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HERO Malmi Mayhem 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes into the arena with Grind With Me blaring out of the sound system. Dirk Damon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Lock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damon.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lock throws a head kick that misses.
Lock looks to land a body kick but Damon moved away.
Damon is looking to clinch.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock moves out of range.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damon has Lock up against the cage in a clinch.
Lock goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lock misses with a wild body shot.
Damon tries to clinch there but Lock circles away.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damon moves away.
Lock throws a low kick but Damon avoids it.
Damon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damon's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lock throwing shots but Damon is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damon working a defensive guard here.
Lock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lock is working Damon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lock postures up.
Damon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lock.
Damon working a defensive guard here.
Lock stops Damon from standing up.
Lock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lock landing some decent shots from guard.
Damon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lock lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lock throwing strikes but missing.
Damon is trying to keep Lock in close.
Lock is working Damon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damon keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.
Damon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lock keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damon.
Lock is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying to control but can't.
Damon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lock's head.
Damon prevents Lock from improving his position.
Lock flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Damon prevents Lock from improving his position.
Lock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Damon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damon trying to control from half guard but Lock is working away.
Damon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lock trying to control from the bottom.
Damon is looking to take a break and control but Lock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lock defending well though.
Damon is keen to just control but Lock is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Damon.
Damon tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.
Damon checks a leg kick.
Lock throws a low kick but Damon moves out of range easily.
Lock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damon swivels and escapes.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Lock.
A big left from Lock misses.
Lock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damon's guard.
Damon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damon's head.
Damon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lock is trying to stand up here but Damon is controlling him well.
Lock wants to control but Damon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Lock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damon checks a leg kick.
Lock keeps the fight on the outside.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Lock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Damon is trying to maintain the position but Lock is very close to passing his half guard.
Lock is trying to control. Damon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lock winds up and cracks Damon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damon is trying to stand back up but Lock is controlling him
Damon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lock is keen to just control but Damon is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lock is one step ahead there.
Damon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lock!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damon thowing shots but they're missing.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Lock tries to reverse the position but Damon maintains control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
Lock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon throwing strikes here but Lock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Lock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damon tries to control but Lock wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon throwing strikes here but Lock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
Lock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Damon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lock because Damon loaded up on that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Damon looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Damon moves in looking to clinch but Lock pushes him off.
Lock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damon avoids it really well and circles away.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Lock swats away the attempt to clinch by Damon.
Lock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lock counters with a takedown into side control.
Damon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dirk Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.
Lock gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lock trying to control the position from guard on top but Damon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lock!
Lock wants to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Lock can't escape the position.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Damon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon looking to finish with strikes here!
Lock is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon tries to control but Lock wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock wants to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Lock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon throws some wild stikes that Lock manages to avoid easily.
Lock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon content just to control the position here.
Damon looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt Lock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lock working to try and regain half guard.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
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!
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon unloads with some shots from mount but Lock bucks and avoids them well.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
A very excited looking Dirk Damon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi has chosen Caged in A Rage as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rahapussi. Rahapussi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iverson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iverson shoots in and bounces Rahapussi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Iverson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Iverson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Iverson throws a big right hand that misses.
Rahapussi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson trying to control but Rahapussi is working from the bottom.
Rahapussi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iverson is in close to Rahapussi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Iverson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahapussi has wrist control.
Iverson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahapussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rahapussi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rahapussi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rahapussi is looking for a triangle here but Iverson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Iverson working the ground and pound but Rahapussi is defending the strikes.
Rahapussi regains half guard, as Iverson was trying to land strikes.
Rahapussi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Iverson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson lands strikes from half guard.
Rahapussi manages to get to full guard.
Iverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rahapussi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rahapussi working for a triangle but Iverson defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iverson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahapussi has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Rahapussi keeps moving.
Rahapussi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iverson is working Rahapussi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rahapussi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rahapussi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rahapussi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Iverson, into his guard.
Iverson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
Iverson trying to control the position.
Iverson wants to stand and escape but Rahapussi is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rahapussi passes into half guard.
Rahapussi is looking to advance position but Iverson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Iverson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahapussi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rahapussi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iverson misses with a low kick.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iverson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rahapussi is trying to defend but Iverson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Iverson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iverson trying to control from Rahapussi's half guard. Rahapussi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Iverson wants to pass the guard but Rahapussi is keeping the position.
Iverson trying to control but Rahapussi is working from the bottom.
Rahapussi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iverson working some strikes from top position.
Rahapussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iverson.
Rahapussi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iverson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iverson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Iverson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rahapussi is retaining full guard.
Iverson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iverson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rahapussi is proving hard to escape from.
Dave Iverson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iverson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Rahapussi keeps moving.
Rahapussi has an active guard here but Iverson has managed to pass into half guard.
Iverson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rahapussi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rahapussi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rahapussi is looking to control Iverson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rahapussi avoid being mounted?
Iverson controlling the pace.
Iverson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rahapussi defending well though.
Iverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Iverson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Iverson.
Iverson throwing shots but Rahapussi is blocking nicely.
Iverson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rahapussi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahapussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson throws an elbow that misses. Rahapussi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iverson's guard. Nice move by Rahapussi!
Rahapussi passes Iverson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rahapussi is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Iverson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rahapussi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iverson.
Rahapussi just misses with a punch to the body.
Dave Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iverson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rahapussi dodges the punch combination from Iverson.
Rahapussi shoots in looking for a takedown but Iverson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rahapussi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahapussi. That's going to slow Iverson down.
Rahapussi throws a push kick but Iverson slaps the foot to one side.
Iverson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahapussi gets caught napping as Iverson dives in and scores a takedown. Rahapussi manages to retain guard.
Iverson throwing strikes from guard but Rahapussi blocks nicely.
Iverson wants to get up but he can't break Rahapussi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Iverson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi trying to keep a closed guard but Iverson is proving a slippery customer.
Iverson throws a strike but Rahapussi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rahapussi trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rahapussi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi wants to control but Iverson is keeping him busy.
Rahapussi moves into full mount! Iverson won't be happy about that!
Iverson tries to improve his position but instead Rahapussi has taken his back!
I really don't envy Iverson right now.
Rahapussi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rahapussi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Iverson turns into Rahapussi and is now in his guard.
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahapussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to stand but Rahapussi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taisto Rahapussi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rahapussi keeping full guard, as Iverson tries to pass.
Rahapussi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iverson's guard.
Iverson looking to control but Rahapussi passes into half guard.
Rahapussi is working for a kimura but Iverson is defending it quite comfortably.
Dave Iverson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iverson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Dave Iverson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iverson, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Iverson!
Post fight, Dave Iverson stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to DJs Locker and all the fans for their support. I love you all!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Rik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rik comes to the cage accompanied by The walking dead. Shane Rik had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Octavio Ramos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Rik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rik at a distance.
Rik looks for a takedown but Ramos sprawls well.
Rik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rik landing knees to the head.
Rik lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Rik misses with the head strike.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Nice elbow from Rik.
Rik connects with a knee to the head.
Rik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rik lands a knee to the head.
Rik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rik tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rik lands an elbow inside.
Rik misses with some punches.
Rik tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Rik back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Rik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rik backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Rik trying to land knees to the body.
Rik has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos slowing the pace effectively.
Ramos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos taking a breather.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rik.
Ramos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rik.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rik's elbow.
Rik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Rik with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rik blocking some punches.
Rik lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramos.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Rik.
Rik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Rik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rik prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Rik misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ramos.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Rik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Rik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramos taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik with a knee to the head.
Rik blocks an uppercut.
Rik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Rik lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Rik lands a damaging elbow.
Rik stalling in the clinch but Ramos improves position.
Rik lands with a right to the head.
Rik has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rik swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramos tries a body shot but Rik blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rik.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rik tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Rik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rik lands a nice elbow.
Rik pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramos avoids a wild elbow strike from Rik.
A short right from Rik on the inside.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rik misses with an elbow strike.
Ramos is looking to control Rik's arms but Rik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramos has his back to the cage.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rik is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos is looking to control Rik's arms but Rik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Rik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rik wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Rik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rik moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Rik throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Rik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rik.
Ramos stalling in the clinch but Rik improves position.
Rik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Rik lands with a short shot to the head.
Rik blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos looking to stall.
Rik lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rik misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rik lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramos's brow.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Rik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shane Rik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Ramos tries to circle away but Rik has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Rik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rik prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Rik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramos's face.
Rik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rik is keeping busy.
Rik lands a nice elbow.
Rik misses with a knee to the head.
Rik working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Rik prevents a body shot from Ramos.
A short right from Rik on the inside.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Rik lands a right hand.
Ramos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Rik working aggressively here.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Rik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos just leaning against Rik, taking a breather.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rik has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Rik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Rik throws a head punch that misses.
