with a two punch combination.
Furst throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kontiovaara.
Furst lands an overhand right.
It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
Furst lands a glancing blow to the side of Kontiovaara's head.
Furst swats away the attempt to clinch by Kontiovaara.
No joy there for Furst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Furst connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Furst swinging wildly here.
Kontiovaara moves in looking to clinch but Furst pushes him off.
Furst misses with a wild combination.
Furst slaps away a takedown attempt from Kontiovaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sigge Furst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furst lands a left and a right that send Kontiovaara crashing to the mat, dazed. Furst thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Furst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furst misses with a wild combination.
Furst swinging wildly here.
Kontiovaara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Furst pinned against the cage. Furst gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kontiovaara gets a clinch.
Kontiovaara breaks from the clinch.
Furst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sigge Furst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furst lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Juhani Kontiovaara's cut even more.
Kontiovaara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Furst's half guard.
Kontiovaara looks gassed!
Kontiovaara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Furst defends it well.
Furst is trying to stand up here but Kontiovaara is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furst manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Furst keeping moving, preventing Kontiovaara from controlling successfully.
Furst pulls Kontiovaara in close to his closed guard and prevents Kontiovaara from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kontiovaara wants to pass the guard but Furst is keeping the position.
Kontiovaara is looking to work some ground and pound but Furst has wrist control.
Kontiovaara stops Furst from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furst keeping full guard, as Kontiovaara tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kontiovaara needs to keep his hands up - Furst had a free shot at his head there.
Furst misses with the combination.
Furst lands a really nice looking cross but Kontiovaara seems unphased.
The cut above Juhani Kontiovaara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Furst is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Furst throws a right and a left that Kontiovaara avoids nicely.
Furst throws a series of punches but Kontiovaara moves out of range.
Furst lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Furst misses.
Furst blocks a head kick by Kontiovaara.
Kontiovaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furst.
Furst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furst connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontiovaara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Furst as he avoids it easily.
Sigge Furst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Kontiovaara.
Furst stalks Kontiovaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kontiovaara's face. Kontiovaara staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice straight punches there by Furst. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Furst.
Kontiovaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Juhani Kontiovaara's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Furst is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Furst misses with a few strikes there.
Kontiovaara is looking to clinch.
Furst throws a series of punches but Kontiovaara avoids them all with ease.
Furst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kontiovaara closes the distance and clinches.
Furst wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kontiovaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Furst walks away with a smile on his face. Kontiovaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kontiovaara slips a jab and a cross from Furst.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kontiovaara takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Furst has had enough of the clinch but Kontiovaara keeps him there for the moment.
Furst keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kontiovaara's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigge Furst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhani Kontiovaara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Furst lands a jab-cross combination.
Furst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kontiovaara can do to turn this around?
Furst bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Furst is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kontiovaara hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sigge Furst!
Sigge Furst retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson has chosen All These Things That I've Done as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Johansson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson tries a knee to the head but Ali blocks it.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
Ali tries for a takedown but Johansson manages to get underhooks.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ali jumps guard and drags Johansson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johansson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johansson won't allow Ali to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali has a closed guard, preventing Johansson from standing up.
Ali wants to get back to his feet but Johansson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson passes Ali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ali is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johansson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ali looking to stall.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Ali avoiding damage as Johansson throws knees to the body.
Ali fails to pull guard.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Ali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali tries to pull guard but Johansson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ali drops back down to his feet.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Ali is looking to control Johansson's arms but Johansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ali has his back to the cage.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johansson walks away with a smile on his face. Ali gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Johansson looks gassed!
Johansson rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Johansson looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Ali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ali tries to pull guard but Johansson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ali drops back down to his feet.
Ali jumps guard but Johansson stands there with Ali around his waist. Ali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ali can't get the takedown.
Johansson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ali tries to stall but Johansson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johansson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Johansson tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali tries a low kick but Johansson avoids it.
Ali digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Johansson backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Ali scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Ali is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali looks to land a combination. Johansson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ali throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ali scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
A nice combination there by Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Johansson backs away looking to recover.
Muhammad Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali throws a head kick that half lands.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson instigates a clinch.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Johansson trying to land knees to the body.
Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johansson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson prevents the takedown attempt.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling the position.
