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HERO Warfare 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorgar Grimnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Jobber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorgar Grimnar's chin.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorgar Grimnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimnar drops his hands momentarily and Jobber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jobber jabs at Grimnar's body.
Jobber throws a right hand that misses
and Grimnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jobber misses with a wild body shot.
King Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimnar avoids the body shot from Jobber.
Jobber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Jobber.
Jobber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimnar counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimnar misses with a hook
and Jobber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grimnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnar tries to score with a low kick but Jobber moves his leg out of the way.
Grimnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jobber.
Grimnar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jobber thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Grimnar.
Grimnar avoids the body shot from Jobber.
Jobber throws an overhand right that lands on Grimnar's shoulder, as Grimnar tries to avoid the shot.
Grimnar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber takes a swing at Grimnar's ribcage but misses.
Grimnar misses with an uppercut.
Jobber misses with an uppercut.
Jobber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimnar.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jobber.
Grimnar throws a lazy right hand but Jobber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jobber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Grimnar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jobber misses with an uppercut
and Grimnar counters with a straight right hand.
Grimnar scores with a decent looking hook.
Jobber swings for the body but Grimnar moves out of range.
Grimnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jobber misses with a looping left.
Jobber ducks right into an uppercut from Grimnar.
Jobber cracks a nice hook into Grimnar's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jobber checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimnar.
Jobber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jobber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimnar.
Grimnar looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Jobber takes a swing at Grimnar's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimnar on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Jobber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jobber throws a body punch but Grimnar moves out of range.
Grimnar misses with an uppercut.
Jobber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jobber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimnar rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobber scores with a body shot.
Jobber lands a slapping body shot.
Grimnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jobber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jobber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnar misses with a two punch combination.
Grimnar connects with a leg kick. Jobber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jobber misses with a body shot.
Jobber moves away from the strike by Grimnar.
A head kick misses from Grimnar.
Jobber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jobber misses with a looping right.
Jobber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimnar doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber takes a swing at Grimnar's ribcage but misses.
Jobber throws a looping overhand right but Grimnar ducks down to avoid it.
Grimnar throws out a loose jab but Jobber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jobber to score with a decent uppercut.
Jobber throws a looping overhand right but Grimnar ducks down to avoid it.
Grimnar looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Grimnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grimnar is rocked!
Jobber scores with a shot to the body.
King Jobber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jobber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jobber manages to avoid it.
Grimnar tries to bum rush Jobber with a series of wild strikes but Jobber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimnar throws the left hand but Jobber avoids the punch easily.
Jobber looks to throw the jab but Grimnar is out of range.
Jobber throws a sloppy body shot
and Grimnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jobber misses with an uppercut. Grimnar saw that one coming.
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimnar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar ducks under a wild hook from Jobber.
Jobber misses with an uppercut. Grimnar saw that one coming.
Jobber lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimnar misses the target.
Grimnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jobber.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber lands with a shot to the body.
Jobber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Jobber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Grimnar misses with a looping left.
Grimnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Jobber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jobber misses with a body shot.
Jobber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grimnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jobber misses with a straight left.
Jobber misses the body punch
and Grimnar counters with a straight right hand.
Grimnar walks into a straight right hand from Jobber.
Grimnar slips a jab from Jobber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimnar counters with a left to the body.
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimnar.
Grimnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Jobber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Grimnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Grimnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jobber throws a body punch but Grimnar moves out of range.
Grimnar avoids the body shot from Jobber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimnar ducks under a wild hook from Jobber.
Grimnar throws a hook but Jobber avoids it easily.
Jobber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jobber scores with a hook to the body. Grimnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jobber throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimnar.
Jobber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimnar moves away.
Jobber misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar looks to land a left hand but Jobber moved out of range nicely.
Grimnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jobber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jobber takes a swing at Grimnar's ribcage but misses.
Jobber avoids the head kick by Grimnar.
Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Grimnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jobber defending well as Grimnar loads up on a big left hand.
Grimnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lorgar Grimnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jobber misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Grimnar.
Jobber clobbers Grimnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jobber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimnar moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Jobber.