Rik swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos prevents a body shot from Rik.
Rik tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos tries a body shot but Rik blocks it.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Rik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos trying to control the position but instead, Rik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramos into the cage.
Rik lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramos.
Rik lands an elbow inside that Ramos shrugs off.
Ramos tries to break free but Rik pushes him back against the cage.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Rik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rik.
Ramos tries to break free but Rik pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rik lands an elbow that stopped Ramos in his tracks for a moment.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Rik dominated that second round.
That's time! Rik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ramos lands with a hook. Rik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Rik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rik throws a strike but Ramos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramos trying to control but Rik is working from the bottom.
Ramos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Rik tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rik wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Shane Rik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Rik's head but Rik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rik on the side of the head.
Rik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ramos scores with a four punch combination!
Rik is rocked!
It looks like Shane Rik has been cut.
Ramos jabs Rik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Rik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rik drops his hands momentarily. Ramos doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rik staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rik doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Octavio Ramos!
After the big win, Octavio Ramos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Key Clothing LLC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ah Puch Nacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nacon has chosen Death as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ben Matlock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Matlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ah Puch Nacon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matlock swings for the body but Nacon moves out of range.
Nacon moves out of range as Matlock strikes.
Matlock throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Matlock.
Nacon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matlock.
Matlock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nacon misses with an uppercut. Matlock saw that one coming.
Nacon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nacon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nacon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nacon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matlock throws a low kick, looking for Nacon's leg but Nacon calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matlock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nacon slips a straight right by Matlock.
Ben Matlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nacon throws a poor cross that misses
and Matlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Matlock.
Matlock misses with a body shot.
A big left from Matlock misses.
Matlock throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ah Puch Nacon has been cut.
Matlock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nacon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matlock tries to bum rush Nacon with a series of wild strikes but Nacon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nacon throws a looping overhand right but Matlock ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matlock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nacon defending well as Matlock loads up on a big left hand.
Matlock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nacon manages to avoid it.
Matlock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nacon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matlock misses with a hook.
Matlock throws a sloppy body shot
and Nacon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nacon is keen to just control but Matlock is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nacon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matlock defending well though.
Nacon stalling.
Nacon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nacon in particular looking to stall.
Matlock trying to control here.
Nacon thows a huge punch but Matlock dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon 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.
Nacon is keen to just control but Matlock is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matlock keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nacon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Matlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ah Puch Nacon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matlock scores with a three punch combo!
Nacon walks into a straight right hand from Matlock.
Nacon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nacon stands and throws Matlock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nacon tries for a kimura but Matlock is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Nacon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacon controls the position.
Matlock is not content to let Nacon control the position.
Matlock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nacon on the ground.
Nacon in side control, throwing shots but Matlock defends.
Matlock regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nacon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nacon works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon controlling the position easily from mount.
Ah Puch Nacon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nacon trying to control but Matlock is having none of it.
Nacon controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nacon.
Matlock working to try and regain half guard.
Nacon is working for a guillotine from mount but Matlock frees his head quite easily.
Matlock tries to hold on but Nacon pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacon controlling the pace for now.
Nacon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nacon throwing strikes here but Matlock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matlock is trying to escape the mount.
Nacon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ah Puch Nacon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ah Puch Nacon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matlock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nacon trying to control but Matlock is working from the bottom.
Matlock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nacon controls the pace.
Matlock wants to sweep here but Nacon controlling him for the moment.
Nacon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ah Puch Nacon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jab from Matlock.
Matlock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matlock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nacon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matlock won't be happy with that.
Nacon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matlock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matlock tries to get out of the position.
Nacon misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Matlock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nacon has control of Matlock's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matlock regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nacon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matlock has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matlock!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacon keeping full guard, as Matlock tries to pass.
Nacon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matlock is aware though and is defending well.
Nacon is trying to keep Matlock in close.
Nacon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nacon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matlock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nacon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nacon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nacon keeping moving, preventing Matlock from controlling successfully.
Nacon wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nacon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matlock is posturing up here but Nacon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Matlock tries to roll out but it's too tight and Matlock has to tap! Slick submission there by Nacon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ah Puch Nacon!
Ah Puch Nacon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Virgil Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Asai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai misses with a leg kick.
Asai lands a nice shot to the body.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Asai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Asai avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Asai ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asai scores with a jab to the body.
Asai lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan scores with a takedown into Asai's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Asai wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan trying to control but Asai is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asai pushes Morgan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Asai avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Asai misses with a looping right.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Asai misses.