Ali drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
Ali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johansson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali stalks Johansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johansson's face. Johansson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali thuds his right hand into Johansson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ali scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ali throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
Ali lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Ali scores with a jab.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ali.
Nice shot by Ali.
Markus Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Ali throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali punishes Johansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali scores with a one two! Johansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammad Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Ali.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
Johansson slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ali throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Ali.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johansson at a distance.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that second 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.
Ali lands with a right hand.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johansson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johansson moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to de liver by Ali. Beautiful body shot.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Johansson with an uppercut!
Johansson slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Johansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ali is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Johansson.
Johansson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johansson has Ali pressed against the cage, preventing Ali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Johansson missing with knees to the body.
Ali jumps guard but Johansson stands there with Ali around his waist. Ali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johansson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
Ali looking to slow down the pace here.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali pulls Johansson into guard.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ali pushes Johansson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ali lands the left hand.
Ali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Ali tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ali lands a with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali lands with a nice combination. Johansson backs away looking to recover.
Ali works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali lands a with a good body shot.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali clobbers Johansson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ali cracks Johansson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Johansson tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johansson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Ali catches Johansson right on the button with a cross.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Ali.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali lands a right hook to the body.
Ali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Johansson backpedaling.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johansson is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali had his way with Markus Johansson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ali scores with a four punch combination!
Ali scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ali works over Johansson's head and body with a nice combination.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ali's face.
Johansson crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johansson avoiding damage as Ali throws knees to the body.
Ali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johansson smiles and moves away.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johansson in his tracks.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Ali.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson is looking to clinch.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali connects with a right hand. Johansson shakes it off.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ali decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
Johansson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ali is looking to stand up but Johansson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Markus Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Johansson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Muhammad Ali!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Muhammad Ali!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Muhammad Ali!
Muhammad Ali wins by unanimous decision!
Muhammad Ali retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hekkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Nweave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Its Time !. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bob Nweave enters the cage!
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24
265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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25
275 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Hekkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Nweave!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hekkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nweave looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nweave is working for a kimura but Hekkanen is defending it quite comfortably.
Hekkanen is looking to improve his position.
Nweave is working for a submission of some sort.
Nweave not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hekkanen trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hekkanen connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Nweave lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nweave passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hekkanen!
Hekkanen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nweave fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hekkanen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nweave. What's that going to do exactly?
Hekkanen can't escape the position.
Nweave is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hekkanen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hekkanen can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nweave cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hekkanen can't escape the position.
Hekkanen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekkanen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hekkanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nweave takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nweave punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hekkanen is squirming around, avoiding Nweave's attempts to control the action.
Nweave working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nweave is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hekkanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hekkanen!
Hekkanen landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hekkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Nweave is retaining full guard.
Hekkanen cracks Nweave with a solid left hand.
Nweave has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hekkanen has passed into side control.
Nweave is trying to control Hekkanen's posture but Hekkanen avoids it.
Hekkanen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nweave throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nweave looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hekkanen!
Nweave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hekkanen regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekkanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nweave is working Hekkanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nweave pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hekkanen is keeping the position for now.
Nweave won't allow Hekkanen to sweep him here.
Hekkanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nweave trying to control the position from guard on top but Hekkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hekkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nweave stands up over Hekkanen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hekkanen fails with the takedown
and Nweave counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nweave.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Nweave 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.
Nweave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hekkanen.
Hekkanen with a poor takedown
and Nweave counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nweave is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hekkanen wants to improve his position but Nweave is controlling well.
Hekkanen gets back to full guard.
Hekkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nweave is one step ahead there.
Hekkanen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hekkanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hekkanen working a defensive guard here.
Nweave with a nice head shot there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hekkanen with a poor takedown
and Nweave counters with a takedown into side control.
Hekkanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nweave thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nweave 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.
Hekkanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hekkanen manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nweave seems to be looking for submissions.
Nweave is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hekkanen sees it coming and defends easily.
Hekkanen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Well, if Nweave is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hekkanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nweave's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nweave's back!
Nweave trying to control the hands but Hekkanen breaks the grip.
Nweave preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hekkanen.
Will Hekkanen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nweave trying to control the hands but Hekkanen breaks the grip.
Hekkanen landing with strikes.
Hekkanen doesn't have the hooks in and Nweave manages to turn into his guard.