Jobber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimnar moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Jobber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jobber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Jobber!
King Jobber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Gattusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattusi comes to the cage accompanied by Fratelli d'Italia. Jones Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't be touched - Roy Jones Jr.. 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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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianluca Gattusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattusi tries to clinch but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gattusi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones Jr's waist but Jones Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattusi off to one side.
Gattusi tries for a takedown but Jones Jr circles away easily
and Jones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Gattusi is out of range.
Gattusi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones Jr punishes Gattusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones Jr throws out a leg kick but Gattusi moves out of range and Jones Jr only half commits.
Jones Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattusi's head.
It looks like Gianluca Gattusi has been cut.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattusi gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones Jr.
Gattusi slips nicely into half guard.
Gattusi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattusi is thwarting Jones Jr's attempts to control the position.
Jones Jr tries to get to full guard but Gattusi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattusi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Gattusi.
Jones Jr wants to control but Gattusi is keeping busy.
Gattusi is looking for a kimura but Jones Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gattusi to get the leverage.
Gattusi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gattusi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gattusi is working for a kimura but Jones Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr working a defensive guard here.
Gattusi passes Jones Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones Jr is looking to improve his position.
Gattusi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattusi tries to pass to full mount but Jones Jr defends it.
Jones Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr is trying to control but can't.
Gattusi 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.
Jones Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr moves into full guard.
Jones Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Gattusi is proving a slippery customer.
Gattusi won't allow Jones Jr to sweep him here.
Gattusi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gattusi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones Jr dives on top into guard.
Gattusi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Gattusi keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gattusi is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattusi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gattusi has Jones Jr in his guard.
Jones Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Gattusi keeps moving.
Jones Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gattusi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gianluca Gattusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gianluca Gattusi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Gattusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gattusi.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones Jr lands a jab to Gattusi's midsection.
Gattusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gattusi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gattusi.
Gattusi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones Jr pinned against the cage. Jones Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gattusi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gattusi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gattusi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianluca Gattusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones Jr with a nice cross.
Gattusi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Gattusi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr is controlling Gattusi's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gattusi has passed into half guard!
Gattusi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones Jr.
Jones Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gattusi has passed into side control.
Jones Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Jones Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattusi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gattusi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones Jr's legs.
Gattusi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gattusi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gattusi working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattusi working away.
Gattusi scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattusi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gattusi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gattusi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gattusi wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones Jr wants to control but Gattusi is keeping busy.
Gattusi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gattusi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones Jr defends it well.
Jones Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is looking to control Gattusi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones Jr avoid being mounted?
Gattusi working Jones Jr over with strikes.
Gattusi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones Jr won't allow Gattusi to pass to mount.
Jones Jr wants to control but Gattusi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones Jr gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gattusi won't allow Jones Jr to sweep him here.
Gattusi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gianluca Gattusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gianluca Gattusi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gattusi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones Jr defends it nicely.
Jones Jr jabs at Gattusi's body.
Nice shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Gattusi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattusi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Gattusi keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gattusi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gattusi works the jab nicely.
Gattusi moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Gattusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattusi.
Gattusi shoots in but Jones Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianluca Gattusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gattusi ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattusi shoots in and drives through. Jones Jr sprawls well.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones Jr jabs at Gattusi's body.
Gattusi tries for a takedown but Jones Jr circles away easily
and Jones Jr counters with a left to the body.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gattusi swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr swinging wildly here.
Gattusi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Gattusi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones Jr will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Gattusi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattusi manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Gattusi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones Jr circles away.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gattusi rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Jones Jr.
Gattusi misses with a takedown attempt - Jones Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr leaves Gattusi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattusi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gattusis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gattusi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Jones Jr counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr cracks a nice hook into Gattusi's ribs.
Gattusi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones Jr duly obliges.
Jones Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattusi.
Jones Jr throws a leg kick but Gattusi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gattusi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gattusi fails to land the takedown.
Jones Jr lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattusi.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
A cross from Jones Jr lands.
Gattusi takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jones Jr as Gattusi shoots in.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Gattusi moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gattusi.
