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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Basayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gibe Sebernau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslanbek Basayev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gibe Sebernau's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslanbek Basayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gibe Sebernau!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basayev throws a looping overhand right but Sebernau ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Basayev misses.
Sebernau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Basayev.
Some wild striking there from Basayev.
Sebernau moves away from the strike by Basayev.
Basayev misses the jab.
Sebernau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sebernau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Basayev was well out of range. Poor timing from Sebernau.
Basayev misses the jab.
Basayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sebernau avoids the body shot from Basayev.
Sebernau fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Basayev. Beautiful body shot.
Sebernau misses with a straight right.
Aslanbek Basayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sebernau is just out of range.
Sebernau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Basayev's head.
Sebernau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sebernau stuns Basayev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebernau tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebernau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Basayev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Basayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sebernau.
Basayev misses with a wild body shot.
Basayev throws a nice looking combination but Sebernau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Sebernau.
Basayev throws a right hand that Sebernau ducks under and follows up with a left that Sebernau also avoids with ease.
Sebernau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Basayev throws a body punch but Sebernau moves out of range.
Sebernau catches Basayev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Basayev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sebernau is just out of range.
Basayev scores with a nice head shot.
Sebernau moves in looking to clinch but Basayev pushes him off.
Basayev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basayev connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sebernau slips a straight right by Basayev.
Basayev thuds a left hand into Sebernau's body.
Sebernau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sebernau tries to clinch
enabling Basayev to counter with a crisp jab.
Sebernau takes the fight into the clinch.
Sebernau manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Basayev throws a big shot that misses.
Basayev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Basayev.
Basayev lands the left hand.
Sebernau is rocked!
Sebernau clinches with his opponent.
Basayev stalling in the clinch but Sebernau improves position.
Basayev can't find room to land a body shot as Sebernau controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basayev.
Sebernau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sebernau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sebernau tries to clinch up but Basayev circles away and keeps his distance.
Basayev throws a jab when Sebernau was well out of range.
Basayev misses with a looping left.
Basayev misses with a two punch combination.
Basayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basayev misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Basayev. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Basayev. Those never looked like landing.
Basayev throws a hook but Sebernau blocks it.
Basayev throws out a loose jab but Sebernau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sebernau scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sebernau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sebernau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sebernau is still on wobbly legs! Can Basayev finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebernau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sebernau seems to have recovered his senses.
Sebernau clinches up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sebernau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sebernau blocks a body shot from Basayev.
Sebernau lands a hook that snaps the head of Basayev backwards.
Basayev throws a head punch that misses.
Basayev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sebernau as Basayev tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Basayev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Basayev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basayev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basayev has had enough of the clinch but Sebernau keeps him there for the moment.
Basayev wants to get back to striking at distance but Sebernau won't allow it.
Sebernau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Basayev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Basayev misses the shot to the body.
Sebernau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sebernau connects with a single shot there.
Sebernau scores with a decent looking hook.
Aslanbek Basayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sebernau lands with a good body shot.
Sebernau moves in looking to clinch but Basayev pushes him off.
Sebernau looks to land a left hand but Basayev moved out of range nicely.
Sebernau throws a sloppy head kick and Basayev moves out of range easily.
Sebernau slips under a jab.
Basayev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sebernaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Basayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sebernau.
Basayev throws a hook but Sebernau blocks it.
Sebernau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sebernau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basayev cracks Sebernau with an uppercut from hell and Sebernau crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Basayev's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Basayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sebernau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basayev is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Basayev wants to pass the guard but Sebernau is keeping the position.
Sebernau pulls Basayev in close to prevent any damage.
Basayev stops Sebernau from standing up.
Basayev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Basayev throws a big right hand that misses.
Basayev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basayev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Basayev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sebernau wants to sweep but no luck.
Basayev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sebernau has a closed guard, preventing Basayev from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebernau keeping moving, preventing Basayev from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basayev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sebernau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basayev won't allow Sebernau to get back to his feet.
Sebernau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sebernau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Basayev lands a couple of digs.
Sebernau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sebernau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basayev is controlling him.
Basayev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Basayev stops Sebernau from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sebernau is pulling down on Basayev's head to control his posture.
Basayev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basayev connects with a couple of short punches.
Sebernau is looking to stand up but Basayev isn't so interested in that idea.