Hekkanen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nweave puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hekkanen is looking for a sweep. Nweave is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nweave is looking for a kimura but Hekkanen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nweave to get the leverage.
Nweave is looking for a kimura here.
Nweave looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hekkanen has a hand on Nweave's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nweave takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nweave is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Nweave extends the arm and Hekkanen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Nweave!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Malouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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20
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stacey Malouf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malouf throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Malouf pushes him off.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malouf avoids it really well and circles away.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malouf sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malouf is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malouf avoid being mounted?
Malouf is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malouf regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malouf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre pushing down on Malouf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malouf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Malouf controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Malouf trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Malouf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Malouf is defending the position.
Malouf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Malouf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Pierre is posturing up here but Malouf has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! St Pierre tries to roll out but it's too tight and St Pierre has to tap! Slick submission there by Malouf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stacey Malouf!
Stacey Malouf retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Schnitzel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schnitzel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Koskelo connects with a jab.
Koskelo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schnitzel did well to prevent Koskelo getting side control.
Schnitzel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskelo.
Koskelo is looking to take a break and control but Schnitzel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Schnitzel dodges it nicely.
Koskelo trying to control the action but Schnitzel is working from the bottom.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koskelo working the head and body with strikes.
Koskelo 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.
Koskelo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schnitzel has hold of Koskelo's hands but Koskelo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskelo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskelo.
Koskelo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schnitzel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koskelo winds up and cracks Schnitzel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koskelo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koskelo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schnitzel has hold of Koskelo's hands but Koskelo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Schnitzel dodges it nicely.
Koskelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schnitzel's head.
Koskelo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Koskelo has hold of Schnitzel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Schnitzel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koskelo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo is landing with some decent strikes but Schnitzel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schnitzel wants to hold on but Koskelo pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koskelo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schnitzel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskelo controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo working for a submission but Schnitzel is keeping him at bay.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Schnitzel is in a horrible position here. Koskelo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koskelo controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schnitzel taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koskelo scores with a takedown into Schnitzel's guard.
Koskelo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schnitzel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koskelo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koskelo lands a couple of digs.
Koskelo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is working from the bottom.
Koskelo with a nice head shot there.
Koskelo landing some decent shots from guard.
Schnitzel is breathing heavily.
Koskelo stands and throws Schnitzel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schnitzel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schnitzel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Koskelo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schnitzel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Koskelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schnitzel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koskelo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schnitzel is not content to let Koskelo control the position.
Koskelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koskelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnitzel keeps working.
Kaarlo Koskelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schnitzel is trying to control Koskelo's posture but Koskelo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel taking a bit of punishment here - Koskelo scoring with strikes.
Koskelo happy to just control the position for now.
Koskelo scoring with punches and elbows.
Schnitzel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schnitzel dodges the ground and pound from Koskelo.
Koskelo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schnitzel is avoiding damage well.
Koskelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schnitzel keeps working.
Koskelo is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Koskelo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koskelo working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskelo working the head with strikes.
Schnitzel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schnitzel wants to hold on but Koskelo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskelo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schnitzel's face.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koskelo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schnitzel!
Schnitzel is squirming around, avoiding Koskelo's attempts to control the action.
Koskelo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koskelo with good strikes from the mount here!
Koskelo lands a nice shot to the head.
Koskelo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koskelo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koskelo lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo raining down shots from the mount!
Schnitzel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koskelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koskelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schnitzel can do to turn this around?
Schnitzel is squirming around, avoiding Koskelo's attempts to control the action.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Schnitzel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schnitzel is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schnitzel hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is having none of it.
Koskelo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schnitzel looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo cracks Schnitzel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koskelo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schnitzel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schnitzel shrugs it off.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koskelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koskelo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schnitzel is trying desperately to improve position.
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo lands a big shot there that rocks Schnitzel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schnitzel is in a horrible position here. Koskelo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskelo breaks from Schnitzel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo clearly takes 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.
Koskelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koskelo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koskelo stopping the sweep attempt from Schnitzel.
Koskelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koskelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Schnitzel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schnitzel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Schnitzel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koskelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koskelo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schnitzel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koskelo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koskelo slips a nice elbow through Schnitzel's hands, connecting with Schnitzel's forehead.
Koskelo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Koskelo there.
Koskelo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koskelo tries to control but Schnitzel wriggling away.