Jones Jr with a jab.
Jones Jr scores with a jab. Gattusi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gianluca Gattusi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roy Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattusi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gattusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattusi throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gattusi avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Gattusi walks into a stiff left hand from Jones Jr.
Gattusi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattusi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Gattusi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gattusi to the canvas! Gattusi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jones Jr keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Jones Jr!
Roy Jones Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vito Naga!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naga tries to sprawl but Iverson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Naga is looking to control Iverson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naga avoid being mounted?
Naga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Iverson seems to be looking for submissions.
Iverson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Naga is refusing to be controlled, as Iverson sits in half guard.
Naga trying to control but Iverson postures up.
Iverson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naga preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Naga pushes Iverson off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Iverson misses with a few strikes there.
Naga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iverson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Naga avoids the head kick by Iverson.
Iverson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iverson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naga misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iverson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iverson looks to clinch
and Naga counters with a single leg into guard. Iverson didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Iverson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naga throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iverson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.
Iverson looking to control.
Naga throwing strikes from guard but Iverson blocks nicely.
Naga sitting in guard here, content to control.
Naga scoring with some ground and pound.
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Naga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iverson is keeping the position for now.
Iverson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iverson looking for subs off his back but Naga has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Naga seems content to control.
Naga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naga is trying to control the action in half guard but Iverson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Iverson is looking to improve his position.
Iverson is working hard here to advance position.
Naga wants to pass the guard but Iverson is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Naga might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Naga dominated 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.
A combination from Naga does no damage.
Iverson tries a low kick but Naga avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iverson.
Iverson misses with a series of wild punches.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Naga counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dave Iverson has been cut.
Iverson digs a good hook to Naga's body.
Naga misses with a takedown
and Iverson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Naga is defended easily by Iverson.
Naga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Naga as he checks the leg kick.
Dave Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naga shoots in for a takedown but Iverson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Naga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
Iverson wants to clinch.
Iverson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iverson pushes Naga up against the cage in a clinch.
Naga is trying to pull guard but Iverson has him pressed against the cage.
Naga successfully pulls guard.
Iverson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Iverson grinds an elbow into Naga's temple.
Iverson cracks Naga with a big elbow.
Naga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Iverson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson thows a huge punch but Naga dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Iverson there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iverson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Iverson throwing shots but Naga is blocking nicely.
Naga actively working from the bottom here.
Iverson working Naga over with strikes.
Iverson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Naga defends it well.
Naga wants to control but Iverson is keeping busy.
Iverson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iverson is thwarting Naga's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Naga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iverson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Naga is tightening it up a little... Iverson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Iverson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Iverson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Naga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vito Naga!
Post fight, Vito Naga stared into the camera and said 'i waited from a long time to destroy this guy..and today i did.. I cant wait for my next victim..and thank you all for ur love&support..i wont let u guys down..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison comes to the cage accompanied by Bangarang. Ben Matlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison throws a combination that misses
enabling Matlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Matlock drops Jamison with a beautiful combination! Jamison stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matlock is looking for the KO!
Jamison is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamison misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Jamison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matlock moves in close and cracks Jamison with a massive right hand! Jamison, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Matlock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Matlock!
A pretty intense looking Ben Matlock took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I like to move it. Lenny Nero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matthew Murt's chin.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Murt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Nero!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murt is looking to land body kicks.
Murt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murt clinches up with Nero and pushes him back against the cage.
Murt working Nero over with knees to the body.
Nero is trying to drag Murt to the mat but Murt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murt landing knees to the body.
Murt working Nero over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but Nero blocks with his arms.
Murt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nero tries for a takedown but Murt manages to get underhooks.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nero managing to block the knees to the body from Murt.
Nero looking to stall.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murt looking to stall.
Nero is looking to break free of the clinch but Murt has double underhooks.
Nero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matthew Murt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Nero.
Nero wants to slow Murt down by chopping away at his legs.
Lenny Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero throws a leg kick but Murt moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Nero there.
Horrible takedown by Nero or perhaps it was just good defense by Murt which made him look bad.