Sebernau is breathing heavily.
Basayev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Basayev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aslanbek Basayev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sebernau controlling Basayev's posture.
Basayev wants to stand but Sebernau is controlling his posture from full guard.
Basayev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Basayev throws a big shot that misses.
Sebernau scores with a head kick. Basayev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Basayev misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basayev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sebernau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sebernau. Basayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Sebernau scores with a four punch combination!
Basayev misses with a double jab
and Sebernau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Basayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aslanbek Basayev is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sebernau tries to clinch but Basayev moves out of range.
A jab from Basayev misses.
Basayev scores with a jab to the head.
Basayev misses with a body shot
and Sebernau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basayev lands a jab to the head.
Basayev fails to land with a series of punches.
Sebernau moves in looking to clinch but Basayev pushes him off.
Sebernau fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Basayev dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sebernau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sebernau takes a swing at Basayev's ribcage but misses.
Basayev throws a lazy right hand but Sebernau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basayev misses with a looping left.
Basayev throws a series of punches but Sebernau moves out of range.
Basayev throws a hook but Sebernau avoids it easily.
Basayev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sebernau to score with a decent uppercut.
Sebernau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basayev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Basayev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sebernau misses with a straight right.
Basayev gets tackled into the ropes by Sebernau. Sebernau maintains the clinch.
Basayev wants to get back to striking at distance but Sebernau won't allow it.
Basayev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Basayev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sebernau is keeping busy.
Sebernau breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebernau drives through and clinches with Basayev against the ropes.
Basayev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sebernau breaks from the clinch.
Basayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Basayev scores with a four punch combination!
Basayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Basayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Basayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basayev throws a series of punches but Sebernau avoids them all with ease.
Basayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Sebernau connects with the punch.
Basayev throws a series of punches but Sebernau avoids them all with ease.
Sebernau wants to clinch up but Basayev keeps it at a distance.
Sebernau lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebernau tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Basayev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Basayev.
Sebernau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Basayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sebernau slips a jab and a cross from Basayev.
Sebernau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sebernau is leaning against Basayev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sebernau stalling.
Basayev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sebernau or not.
Basayev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sebernau manages to break the clinch.
Sebernau looks to land a right hand but Basayev moved out of range.
Sebernau lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Basayev misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebernau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sebernau throws a one two combo.
Basayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sebernau circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Basayev misses.
Jab, jab by Basayev - just one landing.
Sebernau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basayev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Basayev works the jab nicely.
Basayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basayev throws a hook but Sebernau avoids it easily.
Basayev misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Basayev misses.
Sebernau works the jab nicely.
Basayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Sebernau.
Basayev's corner calls for a 1-2. Basayev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Basayev.
Basayev throws a right and a left that Sebernau avoids nicely.
Basayev looks to land a combination but Sebernau avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sebernau lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sebernau wants to clinch up but Basayev keeps it at a distance.
Sebernau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Basayev finds it's way round the side to connect with Sebernau's head.
Sebernau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sebernau darts in and clinches Basayev up against the ropes.
Sebernau digs a right hand into Basayev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basayev's gas tank.
Sebernau breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sebernau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Basayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Basayev misses with a hook.
Sebernau lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gibe Sebernau.
I think Basayev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Aslanbek Basayev!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Aslanbek Basayev!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Aslanbek Basayev!
Aslanbek Basayev wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Aslanbek Basayev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Einari Leimari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Einari Leimari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altemio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leimari misses with a two punch combination.
Leimari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Leimari.
It looks like Altemio Sanchez has been cut.
Leimari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leimari throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leimari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leimari misses with a wild combination.
Leimari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leimari misses with a low kick.
Leimari misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Leimari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leimari is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Einari Leimari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leimari.
Leimari throws a shot to the body.
Leimari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the ropes. Leimari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leimari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leimari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leimari.
Leimari stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sanchez has eaten all the pies!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leimari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leimari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Leimari misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leimari throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Leimari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leimari throws out the jab.
Leimari looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leimari throws out the jab.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leimari.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Leimari.
A swing and a miss from Leimari.
Leimari throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Einari Leimari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leimari.
Leimari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leimari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leimari throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Leimari misses with a double jab.
Leimari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Leimari connects with a body shot.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leimari throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Leimari scores with a hook.
Leimari thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leimari misses with a wild combination.