Koskelo controlling his opponent.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schnitzel is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schnitzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schnitzel tries to hold on but Koskelo postures up.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schnitzel?
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskelo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schnitzel?
Koskelo unloading with bombs!
Koskelo working Schnitzel over with strikes here.
Koskelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Koskelo tries to control but Schnitzel wriggling away.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskelo working for a submission but Schnitzel is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo had his way with Bob Schnitzel in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Koskelo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schnitzel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Koskelo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koskelo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koskelo advances to full mount.
Koskelo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Koskelo with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo with good strikes from the mount here!
Koskelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koskelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schnitzel hang on?
Koskelo lands a heavy elbow.
Schnitzel working to try and regain half guard.
Koskelo wants to control the pace but Schnitzel is squirming around nicely.
Koskelo breaks from Schnitzel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koskelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schnitzel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Schnitzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo trying to control but Schnitzel is having none of it.
Schnitzel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koskelo landing strikes from the mount and Schnitzel is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Koskelo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koskelo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Koskelo scoring with strikes but Schnitzel is staying in there.
Koskelo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaarlo Koskelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo wants to finish this one by submission but Schnitzel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Koskelo.
Koskelo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koskelo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schnitzel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koskelo controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schnitzel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Koskelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskelo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Kaarlo Koskelo!
Kaarlo Koskelo wins by unanimous decision!
Kaarlo Koskelo retains his middleweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Tero Siren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Siren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo blocks the body kick.
Siren fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Siren circles away.
Siren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Siren.
Siren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Siren.
Tero Siren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Siren.
Siren throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Siren.
Siren catches Bravo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Siren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Siren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Siren's waist but Siren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Siren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Siren moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Siren misses
and Bravo counters with a head kick.
Siren throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravo.
Tero Siren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Siren.
Siren misses with a double jab.
Siren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siren is trying to break free.
Bravo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and Bravo counters with an outside leg kick.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and Bravo counters with a shoot takedown. Siren fights it but they end up in guard.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Siren is keeping the position.
Bravo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siren has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bravo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Siren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bravo.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siren but Siren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bravo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siren has one foot on Bravo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Siren's guard.
Siren wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siren pushes Bravo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Siren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Siren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siren lands a jab-cross combination.
Siren tries a head kick but it misses.
Siren swinging wildly here.
Siren throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravo.
Siren throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Siren slams his shin into Bravo's torso.
Siren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tero Siren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo tries to bum rush Siren with a series of wild strikes but Siren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siren cracks Bravo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Siren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bravo.
Bravo prevents Siren from breaking the clinch.
Siren wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravo won't allow it.
Siren tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Siren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Siren can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo pulls Siren into guard.
Bravo kicks Siren off and gets to his feet.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siren but Siren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Siren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Siren misses with a wild combination.
Bravo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Siren sprawls well initially but Bravo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bravo wants to pass to mount but Siren is defending the position.
Bravo wants to control but Siren is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siren pushes Bravo off and gets back to his feet.
Siren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo 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.
Siren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Siren throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Siren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo shoots for a double leg takedown but Siren sprawls well. He's pushed Bravo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and Bravo counters with a single leg into guard. Siren didn't expect that.
Siren wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Siren trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Siren keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo prevents Siren from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo cracks Siren with a solid left hand.
Siren keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Siren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siren throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Siren tries a head kick but it misses.
Siren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bravo rushes Siren and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Siren breaks from the clinch.
Bravo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Siren misses with a double jab
and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Siren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo fails to pull guard.
Tero Siren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Siren won't allow it.
Siren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Siren wants to break free but Bravo has control.
Siren tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Siren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Siren working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo prevents Siren from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Siren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravo keeps control of Siren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bravo connects with a looping right hand.
Siren misses with a double jab
and Bravo counters with a left and a right that stings Siren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Siren.
Siren misses with a series of wild punches.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo misses with a series of wild punches.
Siren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siren misses with a double jab
and Bravo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bravo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Siren's efforts to push away.
Bravo wants a takedown.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Siren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Siren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Siren won't allow it.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo has picked Siren up - he's going for a ride! Bravo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Siren is trying to stand up here but Bravo is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Siren is defending well.
Siren pushes Bravo off looking to stand but Bravo dives back in and keeps control.
Bravo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Siren is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Bravo prevents Siren from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Siren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Siren misses with a two punch combination.