Nero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero shoots in but Murt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Nero is blocking nicely.
Murt lands a nice knee to the body.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nero scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murt is defending well.
Nero tries to circle away but Murt has him pinned against the cage.
Murt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nero's defenses.
Murt misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murt backwards.
Nero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Nero.
Murt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Nero is blocking nicely.
Nero wants to break free but Murt has control.
Murt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murt lands a knee to the head.
Murt landing knees to the body.
Nero looking for a takedown.
Nero is trying to break the clinch but Murt is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murt tries to land a knee to the head but Nero blocks with his arms.
Murt lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt looking to throw knees to the head but Nero is blocking nicely.
Nero tries to circle away but Murt has him pinned against the cage.
Nero looking for a takedown.
Nero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murts head.
Nero tries to score a body lock takedown but Murt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nero struggles to land a body shot inside as Murt controls his hands.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
Murt tries a knee to the head but Nero blocks it.
Murt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nero avoids it.
Murt connects with a knee to the head.
Nero scores with a shot to the side of Murt's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nero dives in and grabs Murt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murt pushes down on Nero's head and hops out.
Nero shoots in looking for a takedown. Murt tries to sprawl out of it but Nero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murt tries to clinch but Nero is having none of it.
Murt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch but Nero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murt drops his hands momentarily and Nero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nero lands with a nice combination. Murt backs away looking to recover.
Nero fails with the takedown.
Matthew Murt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Nero.
Nero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt shoots in looking for a takedown. Nero tries to sprawl out of it but Murt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murt tries to clinch there but Nero circles away.
Nero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murt tries to avoid it but Nero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murt to the ground. Murt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nero with a poor takedown
and Murt moves into the clinch.
Murt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
Murt controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murt tries to land knees in the clinch but Nero avoids the damage to the body.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nero.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murt checks a low kick from Nero.
Murt blocks a head kick by Nero.
Nero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nero.
Murt needs to keep his hands up - Nero had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero shoots for a takedown but Murt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murt shoots in but no luck this time.
Nero connects with a single shot there.
Murt wants to clinch up but Nero keeps it at a distance.
Murt throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick from Nero misses.
Nero connects with a jab.
Matthew Murt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero shoots for a takedown but Murt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Nero.
Nero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nero shoots in for a takedown but Murt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenny Nero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nero misses with a series of wild punches.
Nero misses with a takedown attempt - Murt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nero is breathing heavily.
Nero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murt sprawls well. Murt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nero gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero throws a looping overhand right but Murt ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Nero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nero throws a jab when Murt was well out of range.
Murt misses with a head kick.
Nero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murt sprawls well. Murt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nero gets slowly back to his feet.
Nero closes the distance and clinches up with Murt, looking for a takedown. Nero pushes Murt against the cage but Murt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murt tries to clinch but Nero is having none of it.
Murt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murt trying to control the position from guard on top but Nero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt wants to pass the guard but Nero is keeping the position.
Murt pushes down on Nero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Murt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Murt wants to stand up but Nero has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Murt misses with a head shot. Nero uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murt won't allow Nero to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt is looking to advance position but Nero has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nero tries to control but Murt wriggling away.
Murt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murt looks a forlorn figure.
Nero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murt reaches up and holds on to Nero to control the position.
Murt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nero wants to control the pace but Murt is squirming around nicely.
Nero raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero controlling the position easily from mount.
Murt is squirming around, avoiding Nero's attempts to control the action.
Murt wants to control but Nero is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lenny Nero.
I think Nero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacon comes to the cage accompanied by Death. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nacon looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nacon's hands.
Nacon misses with a looping left.
Nacon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West misses with a low kick.
Nacon misses with a lunging right hand
and West counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West throws a series of punches but Nacon moves out of range.
West misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
West throws a leg kick but Nacon sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from West finds it's way through Nacon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nacon fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Nacon throws an off balance right hand
and Nacon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West throws a low kick but Nacon moves out of range easily.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Nacon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nacon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ah Puch Nacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
West defending well as Nacon loads up on a big left hand.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nacon.