Leimari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Leimari misses.
Leimari throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Altemio Sanchez's cut even more.
Leimari looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Leimari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leimari scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leimari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leimari throws out the jab.
Leimari throws out a powerful jab.
Leimari misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einari Leimari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Leimari lands.
Leimari misses the jab.
Leimari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Leimari lands a jab to the head.
Einari Leimari is winning the standup battle so far.
Leimari tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leimari misses with a wild body shot.
Leimari throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leimari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Leimari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leimari throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Leimari throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leimari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leimari throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Leimari tries a head kick but it misses.
Leimari misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Leimari.
Leimari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez moves forwards but Leimari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leimari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leimari. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leimari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Leimari.
Einari Leimari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Leimari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leimari lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez defending well as Leimari loads up on a big left hand.
Leimari misses with a body shot.
Leimari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leimari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leimari misses with the combination.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leimari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leimari throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leimari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Leimari lands a nice shot to the body.
Leimari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Leimari. Those never looked like landing.
Leimari misses with a series of wild punches.
Leimari is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leimari. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leimari throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Leimari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leimari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez moves out of range as Leimari strikes.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leimari jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sanchez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leimari has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Leimari.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Leimari.
Leimari misses with an uppercut.
Leimari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leimari swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Leimari throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Leimari misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez defending well as Leimari loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einari Leimari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leimari throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leimari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leimari scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Leimari finish him?
Leimari lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Leimari.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leimari. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leimari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leimari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Leimari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leimari throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leimari.
Leimari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Leimari.
A telegraphed right hand from Leimari misses the target.
Leimari throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Leimari. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Leimari.
Leimari throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Leimari misses.
Leimari looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Leimari throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Leimari.
Leimari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leimari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leimari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Leimari misses with a looping right.
Leimari throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leimari.
Sanchez is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leimari misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leimari throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Leimari misses with the combination.
Leimari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leimari.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leimari.
Leimari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Leimari.
Leimari misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Leimari fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez pushes down on Leimari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leimari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Leimari is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leimari is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
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 Einari Leimari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leimari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Einari Leimari!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Einari Leimari!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Einari Leimari!
Einari Leimari wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helkama Raisu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raisu has chosen Sleepy Sleepers - Kesämopo as his entrance music. Benjamin Goldstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helkama Raisu's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helkama Raisu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein lands a jab to the nose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goldstein.
Raisu is rocked!
It looks like Helkama Raisu has been cut.
Raisu gets tackled into the ropes by Goldstein. Goldstein maintains the clinch.
Raisu is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldstein finish him?
Raisu tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldstein avoids the damage to the body.
Goldstein cracks Raisu with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldstein lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Raisu out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Goldstein!
Benjamin Goldstein 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niila Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niila Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joikhaaja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pekka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Joikhaaja wants to control but Pekka is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joikhaaja misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pekka is looking to regain half guard here but Joikhaaja keeps moving and retains side control.
Joikhaaja is working to tighten is grip on Pekka's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pekka has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Joikhaaja is really squeezing tight and eventually Pekka passes out! Joikhaaja breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Niila Joikhaaja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eri Keepperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio comes to the ring accompanied by Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eri Keepperi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keepperi connects with the punch.
It looks like Dante Ascanio has been cut.
Ascanio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keepperi misses with a body shot.
Eri Keepperi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ascanio misses with a straight left.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Ascanio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ascanio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi looks to throw the jab but Ascanio is out of range.
Keepperi defending well as Ascanio loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ascanio.
Ascanio scores with a shot to the body.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
Keepperi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ascanio defending well as Keepperi loads up on a big left hand.
Ascanio throws a series of punches but Keepperi moves out of range.
Ascanio moves out of range as Keepperi strikes.
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!
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi throws a leg kick but Ascanio checks it.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
Ascanio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keepperi.
Keepperi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ascanio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ascanio defending well as Keepperi loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ascanio.
Ascanio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keepperi misses with a body shot.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
Keepperi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keepperi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Keepperi.
Ascanio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ascanio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keepperi.
Keepperi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ascanio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keepperi throws a big shot that misses.
Ascanio catches Keepperi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keepperi avoids the body shot from Ascanio.
Keepperi misses with a straight right.
