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Infinity XIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bjon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bjon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbigniew Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olszewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Olszewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olszewicz.
Bjon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olszewicz was covering up waiting for the punch and Bjon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bjon stands and steps away. Olszewicz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bjon misses with a head kick.
Olszewicz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Olszewicz misses with a body kick.
Bjon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bjon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz throws a head kick but Bjon moves out of range.
Bjon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjon pulls guard successfully.
Bjon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Olszewicz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomas Bjon.
Bjon lands with a good body shot.
Bjon avoids the head kick by Olszewicz.
Bjon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bjon stands up and beckons Olszewicz to his feet.
Olszewicz misses with a kick to the body.
Zbigniew Olszewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjon has Olszewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Olszewicz prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olszewicz is trying to break the clinch but Bjon is controlling him.
Bjon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olszewicz's efforts to push away.
Olszewicz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olszewicz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bjon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Olszewicz to the mat. Olszewicz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bjon gets to his feet - Olszewicz follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Olszewicz throws a body kick that misses
and Bjon counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjon breaks the clinch.
Bjon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olszewicz.
Bjon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olszewicz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Bjon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bjon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Olszewicz - the referee stops the clock and Bjon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Olszewicz. Bjon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Olszewicz misses with a head kick.
Bjon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olszewicz was covering up waiting for the punch and Bjon finishes the takedown easily into 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!
Bjon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bjon 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.
Bjon tries for a takedown but Olszewicz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olszewicz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bjon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olszewicz won't be happy with that.
Bjon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bjon looks to land a combination but Olszewicz avoids it well.
Zbigniew Olszewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olszewicz throws the kick towards the body but Bjon avoids it.
A head kick misses from Olszewicz.
Bjon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjon decides to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz throws a leg kick but Bjon checks it.
Bjon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olszewicz's guard.
Bjon gets to his feet. Olszewicz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bjon drives through and clinches with Olszewicz against the cage.
Bjon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olszewicz lands a head kick!
Bjon has Olszewicz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bjon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olszewicz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bjon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Olszewicz's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Olszewicz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olszewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Bjon moves out of range easily.
Olszewicz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olszewicz scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Olszewicz.
Bjon clinches up against the cage.
Bjon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olszewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bjon checks a leg kick nicely.
Olszewicz throws a lazy head kick
and Bjon counters with a two punch combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Olszewicz.
Bjon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olszewicz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bjon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Olszewicz to his feet.
Olszewicz throws a leg kick which misses Bjon's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjon tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz blocks a head kick by Bjon.
Olszewicz throws a head kick that Bjon semi-blocks.
Bjon closes the distance and clinches up with Olszewicz, looking for a takedown. Bjon pushes Olszewicz against the cage but Olszewicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Bjon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olszewicz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjon looking to score a takedown here. Olszewicz is defending well but Bjon drives through and ends up in Olszewicz's guard.
Bjon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bjon tries to close the distance and clinch but Olszewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olszewicz scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olszewicz.
Bjon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zbigniew Olszewicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olszewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Bjon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bjon lands with a right hand.
Olszewicz throws a sloppy head kick and Bjon moves out of range easily.
Bjon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bjon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bjon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olszewicz throws a looping overhand right but Bjon ducks down to avoid it.
Olszewicz throws a lazy head kick
and Bjon counters with a one-two to the body.
Olszewicz scores with a head kick.
Bjon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olszewicz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Olszewicz lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Olszewicz. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Olszewicz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Bjon.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Olszewicz enables Bjon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Olszewicz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjon stands up from Olszewicz's guard - Bjon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bjon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Olszewicz throws a head kick but Bjon moves out of range.
Olszewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olszewicz, pushing him back against the cage.
Bjon tries to pull guard but Olszewicz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bjon drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz is trying to break free.
Olszewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Bjon successfully pulls guard.
Bjon wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olszewicz throws a head kick that misses
and Bjon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bjon.
Bjon stands up from Olszewicz's guard - Bjon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bjon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bjon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olszewicz can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Olszewicz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Olszewicz.
A combination from Bjon does no damage.
Olszewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Olszewicz lands a high kick!
Olszewicz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz avoids the body shot from Bjon.
Olszewicz throws a head kick but Bjon moves out of range.
Bjon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olszewicz but Olszewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Olszewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olszewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olszewicz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olszewicz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Bjon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olszewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjon gets a clinch.
Olszewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjon keeps control of Olszewicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zbigniew Olszewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomas Bjon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olszewicz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Bjon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bjon, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Bjon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Rytkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey The Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouni Rytkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davey The Nose!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by The Nose or perhaps it was just good defense by Rytkonen which made him look bad.
The Nose misses with a wild body shot.
The Nose lands with a nice body kick.
The Nose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Nose throws a head kick but Rytkonen moves out of range.
Rytkonen throws a good cross that connects.
The Nose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rytkonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Nose throws the kick towards the body but Rytkonen avoids it.
Rytkonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Nose misses with a low kick as Rytkonen jumps back.
The Nose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytkonen avoids a kick to the body.
Rytkonen stuns The Nose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rytkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Nose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rytkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Nose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rytkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Nose was well out of range. Poor timing from Rytkonen.
Rytkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Nose is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Rytkonen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Rytkonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatius Cocles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hollywood Undead - I Don't Wanna Die (Borgore Remix) . Top Turk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Top Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horatius Cocles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turk gets a clinch.
Turk connects with a knee to the head.
Turk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cocles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turk misses with a knee strike.
Turk misses with a knee to the head.
Turk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cocles managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
Cocles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cocles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turk lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk lands a big head kick that sends Cocles to the canvas! Turk follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Top Turk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally Macab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE By MARILYN MANSON kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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200 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wally Macab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rude leaves Macab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Macab.
Rude throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Macab shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rude but Rude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macab shoots in but Rude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally Macab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macab has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rude.
Rude throws a head kick but Macab moves out of range.
Macab avoids a kick to the body.
Macab throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macab takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macab misses with a looping right.
Rude lands a nice looking kick to the body. Macab takes a step back to recover.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Macab.
Macab throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a solid body kick.
Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macab is breathing heavily.
Macab walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rude.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macab's calf.
Rude lands a head kick!
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Rude shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macab eats them both and turns towards Rude to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rude lands a big head kick that sends Macab tumbling to the mat! Rude takes a step backwards and waves Macab back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Macab is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rude. That's going to slow Macab down.
Oh Macab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macab wants to stay close but Rude steps back to make room for something. Macab seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Rude and Macab drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rick Rude!
Rick Rude thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Penttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Penttila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy throws a good cross that connects.
Penttila throws an overhand right that lands on Grundy's shoulder, as Grundy tries to avoid the shot.
Grundy throws a lazy right hand but Penttila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grundy throws a shot from downtown. Penttila moves away and avoids it.
Penttila tries for a takedown but Grundy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penttila throws a jab when Grundy was well out of range.
Penttila doesn't manage to clinch there - Grundy circles away.
Penttila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grundy.
Penttila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Grundy misses.
Penttila throws the left hand but Grundy avoids the punch easily.
Penttila tries to clinch but Grundy moves out of range.
Penttila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penttila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Penttila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Grundy.
It looks like Olli Penttila has been cut.
Penttila looks to land a left hand but Grundy moved out of range nicely.
Penttila shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grundy sprawls well. Grundy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penttila gets slowly back to his feet.
Penttila tries to bum rush Grundy with a series of wild strikes but Grundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Grundy.
Solomon Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penttila blocks a jab.
Penttila throws a nice looking combination but Grundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penttila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Penttila.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penttila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Grundy connects with a right hand. Penttila shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy blocks a jab.
Penttila moves into the clinch successfully.
Penttila stalling.
Grundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penttila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy defending well as Penttila loads up on a big left hand.
Penttila is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Penttila closes the distance and clinches.
Penttila tries for a takedown but Grundy manages to get underhooks.
Solomon Grundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olli Penttila.
Grundy has a couple of punches blocked by Penttila.
A head punch on the inside from Grundy fails to land.
Grundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penttila has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penttila.
Still in the clinch, Penttila scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penttila is trying to pull guard but Grundy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Penttila content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penttila breaks from the clinch.
Penttila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grundy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penttila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penttila 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.
Penttila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy avoids the body shot from Penttila.
A big right from Penttila misses.
Penttila tries to clinch up but Grundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Grundy gets tackled into the cage by Penttila. Penttila maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penttila is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grundy stalling in the clinch but Penttila improves position.
Penttila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penttila has him pressed against the cage.
Grundy tries to circle away but Penttila has him pinned against the cage.
Penttila manages to break the clinch.