West clobbers Nacon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
West misses with a kick to the body.
Nacon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from West lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from West misses.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nacon.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
Nacon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? West is fending him off so far but Nacon persists. Nope, West circles away and we're back to standing.
Nacon misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from West, right into the meat.
Nacon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Nacon misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
West throws a leg kick which misses Nacon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nacon tries to avoid it.
West gets caught napping as Nacon dives in and scores a takedown. West manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nacon throws a strike but West rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nacon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. West stacks Nacon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by West!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
West lands with a right hand.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nacon throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
West throws a leg kick but Nacon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
West takes a swing at Nacon's ribcage but misses.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
West swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nacon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nacon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
West misses with a straight right.
Nacon has a takedown stuffed.
Nacon throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nacon's knee momentarily.
Nacon avoids a kick to the body.
Nacon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nacon moves out of range of the strikes.
West scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nacon doesn't seem bothered though.
West scores with the left hand. Nacon knows he should have avoided that one.
Nacon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ah Puch Nacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. West sprawls well initially but Nacon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nacon is keen to just control but West is a slippery customer.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nacon is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
West is positioning himself well to prevent Nacon advancing to mount.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nacon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
West throws a hook but Nacon avoids it easily.
Nacon shoots in but no luck this time.
Nacon misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West misses with a body kick.
Nacon looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nacon.
West wants to land a leg kick but Nacon is out of range.
West tries a low kick but Nacon avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from West misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nacon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nacon off to one side.
Nacon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nacon gets a takedown into half guard.
Nacon wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Nacon tries to pass the half guard into mount. West knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
West trying to control here.
Nacon wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nacon wants to pass the guard but West is defending well.
West moves into full guard.
Nacon looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ah Puch Nacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throwing strikes but missing.
Nacon keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
Nacon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nacon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nacon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
West wanted to stand there but Nacon had control of the position.
West wants to pass the guard but Nacon is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
West wants to pass the guard but Nacon is keeping the position.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Nacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nacon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in West's guard.
Nacon wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
West keeping moving, preventing Nacon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed West's guard.
Nacon seems to be working for a kimura but West defends the submission attempt.
Ah Puch Nacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nacon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nacon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nacon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
West tries to get to full guard but Nacon has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ah Puch Nacon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
Our winner, Randy West, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Montero has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Montero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders misses with a leg kick
and Montero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montero wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
Montero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montero trying to control but Anders is working from the bottom.
Anders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montero.
Anders is trying to control the position but Montero postures up.
Anders wants to improve his position but instead Montero has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Montero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montero throws a strike but Anders avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Montero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montero tries to free his leg and advance position but Anders is retaining full guard.
Anders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montero is one step ahead there.
Montero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero pushing down on Anders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Montero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anders wants to improve his position but Montero is controlling well.
Montero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montero working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Montero there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Montero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montero is trying to control the action in half guard but Anders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Montero prevents Anders from standing back up.
Montero is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Montero is keen to just control but Anders is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montero is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Montero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Montero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Montero tries a head kick but it misses.
Montero lands a body shot.
Anders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montero is looking to land body kicks.
Anders lands a head kick!
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders throws a jab when Montero was well out of range.
Anders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anders misses with a lunging right hand
and Montero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anders's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anders is keeping the position for now.
Anders trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anders looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anders looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anders!
Montero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Montero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Montero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Montero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders wants to control from the top but Montero keeps moving.
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.
Anders sitting in guard here, content to control.
Montero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montero working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Montero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anders stuffs the takedown attempt from Montero. Montero gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montero, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Montero.
Montero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montero just misses with a punch to the body.
Montero misses with a hook to the body
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Montero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montero.
Montero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anders is looking for a sweep.
Montero throws an elbow but Anders slips to the side and avoids it well.
Montero advances nicely into full mount.
Anders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Montero jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anders is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anders and Montero has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anders tries to buck Montero off but Montero is having none of it.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Montero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anders dodges the ground and pound from Montero.
Anders is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Montero is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Montero looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montero thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero working the ground and pound effectively.