Keepperi moves out of range as Ascanio strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ascanio ducks under a wild hook from Keepperi.
A left and a right from Keepperi both land. Nice combination.
Keepperi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ascanio. Ascanio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keepperi throws a hook to the side of Ascanio's head but Ascanio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ascanio misses the jab.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Ascanio connects with a single shot there.
Ascanio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keepperi.
Ascanio misses with a hook. Keepperi ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Ascanio finds it's target.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi looks to land a left hand but Ascanio moved out of range nicely.
Keepperi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ascanio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keepperi scrambles back to his feet.
Ascanio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio misses with a body shot.
Keepperi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ascanio. Ascanio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keepperi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keepperi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante Ascanio's cut is getting worse.
Ascanio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keepperi looks to throw the jab but Ascanio is out of range.
Ascanio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keepperi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ascanio counters with a stiff right hand.
Ascanio misses the shot to the body.
Keepperi missing with a left hand there. Ascanio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ascanio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ascanio ducks under a wild hook from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws a shot from downtown. Ascanio moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keepperi ducks under a wild hook from Ascanio.
Ascanio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keepperi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ascanio counters with a good low kick that Keepperi was not able to check.
Keepperi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Ascanio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Keepperi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ascanio.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Keepperi misses.
Keepperi misses with an uppercut. Ascanio saw that one coming.
Keepperi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ascanio.
Ascanio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ascanio misses the jab.
Keepperi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ascanio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keepperi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Keepperi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keepperi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ascanio slips under a jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws an off balance right hand
and Ascanio counters with a nice body shot.
Ascanio throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eri Keepperi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Ascanio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keepperi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ascanio.
Ascanio dodges the punch combination from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws a looping overhand right but Ascanio ducks down to avoid it.
Keepperi dodges the punch combination from Ascanio.
Keepperi misses with a low kick.
Keepperi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ascanio under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Ascanio.
Keepperi throws an overhand right that lands on Ascanio's shoulder, as Ascanio tries to avoid the shot.
Keepperi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Ascanio misses.
Ascanio throws a jab when Keepperi was well out of range.
Ascanio thows a body shot but no joy.
Ascanio ducks right into an uppercut from Keepperi.
Keepperi misses with a two punch combination.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ascanio. Keepperi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keepperi tests Ascanio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keepperi. Ascanio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ascanio scores with the left hand. Keepperi knows he should have avoided that one.
Keepperi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eri Keepperi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Ascanio throws a lazy right hand but Keepperi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keepperi jabs Ascanio right on the nose. Ascanio blinks but takes it well.
Keepperi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dante Ascanio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Keepperi misses.
Keepperi misses with an uppercut.
Keepperi tries to move into range but Ascanio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ascanio scores with a hook.
Keepperi throws out a loose jab but Ascanio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Keepperi misses.
Ascanio misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio lands a lovely overhand right.
Keepperi is rocked!
Ascanio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keepperi.
Keepperi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ascanio finish him?
Ascanio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keepperi misses the jab.
Keepperi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ascanio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keepperi lands a body shot.
Keepperi throws a hook to the side of Ascanio's head but Ascanio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ascanio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keepperi manages to avoid it.
Keepperi throws out a loose jab but Ascanio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keepperi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ascanio finds it's way round the side to connect with Keepperi's head.
Keepperi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ascanio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keepperi on the side of the head.
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi tries to bum rush Ascanio with a series of wild strikes but Ascanio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ascanio cracks a nice hook into Keepperi's ribs.
Ascanio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keepperi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keepperi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keepperi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ascanio's head.
Keepperi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ascanio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeez, Dante Ascanio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ascanio connects with a right hand. Keepperi shakes it off.
Nice shot by Keepperi.
Ascanio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keepperi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ascanio.
Keepperi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
Ascanio slips a jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi misses with a hook. Ascanio ducked under it nicely.
Keepperi misses the jab.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
A slow jab from Ascanio misses its intended target.
Ascanio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ascanio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ascanio moves out of range as Keepperi strikes.
Keepperi misses with a hook.
Ascanio scores with a decent looking hook.
Keepperi looks to land a left hand but Ascanio moved out of range nicely.
Ascanio connects with a crisp jab.
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi moves out of range as Ascanio strikes.
Keepperi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keepperi throws a big shot that misses.