Siren throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Siren throws out a powerful jab.
Siren throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bravo's head.
Siren is looking to chop away at Bravo's legs.
Siren throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bravo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Siren's guard.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Siren is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siren pushes Bravo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Siren.
Siren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tero Siren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tero Siren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bravo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Siren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siren wants it to stay on the feet.
Siren misses with a double jab.
Bravo moves out of range as Siren throws a body kick.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
Siren keeps the fight on the outside.
Siren throws a combination that misses
and Bravo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tero Siren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Siren swivels and escapes.
Siren throws a good cross that connects.
Siren misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Siren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Siren throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control.
Siren is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bravo is controlling him well.
Siren throws Bravo to one side and escapes!
Siren tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siren wants to stand up but Bravo is controlling him.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Siren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo won't allow Siren to get back to his feet.
Siren keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo won't allow Siren to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bravo tries to clinch but Siren is having none of it.
Siren throws a combination. Bravo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Siren stuffs the takedown attempt from Bravo. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Bravo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Siren is trying to stand back up but Bravo is controlling him
Johnny Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siren manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bravo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Siren avoids it really well and circles away.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Siren keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Siren misses
so Bravo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Siren kicks Bravo off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Siren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo lands a head kick!
Johnny Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Siren misses
and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bravo 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 for Johnny Bravo!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Johnny Bravo!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laarj Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Got Love. Laarj Dong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laarj Dong!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jake. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dong.
Dong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jake defends it well.
Dong is working for a submission of some sort.
Dong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jake tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dong manages to move to mount!
Dong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jake is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong looking for a guillotine from mount but Jake is having none of it.
Jake tries to reverse the position but Dong maintains control.
Jake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jake trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dong stops Jake from getting back to his feet.
Jake won't allow Dong to pass to mount.
Dong looks gassed!
Jake pushes Dong off looking to stand but Dong dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dong is looking for a kimura here.
Jake wants to control but Dong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dong stops Jake from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jake circles away.
Jake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Jake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jake lands with a cross.
Jake misses with a low kick.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Dong as he checks the leg kick.
Jake tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Jake lands an overhand right.
It looks like Laarj Dong has been cut.
Jake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jake moves into the clinch.
Dong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jake is looking to break free of the clinch but Dong has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Jake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jake breaks the clinch.
Jake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jake's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Jake misses.
Jake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iron Jake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laarj Dong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dong misses with a takedown attempt
so Jake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jake preventing the sweep.
Jake throwing strikes from guard but Dong blocks nicely.
Dong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jake is one step ahead there.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Jake from controlling successfully.
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jake is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jake has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dong trying to hold on to Jake's head to control him but Jake postures up.
Dong won't allow Jake to pass to mount.
Dong is looking to improve his position.
Dong looking for submissions off his back.
Dong wants to control but Jake is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jake.
Jake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jake wants to clinch.
Jake misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong avoids the head kick by Jake.
Jake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dong is fending him off so far but Jake persists. Nope, Dong circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dong stops Jake from getting back to his feet.
Jake is trying to get back to full guard.
Dong is looking to take a break and control but Jake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jake kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jake trying to control here.
Dong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jake is looking to control Dong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jake avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jake fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron Jake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jake won't be happy with that.
Dong creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Laarj Dong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Laarj Dong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong breaks the clinch.
Jake sizes up Dong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dong is looking to clinch but Jake is avoiding it.
Jake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jake's guard.
Jake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dong is controlling him.
Dong trying to control but Jake is working from the bottom.
Dong won't allow Jake to get back to his feet.
Dong thows a big elbow that misses.
Dong trying to control the position from guard on top but Jake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake wants to stand up but Dong is controlling him.
Dong lands a couple of digs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jake swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Jake shoots in looking for a takedown. Dong tries to sprawl out of it but Jake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dong wants to control from the top but Jake keeps moving.
Dong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong postures up in Jake's guard and throws a big left but Jake blocks it.
Jake wants to stand but Dong is controlling the position.
Jake keeping full guard, as Dong tries to pass.
Dong prevents Jake from getting back to his feet.
Dong trying to control but Jake is working from the bottom.
Dong wants to pass the guard but Jake is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jake looks to land a combination. Dong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dong scores a takedown into full mount!
Dong unloads with some shots from mount but Jake bucks and avoids them well.