Anders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Montero looking to ground and pound but Anders is blocking nicely.
Montero looking to control but Anders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Montero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anders has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montero landing strikes from the mount and Anders is in trouble!
Anders is desperately trying to improve his position but Montero has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anders?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montero with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Montero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Montero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshiro Montero!
Toshiro Montero decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki comes to the cage accompanied by Kyuss - Green Machine. Taneli Hauki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dougie Silva's chin.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Hauki throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a push kick but Hauki slaps the foot to one side.
Silva throws a head kick but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Hauki.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Hauki checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a low kick but Hauki moves out of range easily.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hauki misses with a hook.
Hauki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hauki.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Hauki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva throws a push kick but Hauki slaps the foot to one side.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hauki's calf.
Hauki scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Hauki.
Hauki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hauki. Silva shrugs it off though.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Hauki.
Hauki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Hauki avoids it.
Hauki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Hauki settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva looks for the body kick but Hauki saw that one coming.
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Hauki scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hauki misses.
Silva scores with a head kick. Hauki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hauki is rocked!
That kick from Silva tenderised Hauki's leg. Hauki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hauki.
Silva throws a head kick but Hauki moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
Hauki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hauki is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hauki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hauki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is looking to chop away at Hauki's legs.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Hauki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva pushes Hauki away with a front kick.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hauki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hauki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Hauki settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hauki cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hauki finish him?
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hauki. Silva falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hauki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taneli Hauki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Igor Yakovchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko checks a leg kick.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Yakovchenko saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Yakovchenko
and Asai counters with a straight right hand.
Asai defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko misses the jab.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch there but Asai circles away.
Asai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yakovchenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Asai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yakovchenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asai misses with a kick to the body
and Yakovchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yakovchenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asai. Asai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asai lands a nice looking body shot.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai wants to clinch up but Yakovchenko keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Asai.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yakovchenko is looking to clinch but Asai is avoiding it.
Asai swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakovchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Yakovchenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Yakovchenko sizes up Asai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakovchenko.
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Asai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Asai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yakovchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Asai blocks a leg kick.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
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!
Yakovchenko misses with a hook.
Asai tries to clinch there but Yakovchenko circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai.
Yakovchenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Asai moves into the clinch.
Asai breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Yakovchenko misses.
Nice cross by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asai is looking to clinch but Yakovchenko is avoiding it.
Yakovchenko blocks a head kick by Asai.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asai avoids the head kick by Yakovchenko.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asai.
Asai throws a head kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yakovchenko avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Asai prevents a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Asai blocking some punches.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asai's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai tries to land a knee to the head but Yakovchenko blocks with his arms.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Asai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yakovchenko.
A short right from Asai on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yakovchenko.
Asai misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Asai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Yakovchenko finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asai takes one on the button.
Yakovchenko throws a good cross that connects.
Yakovchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Yakovchenko misses its intended target.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakovchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Asai pushes Yakovchenko away with a front kick.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. Asai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Yakovchenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Asai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yakovchenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Asai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai connects with a jab.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Asai.
Danga de danga de dang - Asai scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yakovchenko.
Asai moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai misses with a looping right.
Asai slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Asai checks a leg kick.
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Yakovchenko slams his shin into Asai's torso.
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yakovchenko.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yakovchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Yakovchenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai lands with a good body shot.
Asai avoids the body shot from Yakovchenko.
Asai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yakovchenko is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yakovchenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Asai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakovchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai throws the left hand but Yakovchenko avoids the punch easily.
Yakovchenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yakovchenko swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Yakovchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yakovchenko misses with a straight right.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakovchenko lunges at Asai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asai's hand.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Asai cracks Yakovchenko with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Yakovchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakovchenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai thows a body kick. Yakovchenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Asai is looking to score with low kicks.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Asai.
Asai thows a leg kick but Yakovchenko checks it
and Yakovchenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Yakovchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Yakovchenko jabs at Asai's body.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yakovchenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Asai slams his shin into Yakovchenko's torso.