Keepperi walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keepperi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ascanio counters with a huge left! Keepperi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ascanio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Keepperi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ascanio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Ascanio!
Dante Ascanio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slurgo Morgoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koroma has chosen Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slurgo Morgoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgoth thows a leg kick but Koroma checks it
and Koroma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koroma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgoth throws a head kick that misses.
Koroma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgoth.
Morgoth walks into a jab.
Morgoth takes one to the chin there.
Morgoth is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koroma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Morgoth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koroma drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Morgoth right on the button. Morgoth goes down! Koroma follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Koroma gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko comes to the ring accompanied by Brother Firetribe - I Am Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laukkanen scores with a jab.
Kukko walks into a straight right hand from Laukkanen.
Kukko misses the shot to the body.
Laukkanen digs a good hook to Kukko's body.
Laukkanen misses with the combination.
Laukkanen misses with an uppercut. Kukko saw that one coming.
Laukkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laukkanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laukkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laukkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laukkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Kukko misses.
Laukkanen stuns Kukko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kukko takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kukko.
Kukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laukkanen is trying to break the clinch but Kukko has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen blocks a body shot from Kukko.
Kukko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laukkanen is trying to break the clinch but Kukko has him pressed against the ropes.
Kukko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kukko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laukkanen defending well though.
Kukko thows a huge punch but Laukkanen dodges it nicely.
Kukko controlling the pace.
Kukko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kukko working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukkanen has hold of Kukko's hands but Kukko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kukko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laukkanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kukko scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kukko with the ground and pound but Laukkanen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Laukkanen keeps moving.
Laukkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laukkanen keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen has momentary wrist control but Kukko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kukko passes into half guard.
Kukko controlling the pace.
Kukko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laukkanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kukko.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kukko connects with a nice short shot to Laukkanen's temple.
Laukkanen wants to improve his position but Kukko is controlling well.
Kukko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kukko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Laukkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kukko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laukkanen is trying to maintain the position but Kukko is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laukkanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laukkanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kukko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kukko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laukkanen taking some punishment here, with Kukko in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laukkanen thuds his right hand into Kukko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laukkanen moves out of range as Kukko strikes.
Laukkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laukkanen punishes Kukko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Laukkanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kukko is putting a hurting on Laukkanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kukko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laukkanen to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laukkanen down.
Kukko trying to control the position but Laukkanen is working away.
Kukko grinds an elbow into Laukkanen's temple.
Laukkanen is rocked!
Laukkanen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kukko is controlling him well.
Laukkanen is letting Kukko control him for a moment.
Rokki Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laukkanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working the ground and pound.
Laukkanen is still in real trouble! Can Kukko finish him?
Kukko cracks Laukkanen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kukko immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Laukkanen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kukko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rokki Kukko!
A victorious Rokki Kukko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Keskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Korva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Korva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Korva is just out of range.
Keskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korva.
Korva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keskinen.
Keskinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keskinen walks into a stiff left hand from Korva.
Korva looks to throw the jab but Keskinen is out of range.
Keskinen with a nice cross.
It looks like Jorma Korva has been cut.
Keskinen looks to throw the jab but Korva is out of range.
Korva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - Korva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keskinen wants to clinch up but Korva keeps it at a distance.
Keskinen throws a combination. Korva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Korva throws a hook to the side of Keskinen's head but Keskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keskinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Korva lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korva throws an overhand right that lands on Keskinen's shoulder, as Keskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Keskinen looks to land a left hand but Korva moved out of range nicely.
Korva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korva shoots for a takedown but Keskinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vesa Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Korva.
Korva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korva shoots in for a double leg but Keskinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keskinen throws a right and a left that Korva avoids nicely.
Korva missing with a left hand there. Keskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korva was well out of range. Poor timing from Keskinen.
Korva throws the left hand but Keskinen avoids the punch easily.
Korva scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korva looks to score with a jab to the body but Keskinen is just out of range.
Keskinen connects with a single shot there.
Korva shoots in looking for a takedown. Keskinen tries to sprawl out of it but Korva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Keskinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keskinen. Korva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keskinen ducks under a wild hook from Korva.
Keskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korva manages to avoid it.
Korva cracks Keskinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Korva tries for a takedown but Keskinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen moves out of range as Korva strikes.
Keskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keskinen jabs at Korva's body.