Asai wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Asai.
Nice takedown defense from Asai. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morgan checks a low kick from Asai.
Asai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morgan.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Morgan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Asai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morgan moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Morgan thuds his right hand into Asai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morgan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Asai is defending well.
Asai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai wants to get back to full guard.
Asai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan winds up and cracks Asai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asai is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Asai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asai wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Morgan connects with a nice short shot to Asai's temple.
Asai wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Asai pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan controlling the action here.
Asai is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Asai wants to get back to full guard but Morgan has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgil Morgan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Asai avoids nicely.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Asai.
Asai wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Asai cracks Morgan with a good jab.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Asai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morgan trying to control but Asai is working from the bottom.
Asai wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan landing some decent shots from guard.
Asai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asai has momentary wrist control but Morgan slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Asai.
Asai working a defensive guard here.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan won't allow Asai to get back to his feet.
Asai trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Asai has momentary wrist control but Morgan slips an elbow through the middle.
Morgan cracks Asai with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is working Asai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Asai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan lands a couple of digs.
Morgan stops Asai from standing up.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Asai wants to sweep but no luck.
Asai kicks Morgan off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Asai tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daigo Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Asai.
Asai throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Asai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Asai.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan tries to move into range but Asai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asai checks a leg kick.
Daigo Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Daigo Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Asai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daigo Asai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Virgil Morgan.
Asai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asai avoids the body shot from Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai misses with a head kick.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Asai.
Morgan is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Asai.
Asai tries to clinch
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Asai's brow.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Asai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Asai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai is looking to clinch.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai lands with an overhand left.
Asai lands a head kick!
Asai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Morgan with a nice cross.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Asai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan pushes Asai away with a front kick.
No joy there for Asai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Asai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Asai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Asai is retaining full guard.
Morgan postures up.
Asai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Asai rolls with it to try and escape but Morgan cranks on the arm and Asai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Virgil Morgan!
Virgil Morgan got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen Chael Sonnen lowlights 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson clobbers Fei Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fei Hong lands with a right hand.
It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fei Hong tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fei Hong!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fei Hong is trying to get back to half guard.
Swanson throws an elbow but Fei Hong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fei Hong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fei Hong struggling a bit here.
Fei Hong is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Swanson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fei Hong stops Swanson from passing to mount.
Swanson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fei Hong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Swanson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Swanson wants to take a breather but Fei Hong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Swanson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson works to advance to full mount. Fei Hong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Swanson throws a sloppy strike and Fei Hong uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Fei Hong has ended up in Swanson's guard.
Swanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fei Hong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei Hong throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fei Hong!
Fei Hong is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong is bucking up trying to escape but Swanson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fei Hong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Swanson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fei Hong taking shots to the head.
Swanson lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson scoring with strikes but Fei Hong is staying in there.
Fei Hong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swanson raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Fei Hong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fei Hong is rocked!
Fei Hong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Fei Hong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson with a couple of short strikes.
Swanson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Fei Hong out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Swanson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stig Swanson!
Our winner, Stig Swanson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai misses the jab.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hai.
West throws out a loose jab but Hai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hai's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from West.
Hai looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
West stalks Hai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hai's face. Hai staggers backwards, shaken.
West fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hai is out of range.
West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as West holds on and takes a little breather.
Hai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is trying to control the position but Hai postures up.
Hai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
West controls Hai momentarily but Hai frees himself.
Hai is stalling in the full guard.
Hai trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hai tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
Hai postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy West was stalling too much, according to the referee.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hai jabs at West's body.
Hai throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Hai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hai. Those never looked like landing.
West scores with a body shot.
Hai misses with a body shot
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West cracks Hai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hai is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hai misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Hai misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Hai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai blocks the body kick.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West slips a jab from Hai.
Hai takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Hai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for West.
Vasara Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hai is out of range and West settles back down.
Hai dodges the punch combination from West.
Sloppy strikes from Hai. Those never looked like landing.
Hai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - West scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West throws a looping overhand right but Hai ducks down to avoid it.
Hai missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
West is looking to chop away at Hai's legs.
Jab, jab by Hai - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West misses with an uppercut
and Hai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Hai cracks West with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hai.
Hai throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hai misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy West will probably get the nod.
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.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hai misses with a straight left.
Hai moves out of range of the body kick from West.
West scores with a nice right hand.
Hai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
Hai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
West moves away from the strike by Hai.
A good leg kick by West.
West blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hai.
West looks to land a combination. Hai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
West throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hai off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasara Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hai gets a takedown into half guard.
Hai 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai wants to free his trapped foot but West is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai wants to free his trapped foot but West is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to get to full guard but Hai has control of the leg.
Hai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hai working West over with strikes.
Hai is trying to control. West wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and West defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hai passes to side control.
Vasara Hai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hai misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hai lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Hai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Hai off the cage and back into range.
Hai throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
Hai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hai.
West avoids the body shot from Hai.
Hai misses with a hook.
Hai throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Hai ducks right into an uppercut from West.
West slips a straight right by Hai.
Hai tries to score a power double leg takedown but West sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hai somewhat.
Hai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hai looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hai cracks West with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hai looking to control but West is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for West because Hai loaded up on that one.
West wants to control but Hai is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hai tries to control but West wriggling away.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West gets back to half guard.
Hai passes to full mount!
Hai lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West tries to hold on but Hai pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
West wants to improve his position but Hai is controlling well.
West is trying to maintain the position but Hai is very close to passing his half guard.
Hai is pressing down on West's thigh, looking to free his foot. West is holding on for now.
West has hold of Hai's hands but Hai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hai wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Hai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West wants to control but Hai is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasara Hai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hai 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasara Hai!
A less than humble Vasara Hai 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. On his way into the cage it seems that Atte Peltola has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Atte Peltola seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
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194 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peltola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torrez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torrez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torrez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Peltola.
Torrez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peltola throws a looping overhand right but Torrez ducks down to avoid it.
Eddie Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrez throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Torrez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez tries to move into range but Peltola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torrez connects with a right hand. Peltola shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Torrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peltola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torrez.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Torrez avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Peltola takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torrez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peltola.
Peltola takes one on the button.
Torrez scores with a hook.
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!
Torrez misses with a combination
and Peltola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peltola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Torrez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peltola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torrez misses with a looping right.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Torrez misses its intended target.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torrez moves out of range of the strikes.
Peltola connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Peltola. That snapped Torrez's head back.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torrez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltola was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrez.
Torrez throws an overhand right that lands on Peltola's shoulder, as Peltola tries to avoid the shot.
Peltola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peltola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torrez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez cracks Peltola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torrez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
Torrez throws a jab but it's blocked by Peltola.
Nice defenses there by Torrez.
Torrez misses with a body shot.
Torrez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peltola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Peltola misses with a hook. Torrez ducked under it nicely.
Torrez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torrez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torrez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Torrez moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Torrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peltola moves out of range of the strikes.
Torrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
Peltola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
Torrez throws a combination. Peltola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torrez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torrez tries to bum rush Peltola with a series of wild strikes but Peltola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Peltola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola defending well as Torrez loads up on a big left hand.
Torrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Torrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torrez misses with a wild combination.
Peltola misses with a straight left.
Torrez thuds a left hand into Peltola's body.
Peltola lands with a straight right. Torrez didn't see that one coming.
Torrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torrez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torrez misses with a hook to the body
and Peltola counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The strikes coming from Peltola are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Torrez is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola trying to control the action but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Torrez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Peltola asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Peltola is looking to take a break and control but Torrez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torrez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Peltola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Peltola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Peltola remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Peltola creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torrez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peltola throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peltola looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Torrez is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peltola lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torrez down.
Peltola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez is looking for a sweep.
Peltola throws an elbow but Torrez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Torrez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peltola is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Peltola.
Peltola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Peltola working the ground and pound but Torrez is defending the strikes.
Peltola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peltola cracks Torrez with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torrez is trying to control Peltola's posture but Peltola avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Torrez swinging wildly here.
Peltola punishes Torrez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Peltola.
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrez is just out of range.
Eddie Torrez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torrez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peltola to score with a decent uppercut.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Peltola shoots in and drives through. Torrez sprawls well.
Torrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torrez loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Torrez. Beautiful body shot.
Peltola tries to move into range but Torrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Peltola blocks a jab.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Torrez moved out of range.
A lazy left from Torrez finds it's target.
Torrez throws a series of punches but Peltola moves out of range.
Torrez missing with a left hand there. Peltola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrez loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Peltola takes a swing at Torrez's ribcage but misses.
Torrez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Torrez keeps moving.
Peltola postures up in Torrez's guard and throws a big left but Torrez blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola throws a big right hand that misses.
Peltola advances to half guard.