Asai tries to clinch there but Yakovchenko circles away.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
Yakovchenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Yakovchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Asai moves away and avoids it.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Asai throws a push kick but Yakovchenko slaps the foot to one side.
Yakovchenko scores with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asai.
Asai slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Asai slips a straight right by Yakovchenko.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yakovchenko.
Asai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some bone on bone action there as Asai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asai misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Yakovchenko is predictable there
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yakovchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai slips a straight right by Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with the body kick
and Asai counters with a series of strikes. Yakovchenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai tries to clinch there but Yakovchenko circles away.
A jab from Asai finds it's way through Yakovchenko's defenses.
Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko works over Asai's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Yakovchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakovchenko. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai throws a head kick that Yakovchenko semi-blocks.
Asai digs a good body shot into Yakovchenko's ribs.
Asai dodges the punch combination from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asai misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Asai throws a low kick but Yakovchenko moves out of range easily.
Yakovchenko thuds a left hand into Asai's body.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Yakovchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Asai.
Asai closes the distance and pushes Yakovchenko back into the cage.
Asai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Yakovchenko moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Yakovchenko.
Asai throws a wild body kick that Yakovchenko sees coming a mile off.
Asai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Asai throws a hook but Yakovchenko avoids it easily.
Asai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
Yakovchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yakovchenko swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Asai. That snapped Yakovchenko's head back.
Yakovchenko lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yakovchenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Asai checks it.
Daigo Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Asai misses.
Yakovchenko lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daigo Asai.
I think Yakovchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kale doesn't like YOU!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kummola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kummola swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Kummola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Kummola.
A left lands for Jokinen.
A shot to the liver by Kummola. Beautiful body shot.
Kummola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
A jab from Kummola misses.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Kummola.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Kummola misses.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen works over Kummola's head and body with a nice combination.
Jokinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kummola sprawls well initially but Jokinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kummola avoid being mounted?
Kummola pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Kummola is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kummola wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
Jokinen is taking a breather. Kummola says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kummola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kummola is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throwing strikes here but Kummola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jokinen looking to control but Kummola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jokinen scoring with strikes but Kummola is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen working Kummola over with strikes here.
Kummola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jokinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kummola is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kummola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kummola is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jokinen wants to control the pace but Kummola is squirming around nicely.
Kummola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jokinen is landing with some decent strikes but Kummola is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kummola can't escape the position.
Jokinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kummola's face.
Jokinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kummola wants to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kummola can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jokinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jokinen lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Kummola really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kummola wants to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Kummola is desperately trying to improve his position but Jokinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Jokinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jokinen lands a couple of good shots and Kummola has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kummola looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jokinen.
Jokinen looking to break Kummola's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kummola remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jokinen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Possu Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen checks a low kick from Kummola.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Kummola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Jokinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kummola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kummola tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
Jokinen working away.
Kummola gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kummola wants to get back to full guard but Jokinen has mounted him!
Kummola is squirming around, avoiding Jokinen's attempts to control the action.
Jokinen controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kummola can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kummola is trying to escape the mount.
Kummola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jokinen with shots to the head and body - Kummola looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kummola is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola is bucking up trying to escape but Jokinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jokinen working Kummola over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jokinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kummola can't escape the position.
Jokinen throws some wild stikes that Kummola manages to avoid easily.
Possu Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jokinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kummola tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kummola working to try and regain half guard.
Jokinen looking to control but Kummola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kummola in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jokinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kummola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jokinen working the ground and pound effectively.
Kummola is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kummola tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jokinen.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen looking to control but Kummola is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jokinen looking to finish with strikes here!
Kummola is desperately trying to improve his position but Jokinen has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kummola is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Possu Jokinen 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.
A head kick misses from Kummola.
Kummola wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kummola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jokinen scrambles back to his feet.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Kummola misses the body punch
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kummola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kummola should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Kummola.
Kummola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kummola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jokinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kummola slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Kummola misses the shot to the body.
Kummola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kummola ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kummola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kummola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jokinen is posturing up here but Kummola has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jokinen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jokinen has to tap! Slick submission there by Kummola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kale Kummola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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