Korva throws a body punch but Keskinen moves out of range.
Keskinen moves away from the strike by Korva.
Korva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korva fails with a takedown attempt.
Keskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korva.
Keskinen misses with a right hand
and Korva counters with a single leg into guard. Keskinen didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Korva preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korva throwing strikes from guard but Keskinen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Korva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Korva postures up and lands a big shot to Keskinen's brow.
Korva tries to free his leg and advance position but Keskinen is retaining full guard.
Korva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Korva looking to pass the guard.
Korva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korva trying to control the position from guard on top but Keskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Korva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Korva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorma Korva's cut.
That's time! Keskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Keskinen defending well as Korva loads up on a big left hand.
Korva throws a hook but Keskinen avoids it easily.
A big right from Korva misses.
A shot to the body from Korva misses
and Keskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorma Korva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korva jabs at Keskinen's body.
A swing and a miss from Korva.
Keskinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korva.
Korva with a hook.
Vesa Keskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Keskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Korva's shoulder, as Korva tries to avoid the shot.
Korva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keskinen.
Keskinen misses the shot to the body.
Keskinen cracks a nice hook into Korva's ribs.
Korva throws out a loose jab but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keskinen lands a nice hook to Korva's body. Korva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keskinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korva.
Korva shoots in but Keskinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vesa Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Korva.
Korva takes a swing at Keskinen's ribcage but misses.
Korva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Korva dives in and grabs Keskinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keskinen pushes down on Korva's head and hops out.
Keskinen swings for the body but Korva moves out of range.
Donk. Korva catches Keskinen right on the button with a cross.
Korva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keskinen's waist but Keskinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Korva off to one side.
Korva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korva passes into half guard.
Korva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Korva trying to control the action but Keskinen is working from the bottom.
Korva throwing shots but Keskinen is blocking nicely.
Keskinen is looking for a sweep. Korva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Keskinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korva wants to take a breather but Keskinen is having none of it.
Korva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keskinen taking some punishment here, with Korva in his half guard.
Korva trying to pass the guard but Keskinen defending well.
Korva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorma Korva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korva lands strikes from half guard.
Keskinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Korva.
Korva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Korva is trying to control. Keskinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Korva works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Korva in side control, throwing shots but Keskinen defends.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korva tries to move to mount but Keskinen blocks the move with his legs.
Keskinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keskinen tries to get out of the position.
Korva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keskinen is trying to improve his position.
Korva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Korva working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Korva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorma Korva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Korva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keskinen manages to avoid it.
Korva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Keskinen sprawls well. Keskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Korva gets slowly back to his feet.
Korva takes a swing at Keskinen's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Keskinen.
Korva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keskinen.
Korva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keskinen lands a jab to Korva's midsection.
Keskinen digs a good body shot into Korva's ribs.
Keskinen scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vesa Keskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keskinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keskinen is looking to clinch.
Keskinen instigates a clinch.
Keskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korva tries to pull guard but Keskinen won't allow it.
Vesa Keskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Korva.
Keskinen digs a right hand into Korva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korva's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Keskinen.
Korva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Korva goes for a takedown attempt but Keskinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keskinen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen lands with a right hand.
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!
Korva avoids the body shot from Keskinen.
Korva misses the body punch
and Keskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keskinen is fending him off so far but Korva persists. Nope, Keskinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Keskinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korva.
Korva closes the distance and clinches up with Keskinen, looking for a takedown. Korva pushes Keskinen against the ropes but Keskinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keskinen throws a jab when Korva was well out of range.
Keskinen gets caught napping as Korva dives in and scores a takedown. Keskinen manages to retain guard.
Korva passes into half guard.
Keskinen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskinen keeping full guard, as Korva tries to pass.
Keskinen trying to control the position.
Keskinen pulls Korva in close to prevent any damage.
Korva throwing strikes from guard but Keskinen blocks nicely.
Korva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Korva is looking to work some ground and pound but Keskinen has wrist control.
Keskinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keskinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korva on the ground.
Keskinen trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Korva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korva forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korva tries to pass to full mount but Keskinen defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vesa Keskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korva 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jorma Korva!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jorma Korva!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jorma Korva!
Jorma Korva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barristan The Bold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Trivieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trivieri has chosen Deep Purple - Child in Time as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barristan The Bold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gennaro Trivieri!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trivieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Gennaro Trivieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trivieri moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bold looks to score with a jab to the body but Trivieri is just out of range.