Penttila jabs Grundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penttila misses with an uppercut. Grundy saw that one coming.
Penttila ducks under a wild hook from Grundy.
Penttila forces Grundy back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penttila manages to break the clinch.
Grundy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penttila takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olli Penttila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olli Penttila's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Grundy misses.
Penttila pushes Grundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Penttila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grundy or not.
Penttila breaks from the clinch.
Grundy slips a straight right by Penttila.
Grundy checks a leg kick nicely.
Penttila drives through and clinches with Grundy against the cage.
Penttila manages to break the clinch.
Grundy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penttila misses with a left hand
and Grundy counters with a left and a right that stings Penttila.
Penttila tries to clinch up.
Grundy slips a jab from Penttila.
Penttila shoots for a double leg takedown but Grundy sprawls well. He's pushed Penttila's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penttila throws a right hand that misses
and Grundy counters with a series of strikes. Penttila will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Penttila loads up on a big right hand but Grundy slips the punch.
Solomon Grundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penttila wants to clinch up but Grundy keeps it at a distance.
Penttila moves out of range as Grundy strikes.
Penttila misses with an uppercut. Grundy saw that one coming.
Grundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olli Penttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Penttila has Grundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Penttila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penttila.
A jab from Penttila misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penttila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penttila instigates a clinch.
Penttila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy blocks a jab.
Penttila throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grundy counters with a right hand to the body.
Penttila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penttila moves into the clinch.
Penttila tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grundy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Solomon Grundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olli Penttila.
Penttila breaks the clinch.
Grundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grundy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy connects with a right hand. Penttila shakes it off.
Grundy misses with a body shot.
Grundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penttila scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penttila.
Penttila tries to clinch there but Grundy circles away.
Penttila throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Grundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Grundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penttila.
Penttila tries to clinch but Grundy is having none of it.
Penttila tries to close the distance and clinch but Grundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penttila misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big left from Penttila misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penttila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penttila closes the distance and clinches up with Grundy, looking for a takedown. Penttila pushes Grundy against the cage but Grundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penttila ducks under a wild hook from Grundy.
Penttila takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penttila is rocked!
Grundy flashes Penttila a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Penttila's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Penttila crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Grundy punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Grundy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivari Ilkimys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Eerkilaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iivari Ilkimys's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivari Ilkimys!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eerkilaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ilkimys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eerkilaa.
A big right from Eerkilaa misses.
Ilkimys will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eerkilaa scores with a nice head shot.
Ilkimys ducks under a wild hook from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa misses with a body shot.
Ilkimys moves out of range as Eerkilaa strikes.
Eerkilaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ilkimys momentarily.
It looks like Iivari Ilkimys has been cut.
Ilkimys uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eerkilaa misses with a straight left.
Ilkimys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eerkilaa.
Ilkimys moves out of range as Eerkilaa strikes.
Eerkilaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eerkilaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ilkimys is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Eerkilaa misses.
Ilkimys is still on wobbly legs! Can Eerkilaa finish him?
A big left from Eerkilaa misses.
Ilkimys seems to have recovered his senses.
Toni Eerkilaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilkimys on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toni Eerkilaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eerkilaa throws a jab when Ilkimys was well out of range.
Eerkilaa throws a right hand that Ilkimys ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilkimys also avoids with ease.
Eerkilaa throws a jab when Ilkimys was well out of range.
Eerkilaa misses with an uppercut.
Eerkilaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilkimys.
Eerkilaa clobbers Ilkimys with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eerkilaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eerkilaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilkimys.
Eerkilaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilkimys sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eerkilaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Eerkilaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eerkilaa misses with an uppercut. Ilkimys saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eerkilaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eerkilaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ilkimys looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Iivari Ilkimys's cut even more.
Ilkimys rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eerkilaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Eerkilaa throws the left hand but Ilkimys avoids the punch easily.
Eerkilaa misses with a looping left.
Ilkimys shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eerkilaa but Eerkilaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ilkimys moves forwards but Eerkilaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eerkilaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilkimys sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eerkilaa throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eerkilaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilkimys shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ilkimys missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilkimys is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Eerkilaa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilkimys with the ground and pound from mount.
Ilkimys lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eerkilaa hang on?
Eerkilaa wants to hold on but Ilkimys pushes him away.
Ilkimys scoring with strikes but Eerkilaa is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilkimys working Eerkilaa over with strikes here.