Jake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dong throwing strikes here but Jake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jake can't escape the position.
Jake trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dong goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jake turns into him and now he's in Dong's guard.
Dong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Iron Jake did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Laarj Dong's cut.
That's time! Jake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jake looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Dong fails to land with a series of punches.
Jake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iron Jake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Jake wants a takedown but no success here.
Dong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jake pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jake leaves Dong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dong avoids the head kick by Jake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake misses with a wild combination.
Jake throws a leg kick that misses.
Jake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jake wants to get back to his feet but Dong drags him back down.
Dong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laarj Dong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong trying to control the position but Jake is working away.
Dong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jake, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake sneaks back into half guard.
Dong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jake keeps working.
Dong is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is thwarting Jake's attempts to control the position.
Dong prevents Jake from improving his position.
Dong wants to work for an arm triangle but Jake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jake is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jake shoots in looking for a takedown. Dong tries to sprawl out of it but Jake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jake misses with a body kick.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jake circles away.
Jake tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong checks a leg kick.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Jake or perhaps it was just good defense by Dong which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Jake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Jake moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
A right-left combo lands from Jake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laarj Dong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Laarj Dong's cut.
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!
Dong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dong is chipping away with strikes.
Dong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jake duly obliges.
Jake with a poor takedown
and Dong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jake working hard to break the clinch.
Jake breaks the clinch.
Jake misses with a low kick.
Dong rushes Jake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jake wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jake tries to circle away but Dong has him pinned against the cage.
Dong jumps guard.
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jake uses it to pass to side control.
Dong gets back to half guard.
Dong wants to get back to his feet.
Jake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dong is refusing to be controlled, as Jake sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake decides to stand and escape the position.
Jake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jake throws a head kick that misses.
Jake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dong shoots and misses
and Jake counters with a three punch combo that has Dong backing up. Dong nods at Jake to acknowledge the strikes.
Jake misses with a head kick.
Jake looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Dong checks the leg kick.
Jake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iron Jake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laarj Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jake throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
Jake throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jake misses with a looping right.
Jake swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong tries to clinch but Jake moves out of range.
Jake tries to clinch but Dong moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jake lands an overhand right.
Jake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jake stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laarj Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Laarj Dong!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Laarj Dong!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Laarj Dong!
Laarj Dong wins by unanimous decision!
Laarj Dong is the new heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son of A pig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Path has chosen Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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198 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son of A pig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Path!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A pig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Path wants to clinch.
A pig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Path makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Son of A pig has been cut.
A pig pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Path keeps the fight in the clinch, despite A pig's efforts to push away.
Path breaks from the clinch.
Path avoids the head kick by A pig.
A pig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A pig is rocked!
Path gets a clinch.
A pig tries to break free but Path pushes him back against the cage.
Path makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh A pig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Path creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends A pig's eyes rolling into the back of his head! A pig drops to his knees and Path pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Path!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyndon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJ Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyndon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Clark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clark is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark jabs at Jones's body.
Clark shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lyndon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Clark's torso.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clark.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones clinches.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clark's head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jones! Clark is out on his feet! Jones rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Clark is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Clark is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyndon Jones!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gonzal Seitaridis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cunningham (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gonzal Seitaridis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seitaridis fails with the takedown.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham fails to land with a series of punches.
Seitaridis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seitaridis showed some decent athleticism there.
Cunningham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seitaridis looking to sit in guard and control but Cunningham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Seitaridis is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cunningham gets to his feet - Seitaridis follows without any prompting.
Seitaridis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cunningham trying to control but Seitaridis postures up.
Seitaridis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seitaridis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cunningham on the ground.
Seitaridis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seitaridis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cunningham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seitaridis.
Seitaridis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cunningham's guard.
Seitaridis trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seitaridis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cunningham is able to avoid easily.
Sean Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seitaridis.
Seitaridis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seitaridis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seitaridis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seitaridis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seitaridis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seitaridis postures up in Cunningham's guard and throws a big left but Cunningham blocks it.
Seitaridis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seitaridis looking to sit in guard and control but Cunningham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Seitaridis keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Seitaridis fails with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Seitaridis moves out of range easily.
Cunningham looks gassed!
Cunningham stalks Seitaridis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seitaridis's face. Seitaridis staggers backwards, shaken.