Atte Peltola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peltola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peltola is keen to just control but Torrez is a slippery customer.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torrez has hold of Peltola's hands but Peltola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peltola trying to control the action but Torrez is working from the bottom.
Torrez tries to get to full guard but Peltola has control of the leg.
Well, if Peltola is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola prevents Torrez from improving his position.
Peltola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torrez taking some punishment here, with Peltola in his half guard.
Peltola is taking a breather. Torrez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola winds up and cracks Torrez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atte Peltola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peltola 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Peltola!
After the fight, Atte Peltola was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montero has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Montero!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Montero moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Montero closes the distance and clinches up with Jokinen, looking for a takedown. Montero pushes Jokinen against the cage but Jokinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Montero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen with a jab.
Montero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Montero.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Montero.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Montero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montero drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montero won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
Jokinen is trying to keep Montero in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montero trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montero defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Montero has passed into side control.
Montero trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Jokinen wants to control but Montero postures up.
Jokinen has one of Montero's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Montero working away.
Jokinen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montero wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep.
Montero working the ground and pound from side control.
Montero scoring with punches from side control.
Montero working away.
A control attempt from Jokinen but he's now mounted!
Montero controlling from the full mount.
Montero is landing with some decent strikes but Jokinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Montero with the ground and pound from mount.
Montero dominating with strikes here.
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!
Jokinen tries to hold on but Montero postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jokinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Montero trying to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Jokinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montero's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero just trying to survive but Jokinen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jokinen working for a choke but Montero is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Montero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Montero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jokinen's guard.
Montero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Montero trying to control the action but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep.
Toshiro Montero has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montero wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Montero wants to control for a moment but Jokinen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jokinen won't allow Montero to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jokinen looking to control.
Montero passes Jokinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jokinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montero is working away from the top position though.
Montero is looking to pass Jokinen's guard but actually Jokinen recovers to full guard.
Montero throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Montero connects with a couple of short punches.
Montero scoring with some ground and pound.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Montero is proving a slippery customer.
Montero throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jokinen.
Montero trying to control here.
Jokinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jokinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Montero to regain full guard.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Montero.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montero is keeping the position for now.
Montero wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero working a defensive guard but Jokinen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Montero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jokinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jokinen looks to land a strike but Montero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Montero has wrist control.
Montero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshiro Montero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jokinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Montero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Possu Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montero.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Montero moved out of range.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montero thows a body kick. Jokinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jokinen swings for the body but Montero moves out of range.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Montero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Possu Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Montero moves out of range easily.
Montero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Montero controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Montero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jokinen's guard.
Montero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control but Montero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jokinen looking for subs from the bottom but Montero mounts him!
Montero landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montero dominating with strikes here.
Montero wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Montero is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position but Montero isn't that keen on the idea.
Montero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jokinen is looking to escape.
Montero punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jokinen tries to reverse the position but Montero maintains control.
Montero looking to control but Jokinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Possu Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montero scoring with strikes but Jokinen is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jokinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jokinen tries to lock up and control but Montero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Montero landing strikes from the mount and Jokinen is in trouble!
Jokinen regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Montero connects with a nice short shot to Jokinen's temple.
Montero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jokinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Montero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshiro Montero!
After the fight, Toshiro Montero was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sed El Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down-Cigaro. Johnny Fantastic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sed El Bunt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sed El Bunt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Bunt tries a low kick but Fantastic avoids it.
El Bunt ducks under a wild hook from Fantastic.
The fighters circling - Fantastic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Bunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fantastic wants it to stay on the feet.
El Bunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Bunt!
El Bunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Bunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fantastic if he has to take too many more of those.
El Bunt moves into range and clinches up with Fantastic.
El Bunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Bunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
El Bunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic presses El Bunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Bunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic managing to block the knees to the body from El Bunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Fantastic as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Bunt backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Bunt.
El Bunt blocking some punches.
El Bunt works on Fantastic's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Fantastic.
El Bunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Fantastic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from El Bunt.
Fantastic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Bunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Fantastic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Bunt lands an elbow that stopped Fantastic in his tracks for a moment.
El Bunt looking for a takedown.
Johnny Fantastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sed El Bunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Bunt lands an elbow that stopped Fantastic in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Bunt backwards.
El Bunt blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
El Bunt is trying to drag Fantastic to the mat but Fantastic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
El Bunt blocks an uppercut.
El Bunt wants a takedown.
Fantastic gets underhooks to prevent El Bunt's takedown attempt.