Ilkimys lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ilkimys has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ilkimys landing shots from mount.
Eerkilaa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ilkimys is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eerkilaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eerkilaa regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ilkimys.
Ilkimys keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilkimys lands a nice short elbow.
Eerkilaa wants to control but Ilkimys is keeping busy.
Ilkimys working Eerkilaa over with strikes.
Ilkimys takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ilkimys lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ilkimys prevents Eerkilaa from improving his position.
Ilkimys thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eerkilaa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ilkimys is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ilkimys is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eerkilaa is looking to control Ilkimys's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eerkilaa avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Ilkimys there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Eerkilaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iivari Ilkimys's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eerkilaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eerkilaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eerkilaa throws a monster overhand right that drops Ilkimys! Eerkilaa follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Eerkilaa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Abbot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juha Ahokas's chin.
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas misses the jab.
Abbot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Ahokas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abbot counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abbot lands a big right hand that sends Ahokas crashing to the mat! Abbot stays standing though and waves Ahokas back to his feet!
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot tries to bum rush Ahokas with a series of wild strikes but Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a shot to the body
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahokas swings for the body but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a good cross that connects.
Abbot slips under a jab from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Abbot counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Tank Abbot has been cut.
Ahokas throws a right hand that misses
and Abbot counters with a left and a right that stings Ahokas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Ahokas.
An inside leg kick from Abbot misses.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot blocks it.
A cross from Ahokas lands.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Abbot moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahokas. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahokas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbot's corner calls for a 1-2. Abbot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abbot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ahokas somewhat.
Abbot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ahokas. Ahokas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tank Abbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Abbot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahokas punishes Abbot's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abbot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahokas shoots in and drives through. Abbot sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abbot dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Abbot's shoulder, as Abbot tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Abbot.
Ahokas closes the distance and clinches up with Abbot, looking for a takedown. Ahokas pushes Abbot against the cage but Abbot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Abbot slips a jab from Ahokas.
Abbot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahokas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abbot avoids it really well and circles away.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbot jabs Ahokas right on the nose. Ahokas blinks but takes it well.
Abbot misses with a leg kick.
Abbot takes one on the button.
Tank Abbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abbot defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Ahokas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas throws a big shot that misses.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Ahokas.
Ahokas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abbot counters with a crisp one two that drops Ahokas! Abbot thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ahokas to his feet! Ahokas is in big trouble!
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!
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbot.
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbot doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahokas looks to throw the jab but Abbot is out of range.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Ahokas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Ahokas slips the punch.
Ahokas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abbot sends Ahokas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbot is motioning to the referee to let Ahokas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbot defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Juha Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ahokas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ahokas throws a big shot that misses.
Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Abbot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas misses with a body shot
and Abbot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Ahokas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Ahokas throws a nice looking combination but Abbot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahokas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahokas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ahokas fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ahokas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahokas.
Abbot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahokas.
Ahokas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahokas moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot cracks Ahokas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ahokas throws a shot from downtown. Abbot moves away and avoids it.
Ahokas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
Ahokas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Ahokas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahokas throws a looping overhand right but Abbot ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahokas.
Ahokas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahokas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahokas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abbot counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahokas shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbot tries to sprawl out of it but Ahokas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahokas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbot misses with a hook to the body
and Ahokas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Abbot is keeping the position.
Abbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abbot really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abbot throws a right hand that Ahokas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahokas also avoids with ease.
Abbot throws a looping overhand right but Ahokas ducks down to avoid it.
Ahokas misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbot counters with a straight right hand.
Abbot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahokas in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Abbot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbot misses with a hook. Ahokas ducked under it nicely.
Abbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahokas throws a jab when Abbot was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot blocks it.
Ahokas throws a hook but Abbot blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Ahokas. Beautiful body shot.
Ahokas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbot missing with a left hand there. Ahokas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Ahokas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abbot doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Abbot throws a looping overhand right but Ahokas ducks down to avoid it.
Ahokas throws a sloppy body shot
and Abbot counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot lands a big right hand that sends Ahokas crashing to the mat! Abbot stays standing though and waves Ahokas back to his feet!
Ahokas is rocked!
Abbot cracks Ahokas with a left hook right on the temple and Ahokas goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Abbot lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ahokas is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Abbot!
Tank Abbot is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tank Abbot decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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