Seitaridis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Seitaridis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cunningham avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seitaridis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzal Seitaridis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunningham slaps away a takedown attempt from Seitaridis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seitaridis blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Seitaridis misses with a leg kick.
Cunningham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Seitaridis moves out of range.
Seitaridis shoots in and bounces Cunningham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seitaridis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seitaridis content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seitaridis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seitaridis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Seitaridis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seitaridis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cunningham regains guard immediately.
Seitaridis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seitaridis stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
Seitaridis postures up in Cunningham's guard and throws a big left but Cunningham blocks it.
Seitaridis wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seitaridis tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Seitaridis from controlling successfully.
Seitaridis is really struggling to control Cunningham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seitaridis.
Seitaridis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunningham pinned against the cage. Cunningham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Seitaridis moves out of range.
Cunningham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Seitaridis moves out of range.
Seitaridis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cunningham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Seitaridis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cunningham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cunningham parries the strikes from Seitaridis easily there. Seitaridis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunningham to escape.
Cunningham parries the strikes from Seitaridis easily there. Seitaridis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunningham to escape.
Seitaridis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzal Seitaridis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seitaridis closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Seitaridis won't allow it.
Seitaridis breaks the clinch.
Seitaridis blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Seitaridis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cunningham as he avoids it easily.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Seitaridis avoids them all with ease.
Seitaridis shoots in but no luck this time.
Seitaridis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzal Seitaridis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seitaridis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cunningham swivels and escapes.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seitaridis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seitaridis avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Seitaridis closes the distance and clinches up with Cunningham, looking for a takedown. Seitaridis pushes Cunningham against the cage but Cunningham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seitaridis delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seitaridis rushes Cunningham and presses him up against the cage.
Cunningham managing to block the knees to the body from Seitaridis.
Seitaridis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunningham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seitaridis fails to pull guard.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Seitaridis won't allow it.
Seitaridis is trying to force a seperation but Cunningham has the dominant position.
Seitaridis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seitaridis tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunningham avoids the damage to the body.
Seitaridis trying to land knees to the body.
Cunningham managing to block the knees to the body from Seitaridis.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Seitaridis.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seitaridis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seitaridis missing with knees to the body.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seitaridis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seitaridis tries to circle away but Cunningham has him pinned against the cage.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seitaridis walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cunningham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cunningham works over Seitaridis's head and body with a nice combination.
Cunningham lands a jab-cross combination.
Seitaridis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seitaridis is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Seitaridis preventing the sweep.
Seitaridis throws a big right hand that misses.
Seitaridis is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Gonzal Seitaridis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seitaridis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunningham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seitaridis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Seitaridis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seitaridis throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seitaridis.
Seitaridis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunningham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seitaridis.
Seitaridis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunningham but Cunningham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice takedown defense from Cunningham. No joy for Seitaridis on that attempt.
Cunningham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Seitaridis tries to land a front kick but Cunningham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Seitaridis moves out of range easily.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seitaridis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Seitaridis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Seitaridis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Seitaridis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gonzal Seitaridis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Seitaridis ducks under and follows up with a left that Seitaridis also avoids with ease.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seitaridis closes the distance and clinches.
Seitaridis breaks the clinch.
Seitaridis fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunningham!
A right-left combo lands from Cunningham.
Gonzal Seitaridis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seitaridis.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Seitaridis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cunningham is trying to defend but Seitaridis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seitaridis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seitaridis looks to land a strike but Cunningham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cunningham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seitaridis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seitaridis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seitaridis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunningham is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cunningham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cunningham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seitaridis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seitaridis trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seitaridis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Seitaridis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seitaridis darts in and clinches Cunningham up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seitaridis pulls guard successfully.
Cunningham preventing the sweep.
Cunningham wants to stand but Seitaridis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seitaridis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seitaridis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seitaridis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cunningham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seitaridis wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzal Seitaridis had his way with Sean Cunningham in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Seitaridis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Seitaridis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seitaridis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cunningham did well to prevent Seitaridis getting side control.
Seitaridis with the ground and pound but Cunningham uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Seitaridis from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seitaridis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cunningham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seitaridis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cunningham is tightening it up a little... Seitaridis has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Seitaridis reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Seitaridis taps out! nice BJJ there by Cunningham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sean Cunningham!
Sean Cunningham is the new featherweight champion!
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