Fantastic avoids the elbow strike from El Bunt, against the cage.
El Bunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic is working El Bunt over against the cage.
Fantastic controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Fantastic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Bunt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fantastic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
El Bunt checks a low kick from Fantastic.
Fantastic scores with a hook.
It looks like Sed El Bunt has been cut.
El Bunt is looking to clinch but Fantastic is avoiding it.
El Bunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fantastic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic misses with an uppercut. El Bunt saw that one coming.
Fantastic works the jab nicely.
Fantastic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic lands a slapping body shot.
El Bunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with a low kick.
Fantastic walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Bunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastic misses with a body punch
and Fantastic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands a nice looking body shot.
El Bunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic throws a leg kick that is checked
and El Bunt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
El Bunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Bunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
El Bunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Bunt won't allow Fantastic to get back to his feet.
El Bunt wants to control from the top but Fantastic keeps moving.
El Bunt with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Bunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Bunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Fantastic is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sed El Bunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
El Bunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic throws a nice inside leg kick.
El Bunt lands with a good body shot.
El Bunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
El Bunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fantastic on the side of the head.
A jab from Fantastic misses.
Fantastic misses with an uppercut. El Bunt saw that one coming.
El Bunt lands a nice shot to the body.
El Bunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Bunt misses with a wild body shot.
Sed El Bunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Bunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fantastic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic misses with a lunging right hand
and El Bunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fantastic's guard.
Fantastic keeping moving, preventing El Bunt from controlling successfully.
El Bunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
El Bunt postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnny Fantastic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Bunt slips a straight right by Fantastic.
El Bunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from El Bunt is defended easily by Fantastic.
El Bunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by El Bunt.
Johnny Fantastic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El Bunt blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastic. El Bunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Bunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic lands a glancing blow to the side of El Bunt's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fantastic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Bunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with a hook. El Bunt ducked under it nicely.
El Bunt throws a lazy right hand but Fantastic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Bunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
El Bunt lands a really nice looking cross but Fantastic seems unphased.
Fantastic stuffs the takedown attempt from El Bunt. El Bunt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fantastic as he avoids it easily.
Johnny Fantastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sed El Bunt.
El Bunt lands a leg kick that knocks Fantastic off balance momentarily.
Fantastic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Bunt.
Good exchange - Fantastic coming out on top.
Fantastic looks to land a right hand but El Bunt moved out of range.
El Bunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
El Bunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic throws the left hand but El Bunt avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic lands a really nice looking cross but El Bunt seems unphased.
El Bunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic's corner calls for a 1-2. Fantastic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
El Bunt throws a push kick but Fantastic slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt throws a leg kick but Fantastic moved away.
El Bunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
El Bunt misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Fantastic.
Fantastic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by El Bunt. El Bunt obviously looking to wear him down.
El Bunt tries to clinch but Fantastic moves out of range.
El Bunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Fantastic is predictable there
and Fantastic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Bunt moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
Fantastic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
El Bunt throws a sloppy head kick and Fantastic moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastic. El Bunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Bunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Bunt throws a solid leg kick but Fantastic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Bunt.
El Bunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fantastic is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Fantastic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
El Bunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fantastic to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic swings widly with a right hand
and El Bunt counters with a low kick, right behind Fantastic 's knee.
El Bunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastic.
Fantastic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
El Bunt shoots in for a double leg but Fantastic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic throws a right hand that misses
and El Bunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic misses with a hook. El Bunt ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fantastic wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Fantastic.
Fantastic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
El Bunt blocks a jab.
El Bunt throws a looping overhand right but Fantastic ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastic manages to avoid it.
Fantastic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
El Bunt looks to throw the jab but Fantastic is out of range.
Fantastic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic lands with a hook. El Bunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic wants to land a leg kick but El Bunt is out of range.
El Bunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
El Bunt lands a leg kick that knocks Fantastic off balance momentarily.
El Bunt takes a swing at Fantastic's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic lands with an uppercut that bounces El Bunt off the cage and back into range.
El Bunt scores with a nice strike.
El Bunt shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Fantastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sed El Bunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Bunt wants to slow Fantastic down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands a body shot.
Fantastic misses with a left hand
and El Bunt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fantastic is on top in guard.
Fantastic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
El Bunt looking for a sweep. Not yet El Bunt, not yet.
Fantastic wants to stand and escape but instead El Bunt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sed El Bunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Bunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fantastic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic is trying to control the position but El Bunt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic keeping moving, preventing El Bunt from controlling successfully.