Trivieri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Bold is able to avoid easily.
Trivieri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Bold throws a lazy uppercut
and Trivieri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trivieri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trivieri defending well as The Bold loads up on a big left hand.
The Bold lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bold lands with a good body shot.
The Bold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trivieri misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trivieri. That's going to slow The Bold down.
Trivieri throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Bold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trivieri.
The Bold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trivieri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Bold momentarily.
Trivieri scores with the left hand. The Bold knows he should have avoided that one.
The Bold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trivieri's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bold feints and as Trivieri raises his hands in defense, The Bold changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trivieri looking to control.
The Bold drops back looking for a leg! Trivieri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trivieri manages to kick The Bold off! The Bold jumps back into Trivieri's guard.
Trivieri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trivieri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Bold has managed to get both his arms back between Trivieri's legs - danger averted.
Trivieri is trying to keep The Bold in close.
The Bold thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trivieri is trying to control the position but The Bold postures up.
Trivieri keeping full guard, as The Bold tries to pass.
Trivieri pulls The Bold in close to prevent any damage.
The Bold pushes down on Trivieri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trivieri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Bold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Bold works his way into full mount!
The Bold jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trivieri manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bold wants to control but Trivieri is keeping him busy.
Trivieri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Bold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Bold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trivieri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trivieri throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The Bold wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trivieri, who protects the arm well.
Trivieri can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bold is working to tighten is grip on Trivieri's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Trivieri has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but The Bold is really squeezing tight and eventually Trivieri passes out! The Bold breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barristan The Bold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kukkonen misses.
Cormier has closed the distance and engaged Kukkonen in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
It looks like Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen has been cut.
Kukkonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kukkonen misses with some punches.
Cormier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kukkonen.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kukkonen's defenses.
Cormier lands an elbow inside that Kukkonen shrugs off.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cormier.
Kukkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cormier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cormier throws an elbow but it misses.
Kukkonen manages to break the clinch.
Cormier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kukkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cormier is looking to clinch.
Cormier moves to clinch but Kukkonen breaks away
and Kukkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but Cormier checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kukkonen.
Cormier tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kukkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cormier misses with a right hand
enabling Kukkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Cormier forces Kukkonen back against the ropes and clinches.
Cormier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cormier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kukkonen's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Kukkonen.
Cormier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cormier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
Cormier misses with an elbow strike.
Kukkonen misses with some punches.
Cormier avoiding damage as Kukkonen throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen blocks an elbow strike.
Cormier missing with knees to the body.
Cormier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cormier throws an elbow that misses.
Cormier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
Cormier missing with knees to the body.
Cormier misses with an elbow strike.
Kukkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Cormier pushes off an throws an elbow but Kukkonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kukkonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cormier pushes Kukkonen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kukkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cormier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kukkonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukkonen dodges an elbow strike from Cormier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cormier.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cormier.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kukkonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Cormier.
Kukkonen manages to break the clinch.
Kukkonen throws the left hand but Cormier avoids the punch easily.
Cormier closes the distance and clinches.
Kukkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cormier's elbow.
A short left from Kukkonen.
Cormier pushes off an throws an elbow but Kukkonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cormier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kukkonen blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cormier trying to control the position but instead, Kukkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cormier into the ropes.
Cormier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Kukkonen.
That has opened up Daniel Cormier's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kukkonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Cormier.
Kukkonen misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cormier throws an elbow but misses.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Kukkonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kukkonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kukkonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cormier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Kukkonen avoids the elbow strike from Cormier, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cormier.
Kukkonen misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukkonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kukkonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cormier in his tracks.
Kukkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kukkonen.
Cormier moves in looking to clinch but Kukkonen pushes him off.
Kukkonen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kukkonen throws a lazy right hand but Cormier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cormier.
Kukkonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kukkonen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen throws a combination. Cormier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Kukkonen there.
The cut above Daniel Cormier's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab, jab by Kukkonen - just one landing.
Cormier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Cormier blocks the body kick.
Kukkonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cormier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kukkonen.
Cormier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniel Cormier's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kukkonen lands with a shot to the body.
Kukkonen cracks a nice hook into Cormier's ribs.
Kukkonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Cormier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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