Fantastic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fantastic wants to get back to his feet but El Bunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic working a defensive guard here.
Johnny Fantastic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic needs to keep his hands up - El Bunt had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic scores with a nice strike.
El Bunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Fantastic tries to sprawl out of it but El Bunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fantastic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
El Bunt tests Fantastic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with an uppercut. El Bunt saw that one coming.
El Bunt drops his hands momentarily and Fantastic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
El Bunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fantastic pinned against the cage. Fantastic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Bunt manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Bunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fantastic.
El Bunt wants to clinch up but Fantastic keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Bunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fantastic is looking to slow El Bunt down with leg kicks.
El Bunt misses the shot to the body.
El Bunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fantastic was well out of range. Poor timing from El Bunt.
El Bunt lands a head shot.
Fantastic with a jab.
El Bunt shoots in but Fantastic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
El Bunt takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Bunt.
Fantastic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Bunt tries a head kick but it misses.
El Bunt throws a sloppy head kick
and Fantastic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
El Bunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic throws a jab when El Bunt was well out of range.
Fantastic throws a right and a left that El Bunt avoids nicely.
El Bunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastic.
Fantastic cracks El Bunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Sed El Bunt's cut even more.
A head kick misses from El Bunt.
El Bunt tried to score with a low kick but Fantastic checks it.
El Bunt throws a hook but Fantastic avoids it easily.
El Bunt throws a body kick that misses.
El Bunt slips under a jab.
El Bunt throws the left hand but Fantastic avoids the punch easily.
El Bunt ducks under a wild hook from Fantastic.
El Bunt slips under a jab from Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic can't do much from the bottom here.
El Bunt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fantastic some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on El Bunt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but El Bunt is controlling him well.
Fantastic tries to buck El Bunt off but El Bunt is having none of it.
El Bunt trying to control the action but Fantastic is working from the bottom.
El Bunt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fantastic will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
El Bunt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
El Bunt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fantastic's legs.
El Bunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
El Bunt wants to control for a moment but Fantastic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Fantastic is concentrating on defense, preventing El Bunt from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fantastic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic pushes El Bunt off and gets back to his feet.
El Bunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic misses with a left hand
and El Bunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic throws a right hand that El Bunt ducks under and follows up with a left that El Bunt also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Bunt cracks Fantastic with a good jab.
Fantastic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fantastic moves out of range of the body kick from El Bunt.
El Bunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sed El Bunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sed El Bunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fantastic throws an off balance right hand
and El Bunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
El Bunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before El Bunt has time to react.
Fantastic throws a jab but it's blocked by El Bunt.
El Bunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic thows a body shot but no joy.
El Bunt throws a leg kick but Fantastic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic moves out of range of the body kick from El Bunt.
Fantastic lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Bunt will feel that in the morning.
El Bunt slips a straight right by Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El Bunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El Bunt tries to clinch but Fantastic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for El Bunt.
Fantastic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Bunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantastic.
Fantastic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
El Bunt throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Bunt manages to avoid it.
Fantastic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic misses with a left hand
and Fantastic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on El Bunt. That did some damage!
Fantastic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic throws a looping overhand right but El Bunt ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic throws a lazy uppercut
and El Bunt counters with a shoot takedown. Fantastic fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Bunt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fantastic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El Bunt trying to control but Fantastic is working from the bottom.
El Bunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fantastic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Bunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Fantastic has wrist control.
El Bunt landing with the ground and pound.
El Bunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Fantastic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
El Bunt postures up and lands a big shot to Fantastic's brow.
El Bunt postures up and lands a big shot to Fantastic's brow.
El Bunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Bunt is pushing down on Fantastic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fantastic is fighting to maintain full guard but El Bunt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic trying to hold on to El Bunt's head to control him but El Bunt postures up.
El Bunt is trying to control. Fantastic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
El Bunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic is trying to get back to full guard.
El Bunt thows a huge punch but Fantastic dodges it nicely.
El Bunt is pressing down on Fantastic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fantastic is holding on for now.
El Bunt working over Fantastic with some ground and pound. Fantastic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
El Bunt is keen to just control but Fantastic is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Bunt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. El Bunt lands a nice short elbow.
El Bunt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fantastic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time El Bunt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Bunt is looking to take a break and control but Fantastic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sed El Bunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think El Bunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sed El Bunt!
Sed El Bunt is the new welterweight champion!
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